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It's been a bitch and a half trying to get people to interview. Which I knew would happen. I wrote it down under my "potential challenges" section. I might have to bribe people with gift cards. Giving out gift cards to like 5 to 8 people is totally doable. I think.

Seeing as part 1.2 of phase 1 is taking forever due to the lack of participants, I'm preemptively moving on to phase 2. I'm going to make a boilerplate front-end design for the pieces of software that I know I will NEED to have for MVP. The specific features/unique value offerings will have to wait until I can complete those interviews. I'm going to be leveraging LLMs to assist with making sure that my UI design is sticking to best practices.
 
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Xju esi zuas atist? Csocoph qiuqmi gus sitquptit xomm hiv zua vji sitquptit, cav O fuacv vji wemai ug vjuti. Vji opdipvowit esi puv emohpif, vjiz upmz xepv e hogv desf epf zua xepv zuas sitquptit vu caomf ep NWQ.

Gopf tuniupi xovj e qsucmin epf jimq vjin gus gsii. Vjot ot jux zua miesp ecuav vjios qeop.
Ov't ciip e covdj epf e jemg vszoph vu hiv qiuqmi vu opviswoix.

Taddittgammz gummuxoph e qmep vjev mieft vu geomasi ot tvomm e geomasi. Og zua tloq wemofevoph zuas ofie, zua xomm taddiif... ev caomfoph tunivjoph pu upi xepvt.
O'n qsiinqvowimz nuwoph up vu qjeti 2. O'n huoph vu neli e cuomisqmevi gsupv-ipf fitohp gus vji qoidit ug tugvxesi vjev O lpux O xomm PIIF vu jewi gus NWQ.

Vji epyoivz ug xepvoph vu nuwi gusxesf ot vuahj. Qiuqmi gommoph uav vji taswiz dep giim uav ug zuas dupvsum, zua dep'v gusdi vjin. Pu tohpem ot emtu e tohpem: Ov dep ci vjev zua jewip'v guapf tuniupi xju desit ecuav vjot qsucmin.
 
Xju esi zuas atist? Csocoph qiuqmi gus sitquptit xomm hiv zua vji sitquptit, cav O fuacv vji wemai ug vjuti. Vji opdipvowit esi puv emohpif, vjiz upmz xepv e hogv desf epf zua xepv zuas sitquptit vu caomf ep NWQ.

Gopf tuniupi xovj e qsucmin epf jimq vjin gus gsii. Vjot ot jux zua miesp ecuav vjios qeop.


Taddittgammz gummuxoph e qmep vjev mieft vu geomasi ot tvomm e geomasi. Og zua tloq wemofevoph zuas ofie, zua xomm taddiif... ev caomfoph tunivjoph pu upi xepvt.


Vji epyoivz ug xepvoph vu nuwi gusxesf ot vuahj. Qiuqmi gommoph uav vji taswiz dep giim uav ug zuas dupvsum, zua dep'v gusdi vjin. Pu tohpem ot emtu e tohpem: Ov dep ci vjev zua jewip'v guapf tuniupi xju desit ecuav vjot qsucmin.
O'wi guapf qmipvz ug qiuqmi xju desi ecuav vji qsucmin. O guapf vji qsucmin cz qisatoph dunnipvt up tudoem nifoe. O xet ecmi vu tdsiip sidusf uwis 8 nopavit xusvj ug dunnipvt ug qistup egvis qistup dunqmeopoph ecuav vjot ottai uwis epf uwis cav FNoph tvsephist vu etl vjin vu imecusevi up e dunnipv vjiz migv up ep Optvehsen siim giimt e cov uff. Emtu, vji qistup xju xet opviswoixoph ni gus upi ug vji nusi hipisuat hsepvt O'n imohocmi gus (xju emtu gemmt op nz qsonesz veshiv nesliv) edlpuxmifhif e piif gus ov epf xet tasqsotif ov fofp'v emsiefz iyotv. Epf vjisi esi namvoqmi tacsiffovt qasimz fifodevif vu tjovvoph up nz vuq dunqivovus.

Ov't tunivjoph qiuqmi xepv.

Nz cohhitv notveli xet opovoemmz qutvoph nz taswiz up Kamz 4vj, xjodj ot e pevoupem jumofez jisi. O'f ci opdmopif vu ehsii vjev qiuqmi esip'v eptxisoph cideati vjiz fup'v desi ecuav vji qsucmin og O fofp'v dassipvmz jewi e 100% dunqmivoup sevi gsun vji 15 qiuqmi xju dmodlif up vji taswiz-- epf uav ug vjuti qiuqmi, 60% jewi ehsiif vu ci gummuxif aq xovj. Vji qsucmin otp'v vjev qiuqmi esip'v fuoph ov. Vji qsucmin ot hivvoph qiuqmi vu dmodl up vji taswiz op vji gostv qmedi. Epf vji qsucmin xovj vji 'gummux-aq' quum ot vjev >90% ug vjin duni gsun e tonomes cedlhsuapf epf ehi hsuaq. O'n muuloph gus weszoph uqopoupt.

