Palmframe: The 100-Day Challenge

February 26, 2026

Starting point: Absolute zero. No code, no landing page, no GitHub repo, no domain, no users. Nothing.
Location: France (northern).
Start date: February 26, 2026 (Day 0 = today).
End date: June 6, 2026 (Day 100).
Builder: Solo. No co-founder. No employees. Just you + AI + the internet.

2. 1. Non-Negotiable Rules

These rules do not bend. If you break one, restart the day count.

Ship something every day. A commit, a DM, a post, a bug fix, a feature. Something visible. No “research days.” Research is what you do while building.
Write your daily log. Every night, write what you did, what you learned, and what’s next. In your journal (journal/2026/). Public. No skipping.
Send DMs every day starting Day 11. Minimum 5/day. Non-negotiable. DMs are your distribution channel.
Post publicly at least 3x/week. LinkedIn, Twitter, Reddit, HN — anywhere. Build in public. The product and the audience grow together.
Do not rewrite from scratch. If something works, improve it. Do not start over. Ugly code that ships beats beautiful code that doesn’t exist.
Do not spend more than 1 day on any single feature. If it takes longer, split it. Ship the smallest version today, improve it tomorrow.
Every Sunday: weekly review. Numbers, learnings, plan for next week. Written. Public.

3. 2. The Daily Ritual

Same structure every day. Build the habit. The structure is the discipline.

Time	Activity	Duration
Morning	Build. Code, design, fix, improve. Focused work. No Slack, no LinkedIn, no email.	3–4 hours
Midday	Distribute. Send DMs. Post on LinkedIn/Twitter. Reply to comments. Engage.	1–2 hours
Afternoon	Build more or handle feedback. Respond to users. Fix reported bugs. Ship fixes same day.	2–3 hours
Evening	Log. Write journal entry. Update tracking spreadsheet. Plan tomorrow.	30 min

Total: ~7–9 hours/day. Not 16. Sustainable pace for 100 days. If you burn out on day 30, the challenge fails.

4. 3. What to Track Every Day

Create a simple spreadsheet (or a table in your journal). One row per day. These columns:

Column	What	Why
Day #	1, 2, 3, … 100	Progress marker
Date	YYYY-MM-DD	Calendar reference
What I shipped	Feature, fix, page, post — something concrete	Accountability
DMs sent	Number of DMs sent (EN + FR)	Distribution metric
DM replies received	Number of replies	Engagement signal
Posts published	Number of public posts (LinkedIn, Twitter, Reddit, etc.)	Content cadence
New signups	Cloud signups (once live)	Growth metric
GitHub stars	Cumulative total	OSS traction
Paying customers	Cumulative total	Revenue metric
MRR (€)	Monthly recurring revenue	The number that matters
Feedback received	Notable feedback quotes or themes	Product direction
Mood (1–5)	How you felt today	Burnout detection
Blocker	What slowed you down, if anything	Pattern recognition

5. Phase 0: Foundation (Days 1–3)

Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2026

Goal: Set up everything you need before writing a single line of product code. Do not skip this. Every shortcut here costs you days later.

Day 1 (Feb 27): Infrastructure

Buy/configure palmframe.com domain (if not done)
Create GitHub repository (public, AGPLv3 license)
Set up project structure (choose your stack — Bun + SQLite recommended for speed)
Set up a VPS or Vercel for hosting the cloud version
Create accounts: Stripe (for payments later), Resend or SMTP (for transactional emails)
Write CLAUDE.md for the project (so AI assistants understand the codebase)
Ship: Empty repo with README, license, and project structure on GitHub
Post: LinkedIn post — “Day 1. I’m starting a 100-day challenge to build an open-source startup dashboard. Follow along.”
Journal: Write today’s entry

Day 2 (Feb 28): Landing Page

Build and deploy a one-page landing page at palmframe.com
Use the landing page copy from the copywriting arsenal
Include: headline, problem, solution, features, pricing (coming soon), email signup for early access
No framework. Plain HTML or minimal template. Ship ugly, iterate later.
Add email collection (Buttondown, ConvertKit free tier, or simple API endpoint you build yourself)
Ship: Live landing page with email collection
Post: Share landing page screenshot on Twitter
Journal: Write today’s entry

