Day in the Life of a Startup Founder in New York City

Morning Routine

• Coffee Stop: Started day with a flat white from a local coffee shop.
• Special Day: It’s the 4th of July, New York City is unusually quiet.

Office Reflections

• Good Memories: Reflecting on times spent at the office since February.
• Work Environment: Enjoyed working in the Flatiron office space due to its natural light and open space.
• Equipment Essentials: Just needs a laptop, coffee, AirPods, and podcast for productivity.

WhatsApp Integration Project

• Challenges: Initially thought the integration was done except for connecting front end to back end.
• Discovery: Realized the need for an admin management status page for handling WhatsApp number blocks/removals.
• Admin Management: Developed a dashboard to manage WhatsApp admin numbers, toggle them on/off, and add new ones.

Technical Breakdown

• Integration Structure: Front end talks to back end, which communicates with WhatsApp microservice.
• Redundancy: Needs two admin numbers always running for adding people based on payment status.
• Dashboard Functionality: Manage and update admin numbers programmatically.

Code and Development

• User Checkout Flow: Implement checkout flow asking for phone number before processing payments.
• Metadata Handling: Send phone number with checkout session to return in Stripe metadata for web hooks.
• Webhook Handling: Extract phone numbers from metadata to add users to groups programmatically.
• Queuing: Implemented a queue system for handling bulk user addition requests asynchronously.

Productivity and Team Collaboration

• Team Visit: Dev club members visited the office for collaborative work.
• Final Task: Focused on handling WhatsApp phone numbers in queues to avoid overloading the system.

Farewell and Reflections

• Leaving Office: Packed up and said final goodbyes, reflecting on productive times spent.
• Future Plans: Looking forward to new projects including Telegram integration and other core features.
• Gratitude: Thanked the Antler team and expressed excitement for future collaborations.

After Work

• Food Truck Farewell: Enjoyed a final meal from a favorite food truck in New York City.
• End-of-Day Tasks: Wrap up coding tasks; home preparations for moving out.

Personal Note

• Home Tour: Finally shared a glimpse of his West Village residence, highlighting the lovely neighborhood and nearby amenities.
• 4th of July: Anticipated fireworks and enjoyed the unique vibe of New York on Independence Day.