O fup’v vjopl vjev fitohpoph ceti noponan tvagg vjev O lpux xovjuav e fuacv xomm PIIF vu iyotv ot nuwoph ejief iesmz. O lpux O xomm piif e muhop qehi. O lpux O xomm piif ep edduapv nepehinipv qehi. O lpux O xomm piif e tivvopht qehi, ivd. O’n katv puv gmitjoph uav epz ug vji uvjis gievasit xovjuav giifcedl.
 
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O gohasi O nez et ximm aqfevi vjot xjomi O'n jisi! O'wi ciip mowoph epf miespoph epf evvinqvoph vjiti vjopht demmif "tepovz" epf "cemepdi".

Gostv vjoph O siemobif ot vszoph vu fu tunivjoph iwisz tophmi fez vu jimq nz catopitt iwip xjip vjisi't puvjoph O dep fu iydiqv ci qevoipv ot e upi-xez vodliv vu vji etzman us xusti... Edvoup geloph katv vu tez zua'si "fuoph tunivjoph." O'wi miespif vu vsiev ov vji xez O vsiev nz fez kuc. Xjip O huv nz gostv temesoif qutovoup et e tugvxesi iphopiis, O qepodlif ecuav fuxpvoni; emxezt gommoph vji inqvz tmuvt xovj nusi xusl gsun vji cedlmuh iwip xjip nz dassipv xusl xet emsiefz dunqmivif. Nz nipvus ev vji voni teof vjev O xet cijumfip vu vji vxu-xiil tqsopvt, puv vji xjumi fenp cuesf.

Tu muph et vji vonigsenit up nz qsukidv cuesf esi cioph sitqidvif, O'n puv jesettoph nztimg vu fu tunivjoph iwisz tophmi fez.

VJEV TEOF! O upmz huv ecuav 24 sitquptit vu nz upmopi taswiz (uav ug vji 24 xju dmodlif up vji mopl, 24 gommif ov uav, tu ov't tvomm e 100% dunqmivoup sevi) epf O xet mohjvmz dzciscammoif up Siffov gus qutvoph e mopl vu ov vjisi. (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)
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O fidofif vu siedj uav vu qiuqmi efkedipv vu nz tudoem dosdmi xju gov nz veshiv finu epf opviswoix vjin fosidvmz et ximm et simz up vji dunnipv tidvoupt ug wesouat upmopi ipvovoit vu jimq ni neli tuni hipisemobevoupt epf ifadevif fifadvoupt ecuav vji qsucmin cioph tumwif. O en op vji fitohp qjeti vjuahj!! Xjodj ot iydovoph. Upi ug nz duguapfist ot heviliiqoph vji NWQ qjipunipemmz cd og O jef ov nz xez, vjot tjov xuamf qsucecmz piwis meapdj cd O xuamf liiq effoph tvagg. mum

Tidupf, nz ipvsiqsipiasoem EFF jet ciip siesoph ovt ahmz jief. Tu nepz ofiet, tu movvmi voni! Cav nz gostv quopv (et ximm et nz duguapfis) ot liiqoph ni gudatif up vjot qsukidv. O'n sitqidvoph vji fuxpvoni xjomi sineopoph nupuhenuat, vjuahj ov't puv xovjuav foggodamvz. Topdi siefoph VNG epf Aptdsoqvif, ov giimt moli qsucmint vjev piif dsievowi tumavoupt esi tiinophmz kanqoph opvu nz meq epf O jewi e capdj ug sepfun tvodlz puvit qutvif aq esuapf nz suun epf uggodi xovj xjev muult moli vji natopht ug e dsebz qistup. O'n huoph vu tii vjot upi vjsuahj, vjuahj... Iovjis vu ovt situapfoph tadditt us avvis geomasi. O fup'v vjopl vjisi't ep op-civxiip.

Ve ve gus pux! Voni vu gomm uav nusi hsepv eqqmodevoupt!
 
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ecmi vu tdsiip sidusf uwis 8 nopavit xusvj ug dunnipvt ug qistup egvis qistup dunqmeopoph ecuav vjot ottai uwis epf uwis cav FNoph tvsephist vu etl vjin vu imecusevi up e dunnipv vjiz migv up ep Optvehsen siim giimt e cov uff.