Day 3 (Mar 1): Plumbing

Set up CI/CD (GitHub Actions: lint, test, build, deploy on push)
Set up database schema (events table, projects table, API keys table)
Set up auth (simple API key system — not OAuth, not magic links, just API keys for now)
Docker Compose file (so self-hosting works from day one)
Ship: Deployable skeleton that boots up, connects to DB, and returns 200 on /health
Journal: Write today’s entry

6. Phase 1: Build the MVP (Days 4–10)

Mar 2 – Mar 8, 2026

Goal: A functional product that receives events via API and displays them in real-time. Ugly is fine. Broken edges are fine. It must work.

Day 4 (Mar 2): Events API

Build POST /v1/events endpoint
Accept: project, channel, event name, description, icon, tags (all optional except event name)
Validate API key
Store in database
Return 201 with event ID
Ship: Working API that accepts and stores events
Test: curl -X POST successfully creates events

Day 5 (Mar 3): Dashboard v1

Build event feed page (newest first)
Show: event name, channel, description, icon, timestamp
Auto-refresh (SSE or WebSocket or simple polling for v1)
Filter by channel
Minimal CSS. Functional. Readable.
Ship: Dashboard where you can see events as they arrive

Day 6 (Mar 4): Project Management

Create project / generate API key flow
Project switcher on dashboard
Simple login (email + password, or magic link — keep it simple)
Ship: Multi-project support with API key generation

Day 7 (Mar 5): Notifications

Slack webhook integration (paste Slack webhook URL, receive events in channel)
Discord webhook integration (same pattern)
Email notification (send email on specific event types or all events)
Ship: At least Slack notifications working

Day 8 (Mar 6): Self-Hosting & Docs

Finalize Docker Compose setup (one command: docker compose up)
Write README: installation, configuration, API reference, integration examples
Test self-hosting on a fresh VPS (Hetzner €4/mo or similar)
Add integration examples: curl, Node.js/Bun, Python, Go
Ship: Someone can clone the repo and have it running in 5 minutes

Day 9 (Mar 7): SDK & Polish

Build and publish palmframe npm package (TypeScript SDK)
One function: palmframe.track(event, data)
Fix the worst UX issues on the dashboard
Add favicon, meta tags, basic SEO to landing page
Ship: npm install palmframe works

Day 10 (Mar 8): Launch Prep

Deploy cloud version (palmframe.com with sign-up flow)
Test the full flow: sign up → create project → get API key → send event → see in dashboard
Update landing page with “Get Started” button linking to sign-up
Prepare launch posts (LinkedIn, Twitter, Reddit, HN) using copywriting arsenal
Pre-write 10 DMs (5 FR, 5 EN) personalized for specific LinkedIn connections
Ship: Everything works end-to-end. Ready to show to humans.
Post: Teaser post: “Launching something tomorrow.”

7. Phase 2: Launch & First Users (Days 11–20)

Mar 9 – Mar 18, 2026

Goal: Get the product in front of real people. 50+ sign-ups. 100+ GitHub stars. Collect raw, unfiltered feedback.

Day 11 (Mar 9): LAUNCH DAY

Publish GitHub repo (if not already public)
Post on LinkedIn (FR + EN versions, use LI-1 and LI-2 from copywriting)
Post on Twitter (TW-1 launch tweet + TW-2 thread)
Post on r/SideProject (RD-1)
Submit to Hacker News (HN-1: Show HN)
DMs: 10 (5 EN, 5 FR) to carefully selected founders from LinkedIn
Goal today: 20 sign-ups, 50 GitHub stars

Days 12–14 (Mar 10–12): Ride the Wave

Reply to EVERY comment on every platform. Speed matters. Reply within 1 hour.
Fix any bug reported within 24 hours. Ship the fix. Tell the person who reported it.
Post on r/selfhosted (RD-2), r/webdev (RD-3)
Post update on LinkedIn: “Launched 3 days ago, here’s what happened”
DMs: 5/day (mix of FR and EN)
Start email sequence A (welcome email) for new sign-ups

Days 15–17 (Mar 13–15): Feedback Collection Sprint

Send email A3 (“1 question about Palmframe”) to all early sign-ups
DM every person who starred the GitHub repo and has their contact visible
Post on r/startups (RD-4)
Post question post on LinkedIn (LI-6)
DMs: 5/day
Start categorizing feedback: what do people ask for most?
Fix the top 3 most-reported issues

Days 18–20 (Mar 16–18): Consolidate

Publish Python SDK: pip install palmframe
Write first blog post / changelog: “Week 1: What I learned launching Palmframe”
Build the top-requested feature from feedback
DMs: 5/day
Sunday Day 20: First weekly review. Write it publicly.

