Situation report, Sprint 8

This is something of a milestone update: our alpha product is close to feature complete, and we are now accepting signups from anyone who is interested in taking the product for a spin. Head over to the Good HQ homepage, hit sign up to get started, and then let us know how you get on!

Done (technical):

• Set open access to site content (users must still sign in to interact)
• Added trending users to homepage
• Improved user control over notifications and email updates
• Upgraded underlying database performance
• Lightweight sharing buttons optimised for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+
• Admin console for moderating content
• New back-end and front-end unit tests

Done (non-technical):

• Lots of content design and streamlining across the site
• Migrated our product backlog to Trello (user stories are still on the whiteboard, though!)
• Further work on business plan and go-to-market strategy

Next:

• Bug and feature fixes in response to user needs
• Better integration with email services for broadcast messages
• Meeting early adopters to talk about use cases and structured testing