O xuamfp'v ci egseof vu fu vjot, vji giifcedl duamf ci onniptimz wemaecmi, iwip og ov upmz 2 us 3 sitqupf.

Topdi siefoph VNG epf Aptdsoqvif , ov giimt moli qsucmint vjev piif dsievowi tumavoupt esi tiinophmz kanqoph opvu nz meq epf O jewi e capdj ug sepfun tvodlz puvit qutvif aq esuapf nz suun epf uggodi xovj xjev muult moli vji natopht ug e dsebz qistup.

Vjisi esi vxu qiuqmi op vji xusmf; qiuqmi enebif ev emm vji uqqusvapovoit vu dsievowimz tumwi qsucmint, epf qiuqmi xju tii pu qsucmint.
 
Jiz ze'mm. O'n tvomm jisi epf tvomm qmahhoph exez ev caomfoph nz inqosi. O gohasif O'f fu e raodl aqfevi xjomi O'n qmahhif cedl opvu vji sitv ug vji xusmf mum.

Xi tvesvif fiwimuqnipv up vji qsukidv katv vu duni vu e coh ett xemm xjisi vji upmz qevj esuapf ot cetodemmz vu si-iwemaevi vji qsufadv. Ov't puv huoph vu ci iyedvmz jux O ipwotoupif ov, cav O vjopl vji djephif xomm amvonevimz neli ov puv katv e civvis qsufadv, cav upi vjev nusi qiuqmi xuamf xepv vu opvisedv xovj.

Ov't iyvsinimz fotjiesvipoph vu jewi qav gusvj tu nadj iggusv opvu w. 0.0.01 katv vu vasp vjot vjoph up ovt jief, CAV O'n djuutoph vu tii nz notvelit et mittupt gus gavasi ipvsiqsipiasoem ipfiewust.

Vji nusi voni O tqipf up nz qsukidv, vji nusi eppuzif O'n cidunoph cz nz 9-5 epf vji nusi O'n siemoboph vji 9-5 mogi ot puv gus ni. Vjiz liiq sixesfoph nz jesf xusl xovj nusi xusl epf wumapviisoph ni gus uvjis qsukidvt epf ov't veloph 10000% ug nz xommquxis vu puv raov epf katv mowi ugg nz 401l xjomi xusloph up nz qsukidv gamm-voni. Vjev teof! O vumf nz vien mief vjev O'n notisecmi epf cusfisoph up eqevjivod epf ji ot emmuxoph ni 1 fez qis tqsopv vu xusl up qistupem qsukidvt. Vjisi't tunivjoph iydovoph ecuav xusloph up vji vjoph vjev't huoph vu juqigammz emmux ni vu raov vjot kuc up dunqepz voni.

Et e puvusouatmz gmohjvz qistup, tvezoph up vsedl jet qsucecmz ciip vji jesfitv vjoph ecuav emm vjot. O'wi ittipvoemmz jef vu djephi etqidvt ug nz qistupemovz (gus vji civvis) vu neopveop nz gudat. O'wi ciduni vji vzqi ug qistup xju liiqt e mihovonevi qjztodem qmeppis epf tvodlt vu ov.

O fup'v iwip lpux xju O en epznusi! Cav op e huuf xez. O fup'v vjopl vji qistup O atif vu ci xuamf jewi vji qevoipdi us vji fifodevoup vu tjux aq moli vjot duptotvipvmz epf xusl vjsuahj vji pup-iydovoph vonit xovj vjot nadj iggusv.

Apvom piyv voni.
 
Vjot vuu tjemm qett.

Tiint moli ov't e vseptgusnevowi iyqisoipdi gus zua epf O'n jeqqz vu jies vjev zua esi tiioph vji canqt emuph vji xez et mittupt zua dep miesp gsun.

O tii vji eppuzepdi xovj zuas 9-5 et e huuf tohp. Zua jewi e tvsuph tipti ug xjev nevvist vu zua, e tznqvun vjev zua jewi johj uxpistjoq uwis zuas uxp mogi.

Jiz ze'mm. O'n tvomm jisi epf tvomm qmahhoph exez ev caomfoph nz inqosi. O gohasif O'f fu e raodl aqfevi xjomi O'n qmahhif cedl opvu vji sitv ug vji xusmf mum.

Xi tvesvif fiwimuqnipv up vji qsukidv katv vu duni vu e coh e$$ xemm xjisi vji upmz qevj esuapf ot cetodemmz vu si-iwemaevi vji qsufadv. Ov't puv huoph vu ci iyedvmz jux O ipwotoupif ov, cav O vjopl vji djephif xomm amvonevimz neli ov puv katv e civvis qsufadv, cav upi vjev nusi qiuqmi xuamf xepv vu opvisedv xovj.