Phase 2 Targets

Metric	Target
Sign-ups	50+
GitHub stars	100+
DMs sent (total)	60+
DM reply rate	Track it (expect 10–20%)
Active users (sent ≥1 event)	10+
Feedback collected	20+ pieces
Posts published	8+

8. Phase 3: Iterate & First Revenue (Days 21–40)

Mar 19 – Apr 7, 2026

Goal: Turn free users into paying customers. First €. Build the features that make people stay.

Days 21–25: Payment & Polish

Integrate Stripe Checkout (Starter: €9/mo, Pro: €29/mo)
Implement usage limits (free: 10K events/mo, starter: 100K, pro: 1M)
Build usage dashboard (show events used / limit)
Improve dashboard UX: better filters, search events, date range picker
Add custom domain support for self-hosted instances
DMs: 5/day
Launch offer: first 20 paying customers get 30% off lifetime

Days 26–30: Content + Outreach

Write comparison page: palmframe.com/vs/logsnag (SEO play)
Write “How to track events in your startup” tutorial (blog + social)
Post on Indie Hackers (IH-1)
Post on Hypercafé / French communities (IH-2)
Start emailing newsletter sign-ups with updates
DMs: 7/day (ramp up — you have more confidence + a better product now)
Send email sequence B (cold email to warm LinkedIn contacts with email addresses)

Days 31–35: Feature Sprint Based on Feedback

Build the #1 most-requested feature
Build the #2 most-requested feature
Publish Go SDK: go get palmframe
Improve Docker setup based on self-hosting feedback
DMs: 7/day
Write changelog post for each new feature

Days 36–40: Revenue Push

DM everyone who signed up but hasn’t activated (sent 0 events): “Hey, noticed you signed up but haven’t tracked anything yet. What blocked you?”
DM active free users approaching the free tier limit: “You’re at 8,000/10,000 events. Want me to bump your limit?”
Post “30 days of building Palmframe” retrospective on LinkedIn
DMs: 7/day
Weekly reviews on Day 27 and Day 34.

Phase 3 Targets

Metric	Target
Sign-ups (cumulative)	150+
GitHub stars	300+
Paying customers	5–10
MRR	€50–150
Active users (weekly)	30+
DMs sent (total cumulative)	200+
Self-hosted installs	20+
Blog posts / changelogs	5+

9. Phase 4: Growth Engine (Days 41–60)

Apr 8 – Apr 27, 2026

Goal: Build repeatable growth channels. Stop relying solely on DMs. SEO, integrations, and word-of-mouth should start working.

Days 41–45: Integrations & Partnerships

Build Vercel integration (one-click install for Vercel users)
Build or document Railway / Render one-click deploy
Build Stripe webhook receiver (auto-track payments without user code)
Build GitHub webhook receiver (auto-track deploys)
DMs: 7/day
Reach out to 3 newsletter authors (Indie Hackers, TLDR, Console.dev) for features

Days 46–50: SEO & Content Flywheel

Write: palmframe.com/vs/slack-notifications
Write: palmframe.com/vs/custom-webhooks
Write: “How I built an open-source LogSnag alternative in 10 days” (dev blog bait)
Write: “Real-time event tracking for [Next.js / Node.js / Python / Go]” (one per framework, SEO long-tail)
Submit to dev tool directories (AlternativeTo, LibHunt, OSS Insight, etc.)
DMs: 5/day (can decrease as organic grows)

Days 51–55: Error Tracking Module (Module #2)

Build basic error tracking: JavaScript SDK catches errors + sends them as events with stack trace
Error grouping by stack trace fingerprint
New “errors” channel auto-created in dashboard
This is the “startup OS expands” moment. Announce it big.
Post: “Palmframe is no longer just event tracking. We’re building an operating system for startups.”
DMs: 5/day

Days 56–60: Product Hunt Launch

Prepare Product Hunt listing (use PH copy)
Get 3–5 hunters/supporters lined up (ask beta users, LinkedIn connections)
Launch on Product Hunt
Simultaneously post on LinkedIn, Twitter, Reddit, HN (second Show HN: “Palmframe now does event tracking + error tracking”)
DMs: 10/day (launch week effort)
Weekly reviews on Day 48 and Day 55.

