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⚡ Onboarding for One
Support dashboard, improved replies, first user onboarded, and tackling the legal gymnastics of opening TriggerDM.
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⚡ Prepping for Users
Tidying automations, adding a 'New posts' banner, and UI tweaks to get TriggerDM ready for users.
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⚡ We Sent a DM
TriggerDM sent its first automated DM in response to an Instagram comment — a milestone moment.
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⚡ We've Got Posts
Branded error pages, Instagram post fetching, and updated UI to display posts inside TriggerDM.
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⚡ Login is Ready
Production logins, logout functionality, favicon updates, and error page prototypes for TriggerDM.
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⚡ Instagram Logins
Building out the Instagram login flow with accounts, sessions, long-lived tokens, and sample posts.
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⚡ UI Build
Using the prototype to shape the dashboard UI and refine data models for TriggerDM.
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⚡ Webhook Testing
Proving TriggerDM can handle the chaos with RSpec, secure credentials, and why testing matters
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⚡ More Setup
Locking in the domain, building the marketing site, and spinning up a dedicated server.
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⚡ System Design and Features
Mapping out account management, spam protection, and admin visibility for TriggerDM.
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⚡ Rails + Webhooks
Building the backend with Ruby on Rails, ULIDs, and Meta webhooks to catch real-time events.
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⚡ Day One with Meta's API
We cracked open Meta's developer ecosystem and set up our test Instagram account.
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⚡ From Idea to Prototype
Every build starts with a spark. Today was about turning that spark into something real.