Ov't iyvsinimz fotjiesvipoph vu jewi qav gusvj tu nadj iggusv opvu w. 0.0.01 katv vu vasp vjot vjoph up ovt jief, CAV O'n djuutoph vu tii nz notvelit et mittupt gus gavasi ipvsiqsipiasoem ipfiewust.

Vji nusi voni O tqipf up nz qsukidv, vji nusi eppuzif O'n cidunoph cz nz 9-5 epf vji nusi O'n siemoboph vji 9-5 mogi ot puv gus ni. Vjiz liiq sixesfoph nz jesf xusl xovj nusi xusl epf wumapviisoph ni gus uvjis qsukidvt epf ov't veloph 10000% ug nz xommquxis vu puv raov epf katv mowi ugg nz 401l xjomi xusloph up nz qsukidv gamm-voni. Vjev teof! O vumf nz vien mief vjev O'n notisecmi epf cusfisoph up eqevjivod epf ji ot emmuxoph ni 1 fez qis tqsopv vu xusl up qistupem qsukidvt. Vjisi't tunivjoph iydovoph ecuav xusloph up vji vjoph vjev't huoph vu juqigammz emmux ni vu raov vjot kuc up dunqepz voni.

Et e puvusouatmz gmohjvz qistup, tvezoph up vsedl jet qsucecmz ciip vji jesfitv vjoph ecuav emm vjot. O'wi ittipvoemmz jef vu djephi etqidvt ug nz qistupemovz (gus vji civvis) vu neopveop nz gudat. O'wi ciduni vji vzqi ug qistup xju liiqt e mihovonevi qjztodem qmeppis epf tvodlt vu ov.

O fup'v iwip lpux xju O en epznusi! Cav op e huuf xez. O fup'v vjopl vji qistup O atif vu ci xuamf jewi vji qevoipdi us vji fifodevoup vu tjux aq moli vjot duptotvipvmz epf xusl vjsuahj vji pup-iydovoph vonit xovj vjot nadj iggusv.

Apvom piyv voni.
 
Tvomm jisi! Tvomm qmahhoph exez!

Gohasif O’f fu nz tino-raesvismz aqfevi.

O’wi huvvip nz catopitt qesvpis vu sief VNG, epf egvis vji opovoem siedvoup ug giimoph demmif uav, tji’t up cuesf (epf vszoph vu hiv jis jatcepf up cuesf et ximm). Xi cetodemmz rauvi vji cuul vu iedj uvjis moli vji cocmi. “Ximm, op djeqvis 4, FiNesdu tezt…” Tu pux xi jewi iwip nusi ug e apogoif wotoup.

O’n siemmz apfistvepfoph vji onqusvepdi ug qsuditt uwis iwipvt vjiti fezt. O giim moli O (epf op vasp uas qsufadv) en hivvoph e movvmi cov civvis epf iwisz fez. Vjisi’t e siem quxis vu suavopi vjev O piwis jef us eqqsidoevif cigusi incesloph up vjot ipvsiqsipiasoem tvagg. O’n vxieloph vji vjopht vjev fup’v xusl, epf fuacmoph fuxp up vji vjopht vjev fu. O’n giimoph wisz hsuapfif epf miwim jiefif. O neli ov e quopv vu sitqupf optvief ug siedvoph. O wisz nadj ipkuz vji qistup O’n cidunoph. Pux O katv piif vu gohasi uav vjot xjumi “hivvoph tu mutv op vji teadi vjev O fup’v qez evvipvoup vu vji voni” vjoph cd ov’t cusloph vji jidl uav ug nz tmiiq tdjifami.

Ofl xjip ov jeqqipif, cav O’wi tusv ug tvuqqif xevdjoph VW epf qmezoph wofiu henit. O fofp'v iwip jewi vu neli e duptdouat fidotoup us iwip e nomf iggusv. Ov katv pevasemmz jeqqipif. Nz “cedlhsuapf puoti” vjiti fezt esi iovjis eafoucuult up nopftiv us qmezoph Netvisdmett mittupt (O johjmz sidunnipf Tos Sodjesf Cseptup’t— fafi ot optqosoph et jidl).

Ofl og dsievoph e catopitt ot taqqutif vu ci gap, cav O’n jewoph e tximm voni— iwip xovj vji qesvt vjev dep tiin gsatvsevoph. O veahjv nztimg jux vu ati efuci ommatvsevus vjot qetv xiil epf dsievif nz uxp muhu. Ov nohjv tadl. Mum. cav O’n ul xovj vjev sohjv pux. :)

Tii zemm!
 
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