Phase 4 Targets

Metric	Target
Sign-ups (cumulative)	400+
GitHub stars	800+
Paying customers	20–30
MRR	€250–500
Active users (weekly)	80+
Self-hosted installs	50+
SEO pages published	5+
Newsletter features	1–2

10. Phase 5: Expand & Scale (Days 61–80)

Apr 28 – May 17, 2026

Goal: Third module. Enterprise features. Start building a moat.

Days 61–67: Uptime Monitoring (Module #3)

Build endpoint monitoring: HTTP checks every 1–5 minutes from multiple regions
Alert on downtime (Slack, Discord, email)
Uptime percentage display
Response time tracking
Announce: “Palmframe now replaces LogSnag + Sentry + UptimeRobot. Three tools in one.”

Days 68–72: Status Page (Module #4)

Public status page (auto-generated from uptime monitoring data)
Custom subdomain: status.yourcustomer.com
Subscriber notifications (email when status changes)
Incident creation and update flow
This is the enterprise upsell. Status pages are required for SOC2, enterprise deals, etc.

Days 73–77: Team Features

Multi-user support (invite team members)
Role-based access (admin, member, viewer)
Audit log (who did what)
This unlocks team plans and higher pricing

Days 78–80: Content & Outreach Blitz

Write case study with a happy early customer
Post “60 days of building Palmframe: from zero to [MRR]”
Reach out to 5 more newsletters / podcasts
DMs: 5/day (sustained, not sprinting)
Weekly reviews on Day 62, 69, 76.

Phase 5 Targets

Metric	Target
Sign-ups (cumulative)	700+
GitHub stars	1,500+
Paying customers	40–60
MRR	€500–1,000
Modules shipped	4 (events, errors, uptime, status)
Self-hosted installs	100+

11. Phase 6: Compound (Days 81–100)

May 18 – Jun 6, 2026

Goal: Compound all previous work. At this point, organic should be growing. Focus on retention, revenue optimization, and setting up for post-challenge sustainability.

Days 81–85: Revenue Optimization

Analyze churn: who left and why?
Build failed payment recovery (dunning emails)
Annual plans: offer 2 months free on yearly billing
Usage-based upgrade prompts: “You’re at 90% of your event limit”

Days 86–90: Developer Experience

Improve docs (interactive examples, copy-paste snippets for every framework)
Build PHP SDK, Ruby SDK (or whichever languages your users request)
API playground (try the API from the browser without installing anything)
Quick-start wizard: guided setup in the dashboard

Days 91–95: Community & Content

Launch Discord or GitHub Discussions for the community
Write “The story of building Palmframe in 100 days” (long-form blog post)
Record a demo video (2–3 minutes, screen recording + voiceover)
Submit to Awesome Self-Hosted, Awesome Open Source lists

Days 96–100: Retrospective & Next Phase

Complete 100-day retrospective: every number, every lesson, every failure
Plan the next 100 days (if the project has traction)
Post the full story on LinkedIn, Twitter, Indie Hackers, HN
Celebrate. Seriously. You did it.

