21 April 2026
MVP Update #2
Eighteen months in: the core voting loop is complete, scheduled tables are shipped, and CI/CD infrastructure is finally in place.
Lincoln
21 Apr 2026 — Lincoln
Eighteen months. Still going.
The last update was September 2024. Not much has changed in the "seed round and twelve new hires" sense. A lot has changed in the "building on weekends while the rest of life keeps happening" sense.
So here is what actually shipped.
The core loop is done
The full journey (create a table, invite friends, everyone swipes, you get a match) had gaps when I wrote Update #1. Those gaps are closed. A user can open the app, create a table, add friends, and start swiping. When enough people vote yes on the same place, a match screen appears with the address and a share option. That is the whole flow.
I also added scheduled table times. Set a date and time when creating the table and it carries through to the match result and the share output. Small, but the kind of detail that makes the app feel intentional.
Infrastructure I am glad I did not skip
Automated migration validation in CI, a proper staging environment via Supabase's paid tier, and nightly dependency builds. None of it is visible to users. All of it made the last eighteen months less stressful.
What is next
The match screen currently ends the session. I want it to do more — directions, a formatted share, reservation links. After that, first-run experience. Getting from zero to your first match is still rougher than it should be.
Eighteen months in, this is a real thing that works.
More soon.
— Lincoln