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Emoji Reactions and Starred Messages - Founders Update #49
Our latest update makes interactions interactions with your coach more expressive and memorable!
Joel · 
Focus Bear review - blocking Reddit for good
I’ll admit, Reddit has been my biggest kryptonite when it comes to productivity. Here's how Focus Bear can help!
Simon · 
Free for high impact charities - Founders Update #48
We're launching our 1 for 1 program to support high impact charities and individuals! Each paid subscription lets us deliver one free subscription for someone doing good in the world.
Simon · 
Introducing nominated supporters!
We’ve upped the accountability factor with our new feature...
Joel · 
Our web app has landed!
GoalsWon is now available on desktop and mobile browsers!
Joel · 
A big year begins! - Founders Update #47
Apart from navigating in and out of lockdowns, we managed to get quite a lot done in 2021...
Joel · 
Finally! - Founders Update #46
After over a month of submitting, being rejected, trying again we're finally live on iOS!
Joel · 
Hello Android - Founders Update #45
After a bunch of last minute bug fixes, we pushed our new v2 app to the public Google Play appstore.
Joel · 
The Great Migration - Founders Update #44
After many months in development, the great app migration started this past week!
Joel · 
Nearly there - Founders Update #43
There’s a cliche in software development that the last 10% takes 90% of the time...
Joel · 
Internal testing begins - Founders Update #42
Quick update - we've started using the new GoalsWon version internally which is a really nice little milestone after months of work on it.
Joel · 
2 steps forward, 1 step back - Founders Update #41
No, we haven’t been on vacation, sipping pina coladas in the Bahamas
Joel · 
Do we need a goal inbox? - Founders Update #40
My wife Grace has been using GoalsWon and gave Joel and I some feedback recently...
Joel · 
Rebuild is Rolling - Founders Update #39
The good news is we're rolling ahead with the big rebuild for our accountability coaching app and so far it's going pretty well.
Simon · 
Best Side Project Yet - Founders Update #38
Well the good news for this week is that our little marketing side project DontWaste.Today went a little bit viral...
Simon · 
Don't Waste Today - Founders Update #37
It's ready for your download! Grab the free download at dontwaste.today Joel and Leo finished coding our micro-app that helps track how much you procrastinate and why. I've been using it the last week and found it fun and helpful...
Simon · 
We Need To Learn Marketing - Founders Update #36
I'll admit... when it comes to marketing, we're still green...
Simon · 
Finishing Up Our Side Quest - Founders Update #35
We started "Don't Waste Today" (procrastination checker app) to help level up our dev skills before the rebuild. Has it achieved that goal?
Simon · 
Are They Using It? - Founders Update #34
Joel and I loved the new repeating goals feature. But we wondered what about our clients?
Simon · 
Back To School - Founders Update #33
Before the big rebuild, Joel suggested a small learning project first...
Simon · 
A Big Leap Forward - Founders Update #32
Finally, our most requested feature has arrived!
Simon · 
Delayed Gratification? - Founders Update #31
We'd hoped to have completed the two big features left before the rebuild. But we didn't hit get those done, in fact as of our Sunday call yesterday we hadn't even started them...
Simon · 
A Big Decision - Founders Update #30
It's the 'r' word no product person wants to hear...
Simon · 
Tomorrow Arrived Early - Founders Update #29
Finally, our most requested feature is here...
Simon · .webp)
I made 2 marketing microapps - one failed, one didn't
My first two marketing microapps ended up with radically different outcomes…
Joel · 
We Can Listen - Founders Update #28
We had an interesting call with our scientific advisor Amy...
Simon · 
Less Is More? - Founders Update #27
A tale of two very different marketing microapps...
Simon · 
It Was Awkward To Ask - Founders Update #26
Trying to figure out a way around a chicken and egg situation...
Simon · 
How Do We Get Folks To Update? - Founders Update #25
If a bug is fixed in a forest but no one updates, did it happen?
Simon · 
Bug Hunting and First Revenues - Founders Update #24
Bugs, features, marketing... deciding where to focus. Oh and a big milestone!
Simon · 
How The Beta Is Going So Far - Founders Update #23
Breaking down the numbers after a month of app beta...
Simon · 
We Built A Thing - Founders Update #22
Creating our first marketing microapp...
Simon · 
This is Starting to Work - Founders Update #21
Something changed in the last week...
Simon · 
Learning From a Failed Launch - Founders Update #20
Setbacks are often the best teachers...
Simon · 
Pre Launch Nerves - Founders Update #19
I wish we could say we're feeling 100% confident heading into our launch for GoalsWon, but that aint the case. First the self-doubt...
Simon · 
Our Top 3 Problems™ - Founders Update #18
Dirty laundry time...
Simon · 
Countdown To Launch - Founders Update #17
Only 12 days til launch for our GoalsWon coaching service... scary stuff! 😱
Simon · 
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - Founders Update #16
Feels like forever but was only Wednesday when the first beta users rolled in. Here's what we've learned so far...
Simon · 
Beta Beginning - Founders Update #15
Big milestone, the coach interface is up and running! It's also working together with the client, so yesterday we archived the slack channels we'd been using til now and switched to GoalsWon fully for our daily coaching of each other...
Simon · 
Can You Help Test Our App? - Founders Update #14a
We're looking to have 10 new folks help test so we can learn from actual use (a week or more) and also start to help more folks with goals...
Simon · 
Launch Spec Locked In - Founders Update #14
Good week! 🚆 Lots of progress on multiple fronts. Our app prototype is moving forward...
Simon · 
Double Trouble! - Founders Update #13
Solo project no more... Big news ✨ Friend and fellow personal growth hacker Joel is joining this project as a co-founder!
Simon · 
Self Tracking Software - Founder Update #12
Development is moving forward. Rough but more features were added, including the first version of the journey screen. It's been interesting to use it (most days) myself...
Simon · 
Prototype Proceeds - Founder Update #11
We have a prototype!
Simon · 
Back to Building - Founder Update #10
And we're back in business! 🔥 Our developer Raj finished his other stuff and has switched fully to GoalsWon app development...
Simon · 
First Failure - Founder Update #9
This week I had to let a client go for the first time...
Simon · 
Coaching Observations - Founder Update #8
I've been enjoying the coaching - surprisingly motivating to hear the wins, plus giving advice has helped me also rethink how to hit my own goals eg- bouncing back after breaking a clean-eating streak etc. Some other things...
Simon · 
Graphs Are Go - Founder Update #7
Development is still paused waiting for other stuff to be finished😰... so decided to spend some time to think about how to improve the coaching...
Simon · 
Advisors Assemble - Founder Update #6
App development has been slow this week as Raj had to work on other stuff. So in the meantime have worked to assemble an advisor team...
Simon · 
What I'm Worried About - Founder Update #5
This week someone asked me what are my worries in this project? There are a bunch but thinking about it...
Simon · 
Web Wireframes - Founder Update #4
This week Raj and I did the rough wireframe for the web version...
Simon · 
Coding Begins - Founder Update #3
We got started this week on coding, though it took a different direction than expected.
Simon · 
Developer Decision - Founder Update #2
In our second founder update, we've narrowed it down from 14 applicants to 3 in the shortlist...
Simon · 
Finding an App Developer - Founder Update #1
First founder update, and it's about starting the journey to find an app developer...
Simon · 
We're Building GoalsWon In Public
Each week we post about how it's really going (not only the positive bits)
Joel ·