Phase 6 Targets (End of 100 Days)

Metric	Minimum	Good	Exceptional
Sign-ups	500	1,000	2,000+
GitHub stars	1,000	2,500	5,000+
Paying customers	30	60	100+
MRR	€400	€1,000	€2,000+
Self-hosted installs	100	300	500+
Total DMs sent	500	700	900+
Blog posts / changelogs	15	25	40+
Modules	3	4	5+

12. Milestone Targets (Summary)

Day	Date	Milestone
3	Mar 1	Infrastructure done. Landing page live. GitHub repo public.
10	Mar 8	MVP done. Working product end-to-end. Ready for humans.
11	Mar 9	Launch day. First real users.
20	Mar 18	50 sign-ups. 100 stars. DM machine running.
30	Mar 28	First paying customer. €9. Frame it.
40	Apr 7	10 paying customers. Product-market signal.
50	Apr 17	Error tracking module ships. “Startup OS” narrative begins.
60	Apr 27	Product Hunt launch. 500+ sign-ups. €500 MRR.
70	May 7	Uptime monitoring ships. 3 modules.
80	May 17	Status page ships. Team features. Enterprise-ready.
90	May 27	1,000+ sign-ups. €1,000 MRR target.
100	Jun 6	Retrospective. Decide: double down or pivot.

13. The DM System

DMs are your primary growth channel for the first 60 days. Here’s the system:

Daily DM Cadence

Phase	Days	DMs/day	Total DMs	Focus
Phase 0–1	1–10	0	0	Building. No DMs yet.
Phase 2	11–20	5–10	~75	Launch outreach. Ask for feedback.
Phase 3	21–40	5–7	~120	Convert to users. Ask for payment.
Phase 4	41–60	5–10	~150	Launch week spikes. Partnerships.
Phase 5–6	61–100	5	~200	Sustained. Organic should be growing.
Total			~545

DM Targeting Priority

Founders in your LinkedIn who are actively building (posted recently, launched something, shared a milestone). These are warm. Use DM-EN-3 or DM-FR-3 (context hook).
CTOs / technical founders. They understand the product instantly. Use DM-EN-2 or DM-FR-2 (pain-first).
Founders you have email addresses for (281 from LinkedIn export). Use email sequence B in parallel.
People who engaged with your posts (liked, commented). They already know you. Use DM-EN-4 or DM-FR-4 (ultra-short).
Indie hackers / build-in-public people. They’ll give you the best feedback. Use DM-EN-7 or DM-FR-7.

DM Tracking

For each DM, track:

Field	Example
Name	Jean Dupont
Platform	LinkedIn
Language	FR
Template used	DM-FR-2
Date sent	2026-03-09
Replied?	Yes / No
Reply summary	“Cool, will check it out”
Signed up?	Yes / No
Became paying?	Yes / No
Follow-up needed?	Yes (Day 14)

Use a spreadsheet. Or a simple SQLite database. Or Palmframe itself once it works (dogfooding!).

DM Rules

Never copy-paste without personalizing. Mention their product, their post, their company. 1 sentence of personalization minimum.
Never DM more than 30/day on LinkedIn. Risk of account restriction. Stay at 5–10/day.
Follow up once. If no reply after 5–7 days, send the follow-up (DM-EN-9 or DM-FR-8). If still no reply, move on.
Never be pushy. You’re asking for feedback, not selling. The energy is “I built something, would love your take” not “buy my product.”
Batch them. Do all DMs in one 30–45 minute block. Don’t sprinkle them throughout the day.

14. The Content System

Posting Cadence

Platform	Frequency	Content Type
LinkedIn	3x/week	Build-in-public updates, launches, questions, milestones
Twitter/X	Daily (once launched)	Short updates, screenshots, GIFs, threads on launch days
Reddit	1x/week (different subreddit each time)	Show-off posts, question posts, helpful posts
Hacker News	2–3x total	Show HN on launch + major milestones only
Indie Hackers	1x/week	Milestones, learnings, revenue updates
Blog (palmframe.com/blog)	1x/week	Tutorials, comparisons, behind-the-scenes
Journal (alexisbouchez.com)	Daily	Personal log (not marketing — this is for you)

Content Ratio

50% — Build-in-public updates (what you shipped, what you learned, numbers)
25% — Educational / helpful (how-to guides, comparisons, tutorials)
15% — Engagement (questions, polls, asking for feedback)
10% — Direct product promotion (launches, features, pricing)

15. The Feedback System

Feedback is the raw material of product-market fit. Treat it like gold.

How to Collect

In-app: Simple feedback button in the dashboard (“What’s missing?”). Even a mailto: link works for v1.
Email: Sequence A, email A3 (“1 question about Palmframe”). Plain text, reply-to you.
DMs: Every DM reply is feedback. Capture it.
Public posts: Comments on your Reddit/HN/LinkedIn posts. Screenshot and categorize.
GitHub Issues: People will file issues. That’s feedback.

