2026-03-12 — Housekeeping commit and close
What shipped today
Short session focused on getting the project tree clean. Eighteen files that had been created across prior sessions — marketing content, launch planning docs, production specs, project governance — were sitting untracked or modified. Today’s work committed all of them in a single batch: the full deliverables manifest in PRODUCT.md, DEPENDENCIES.md, RISKS.md, LinkedIn posts (weeks 1-2), the first newsletter edition, lead magnet content and landing page copy, email nurture sequence, LinkedIn Live plan, Substack setup guide, testimonial collection process, post-cohort iteration plan, slide template spec, Kajabi research, and the live session facilitation guide.
Two source files remain untracked: the book manuscript (the work of being ed2.txt) and the AI Era outline. These need Paul’s decision on whether to track them in the repo or gitignore them — they’re large reference files, not deliverables.
Completed
No new issues closed today. This was a cleanup session.
Release progress
- Content: 6 open / 9 closed — module outlines done; case studies (#8, needs clarification), exercises (#10, blocked), video scripts, and live session guide remain
- Production: 7 open / 0 closed — not started
- Platform: 7 open / 0 closed — not started
- Audience: 6 open / 2 closed — strategy done, content drafted but not published
- Launch: 8 open / 0 closed — not started
Carry-over
- Two untracked source files need a decision: track or gitignore the book manuscript and AI Era outline
- Issue #8 (case study library) still labeled
needs-clarification— waiting on Paul’s list of consulting stories - Issue #10 (exercises) is blocked — exercises exist in module outlines but the standalone deliverable needs the exercise template (#45, closed) applied
Risks
- No production progress. Equipment, recording space, and pilot lesson haven’t started. These have long lead times (shipping, setup, iteration on quality) and will gate the launch timeline.
- Platform dependencies are all sequential. Maven application (#19) must be approved before anything else on the platform track can proceed. This is an external blocker.
Flags and watch-outs
- The marketing content (LinkedIn posts, newsletter, lead magnet) is drafted but none of it is published or scheduled. These are drafts waiting for Paul’s review and platform setup.
- Issue #10 should probably be unblocked — the exercise template exists and exercises are already embedded in module outlines. May just need consolidation.
Next session
- Decide on source files — should
the work of being ed2.txtand the AI Era outline be tracked or gitignored? - Unblock issue #10 — exercises exist in outlines; consolidate into standalone format using the exercise template
- Start case studies (#8) — if Paul has provided his consulting story list, begin writing; otherwise flag again
- Review marketing drafts — LinkedIn posts, newsletter, lead magnet are ready for Paul’s voice review
- Consider production kickoff — equipment purchase (#12) and recording space (#13) have the longest lead times
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