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Build in Public

In this challenge, we're working on creating a habit of talking about the things we're working on, a plan for continuing progress, and creating a demo for the Virtual Coffee community.

We aim to learn to communicate around a project, show the development process, give confidence, and be proud of any progress made.

In 2021, we dedicated June to the Build in Public challenge and July to Demo Day. Since July 2022, we have combined them into one challenge.

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Read our Monthly Challenge Facilitators Handbook to learn how to handle tasks before and after challenges, as well as the technical guidelines.

Async Check-Ins Time​

Every morning at 8:00 AM ET

Prompts​

Below are previous prompts for our kick-off announcements and async check-ins.

Kick-Off Announcement 2023​

N/A

Async Check-Ins 2023​

Hi friends, it's time for the daily check-in!
Share your progress with us! 🙌

- What did you do yesterday?
- What are you doing today?
- Do you have any blockers?

Demo Day 2023​

  Hey friends!

  In the past, we’ve done a demo day on the last Friday of the month. If you’re interested, respond with a ✋.

  It's usually a short 5 to 10-minute demo, and your project doesn’t have to be complete.

  If you're comfortable, we can put the demo up on YouTube, but we don’t need to. If you'd rather do some feedback session, we can work on that too.

Slack Channels​

Slack channels that we use for the challenge:

  • #announcement
    • Kick-off announcement
  • #monthly-challenge
    • Challenge announcements
    • Daily progress tracking
  • #help-and-pairing
    • Questions, help, and support

Past Challenges​

Past Blog Posts​

Past Events​

Events 2023​

  • Demo Day — on the last Friday of the month.

    On Monday, in the last week of the month, ask members if they want to do a demo day in the #monthly-challenge channel on Slack.

    The demo day is typically conducted as a Lunch & Learn session.