How to Categorize

Every piece of feedback goes into one bucket:

Bucket	What it means	Action
Bug	Something is broken	Fix within 24h. Tell the reporter.
Missing feature	They want something that doesn’t exist	Add to feature request tally. Build when 3+ people ask.
UX friction	Something works but is confusing/annoying	Fix in next polish sprint.
Praise	They like something	Note what they like. Double down on it. Ask for testimonial.
“Not for me”	They don’t need this product	Ask why. Learn. Move on.
Pricing	Too expensive, too cheap, wrong model	Track patterns. Adjust if 5+ people say the same thing.

The Feedback Loop

The most powerful thing you can do:

Someone gives feedback (“I wish it had X”)
You build X
You tell them: “Hey, you asked for X. I shipped it. Here it is.”
They become a fan for life. They tell their friends. They become a paying customer.

This loop, repeated 20 times, is worth more than any marketing campaign.

16. Weekly Review Template

Every Sunday. Write it in your journal. Post a summary on LinkedIn. This is your accountability mechanism.

Week [X] Review — Palmframe 100-Day Challenge

Days covered: [Day X] to [Day Y]
Dates: [Mon] to [Sun]

Numbers this week:

Sign-ups: [new this week] (total: [cumulative])

GitHub stars: [new this week] (total: [cumulative])

Paying customers: [new this week] (total: [cumulative])

MRR: €[amount]

DMs sent: [count]

DM reply rate: [X]%

Posts published: [count]

Bugs fixed: [count]

Features shipped: [list]

What went well:

[...]

What didn’t go well:

[...]

Top feedback received:

[...]

Key learning:

[...]

Plan for next week:

[...]

Mood average (1–5): [X]

Biggest blocker: [...]

17. When to Pivot / Abort

Not every idea works. Here are clear signals to re-evaluate:

Red Flags (Consider Pivoting)

Day 30, 0 paying customers, <20 active users. People are not using it even when it’s free. The problem might not be painful enough.
Day 40, <5 paying customers despite 200+ DMs sent. You’re reaching people, they’re just not converting. Product or market issue.
DM reply rate consistently below 5%. Your positioning or targeting is off.
Everyone says “cool but I wouldn’t pay for it.” Nice-to-have, not must-have.
You dread working on it. If your mood is consistently 1–2/5 for 2+ weeks, the project is killing you.

Green Flags (Keep Going)

People use it without being asked to. They come back on their own.
People pay without being pushed. The pricing page gets clicks.
People tell others about it. You see sign-ups you didn’t DM.
People ask for features. They want MORE of what you’re building.
Your DM reply rate is 15%+ and people are enthusiastic.

Pivot Options (If Needed)

Pivot the wedge, keep the vision. Event tracking doesn’t resonate? Try starting with the revenue dashboard wedge instead. Same OS vision, different entry point.
Pivot the audience. Founders don’t bite? Try agencies managing multiple client projects. Same product, different buyer.
Pivot to services + product. Sell security audits to pay bills (€297/audit), build Palmframe on the side. De-risk the runway.
Kill it and start the next 100-day challenge. No shame. You’ve got data, skills, and audience from this one.

18. Full Calendar (Day by Day)

Every single day, with its date, phase, and minimum deliverable.

