Hey everyone,

Last week felt like a real clarity week. Thanks to everyone for working together to get aligned and pushing ahead.

Hey team,

Filling in for Matt this week who had some house things to handle this weekend.

I’ll speak for all of us when I say, thanks to everyone for one of the most collaborative weeks we’ve had since XMTP started. All of us come from different backgrounds, places, and work environments so spending time figuring out what works for us is so critical in these early days. The most important thing is to keep being proactive in communicating to each other what we think works, what doesn’t work, and suggestions on what to change.

Hey team!

First off, welcome Saul and Martin to the team. It’s awesome to add more horsepower to our product and eng org.

Hey everyone, I'm excited that today we're getting going with our first major push to get our alpha out the door. You can see @shanemac's notes on it here:

Hi all,

We are approaching the last sprint before the end of the year. The team is coming together (Hi Graham!) with 2 more joining the Monday when we get back from Thanksgiving!

It was so great to have the energy and conversations last week exploring what our universal client could be. Let's keep that energy pushing this week and also keep speaking up and clarifying what we are going to do, how each of us plays a role in that, and by when.

What a week! Last week a few of us from the team descended into the depths of NFT land, which happened to be in New York for some time. It was awesome to have a chance to meet up in person with our newest team member, as well as just have (at least a portion) of us together at once. Especially awesome was being able to meet with people interested in learning more about XMTP, and potentially building with it.

Hi team,

193 days. That's how many days it has been since @mg sent me the first email about joining XMTP to go do this.

On one hand, I can't believe it's been 193 days. On the other hand, it feels like we've been working on this forever. It's a good reminder for me to keep making progress weekly and make sure we are tracking our goals and impact weekly. While also knowing that this is a 10+ year game we are playing so enjoy the ride.

Hey everyone,

I want to start out by saying how awesome everything felt as we closed out the week last week. We were able to come together as a team and collectively come up with new processes that will help us hone ideas, make decisions, and effectively execute on solutions. All of that is because as a group we weren't afraid to speak up and call attention to things that might not have been working—something we should always strive to do.

Hello all! We’re trying out a new format for our investor updates, so let us know what you think.

Hey team,

It's been a great week. Sorry this update ended up a little long, lots of great stuff happening. Sending a little early since I'm heading on vacay :)

We have 2 offers 1 offer out to candidates (woo hoo for Saul accepting!), 4-5 conversations ongoing (with lots more intros happening), and we sent our first message using XMTP this week!