Click to expand full 100-day calendar

Day	Date	Phase	Minimum Deliverable	DMs	Post?
1	Feb 27	Foundation	Domain + GitHub repo + project structure	0	Yes (LI)
2	Feb 28	Foundation	Landing page live at palmframe.com	0	Yes (TW)
3	Mar 1	Foundation	CI/CD + DB schema + Docker skeleton + /health endpoint	0
4	Mar 2	MVP	POST /v1/events API working	0
5	Mar 3	MVP	Dashboard v1 (event feed, auto-refresh)	0	Yes (LI)
6	Mar 4	MVP	Project management + API key generation	0
7	Mar 5	MVP	Slack notifications working	0
8	Mar 6	MVP	Docker Compose + README + self-hosting works	0	Yes (TW)
9	Mar 7	MVP	npm package published + UX polish	0
10	Mar 8	MVP	Cloud version deployed + full flow tested + launch prep	0	Yes (teaser)
11	Mar 9	Launch	LAUNCH DAY: LI + TW + Reddit + HN	10	Yes (all)
12	Mar 10	Launch	Reply to all comments. Fix first reported bugs.	5
13	Mar 11	Launch	Post on r/selfhosted. Fix bugs.	5	Yes (Reddit)
14	Mar 12	Launch	Post on r/webdev. Launch update on LI.	5	Yes (LI+Reddit)
15	Mar 13	Launch	Send feedback email (A3) to sign-ups. DM GitHub starrers.	5
16	Mar 14	Launch	Post question post on LI. Categorize feedback.	5	Yes (LI)
17	Mar 15	Launch	Fix top 3 reported issues. Post on r/startups.	5	Yes (Reddit)
18	Mar 16	Launch	Python SDK published.	5
19	Mar 17	Launch	Build #1 requested feature from feedback.	5	Yes (TW)
20	Mar 18	Launch	First blog/changelog post. Weekly Review #1.	5	Yes (LI)
21	Mar 19	Revenue	Stripe Checkout integration started	5
22	Mar 20	Revenue	Stripe Checkout live. Paid plans active.	5	Yes (LI: “you can now pay”)
23	Mar 21	Revenue	Usage limits + usage dashboard	5
24	Mar 22	Revenue	Dashboard UX improvements (filters, search)	7
25	Mar 23	Revenue	Dashboard UX improvements (date range, channels)	7	Yes (TW: screenshot)
26	Mar 24	Revenue	Comparison page: /vs/logsnag	7
27	Mar 25	Revenue	Tutorial blog post. Weekly Review #2.	7	Yes (LI+blog)
28	Mar 26	Revenue	Post on Indie Hackers. Post on Hypercafé.	7	Yes (IH+HC)
29	Mar 27	Revenue	Email sequence B to LinkedIn contacts with emails	7
30	Mar 28	Revenue	Newsletter sign-up email. Aim for first paying customer!	7	Yes (TW)
31	Mar 29	Revenue	Build #1 most-requested feature	7
32	Mar 30	Revenue	Build #2 most-requested feature	7
33	Mar 31	Revenue	Go SDK published	7	Yes (LI)
34	Apr 1	Revenue	Docker improvements. Weekly Review #3.	7	Yes (LI: weekly review)
35	Apr 2	Revenue	Changelog post for new features	7	Yes (TW+LI)
36	Apr 3	Revenue	DM inactive sign-ups: “What blocked you?”	7
37	Apr 4	Revenue	DM active free users near limit	7
38	Apr 5	Revenue	Feature polish + bug fixes	7
39	Apr 6	Revenue	Build-in-public post: “30 days of Palmframe”	7	Yes (LI: milestone)
40	Apr 7	Revenue	Revenue check. Feedback review. Weekly Review #4.	7	Yes (LI)
41	Apr 8	Growth	Vercel integration started	7
42	Apr 9	Growth	Vercel integration shipped	7	Yes (TW+LI)
43	Apr 10	Growth	Stripe webhook auto-tracker (zero-code payment tracking)	7
44	Apr 11	Growth	GitHub webhook auto-tracker (zero-code deploy tracking)	7	Yes (TW: “zero-code tracking”)
45	Apr 12	Growth	Outreach to 3 newsletter authors	7
46	Apr 13	Growth	SEO page: /vs/slack-notifications	5
47	Apr 14	Growth	SEO page: /vs/custom-webhooks. Weekly Review #5.	5	Yes (LI)
48	Apr 15	Growth	Blog: “How I built an OSS LogSnag alt in 10 days”	5	Yes (blog+LI+TW)
49	Apr 16	Growth	Framework tutorial: “Event tracking for Next.js”	5
50	Apr 17	Growth	Submit to directories (AlternativeTo, etc.)	5
51	Apr 18	Growth	Error tracking module: JS SDK catches errors	5
52	Apr 19	Growth	Error grouping by stack trace fingerprint	5
53	Apr 20	Growth	Errors channel auto-created in dashboard	5
54	Apr 21	Growth	Error tracking announced. Weekly Review #6.	5	Yes (all: “Startup OS”)
55	Apr 22	Growth	Product Hunt listing prepared	5
56	Apr 23	Growth	Line up PH supporters	10
57	Apr 24	Growth	PRODUCT HUNT LAUNCH DAY	10	Yes (all)
58	Apr 25	Growth	Ride the PH wave. Reply to everything.	10
59	Apr 26	Growth	Second Show HN: “now with error tracking”	10	Yes (HN)
60	Apr 27	Growth	Post “60 days” retrospective. Weekly Review #7.	10	Yes (LI: milestone)
61	Apr 28	Expand	Uptime monitoring: endpoint check worker	5
62	Apr 29	Expand	Uptime: alerts on downtime	5
63	Apr 30	Expand	Uptime: response time tracking + display	5
64	May 1	Expand	Uptime: multi-region checks (2+ locations)	5
65	May 2	Expand	Uptime monitoring shipped. Announce.	5	Yes (all: “3 tools in 1”)
66	May 3	Expand	Status page: public page renderer	5
67	May 4	Expand	Status page: incident CRUD. Weekly Review #8.	5	Yes (LI)
68	May 5	Expand	Status page: subscriber notifications	5
69	May 6	Expand	Status page: custom subdomain	5
70	May 7	Expand	Status page shipped. Announce.	5	Yes (all: “4 modules”)
71	May 8	Expand	Team features: invite members	5
72	May 9	Expand	Team features: roles (admin/member/viewer)	5
73	May 10	Expand	Team features: audit log	5
74	May 11	Expand	Team features shipped. Weekly Review #9.	5	Yes (LI)
75	May 12	Expand	Case study with early customer	5	Yes (blog)
76	May 13	Expand	“60 days of Palmframe: zero to [MRR]” post	5	Yes (LI: milestone)
77	May 14	Expand	Outreach to 5 newsletters/podcasts	5
78	May 15	Expand	Polish + bug fixes	5
79	May 16	Expand	Polish + bug fixes	5
80	May 17	Expand	Phase 5 retrospective. Weekly Review #10.	5	Yes (LI)
81	May 18	Compound	Churn analysis: who left and why?	5
82	May 19	Compound	Dunning emails (failed payment recovery)	5
83	May 20	Compound	Annual billing option	5
84	May 21	Compound	Usage-based upgrade prompts	5
85	May 22	Compound	Revenue optimization shipped	5	Yes (TW)
86	May 23	Compound	Docs improvements: interactive examples	5
87	May 24	Compound	PHP or Ruby SDK. Weekly Review #11.	5	Yes (LI)
88	May 25	Compound	API playground (browser-based API tester)	5
89	May 26	Compound	Quick-start wizard in dashboard	5
90	May 27	Compound	DX improvements shipped. Announce.	5	Yes (TW+LI)
91	May 28	Compound	Discord / GitHub Discussions community launch	5	Yes (all: community)
92	May 29	Compound	Start writing “100 days of Palmframe” long-form post	5
93	May 30	Compound	Record demo video (2–3 min)	5
94	May 31	Compound	Submit to Awesome Self-Hosted, Awesome OSS. Weekly Review #12.	5	Yes (LI)
95	Jun 1	Compound	Finish “100 days” blog post draft	5
96	Jun 2	Compound	Final bug fixes + polish	5
97	Jun 3	Compound	Final bug fixes + polish	5
98	Jun 4	Compound	Full 100-day retrospective written	5
99	Jun 5	Compound	Publish retrospective everywhere (LI, TW, IH, HN, Reddit)	5	Yes (all)
100	Jun 6	Compound	Celebrate. Plan next 100 days. Weekly Review #13 (final).	0	Yes (LI: thank you)

19. Summary: The Numbers

Metric	100-Day Total
Days building	100
DMs sent	~545
Posts published	~50
Blog posts / changelogs	~15–25
Weekly reviews	13
Journal entries	100
Modules shipped	4 (events, errors, uptime, status page)
SDKs published	4–5 (JS, Python, Go, PHP/Ruby)
Launches	3+ (initial, PH, milestones)

Day 1 is February 27, 2026. Day 100 is June 6, 2026. The clock starts tomorrow.