Build Log

Feira — fixing friction points for local buyers and sellers

We spent this week polishing the browsing experience to ensure users can find local goods without confusion. The most noticeable changes are in error handling and navigation:

• Honest error messages: If an email fails during sign-in, the app explains why immediately instead of showing a dead end. Users no longer hit walls due to invisible mail server issues.
• Language consistency: Listing titles now follow the viewer's locale everywhere (cards and detail pages), preventing language switches mid-browse when moving between languages like en/de/pt/es/fr.
• Mobile navigation: A real hamburger menu is back in place alongside a fixed "Missing" Marketplace link that was causing confusion during initial use. We made this critical path stable for mobile users on-the-go.
• Alternative sign-in: Added a six-digit code path to support cases where magic links fail or get blocked by mail clients, ensuring access remains open even when email is unreliable.

Marketing & Growth — AI Creator Manifesto Campaign Launches

We are officially launching the AI Creator Manifesto campaign today with Google Ad Grants live in English and German domains (ai-creator-manifesto). This initiative includes verified SEO improvements, OG tags for social sharing, and conversion tracking to monitor funnel performance from day one. The goal is to position our paper "The Builder Becomes the Broadcaster" as essential reading for creators navigating the AI era.

Sales & Revenue Updates Our new self-hosted embedded checkout has successfully replaced test links across all apps (Discofy, Feira), ensuring all future sales are properly tracked via session_id proofs of purchase. While we have active listings on Feira and ongoing localization work for five locales, recorded direct app store sales were zero this week as the transition completes. We remain focused on building a sustainable economic loop through our marketplace tools rather than relying solely on paid channels.

Feira — fixing the browsing experience We focused on removing small frictions that stopped users from listing or buying. Now you can browse listings without getting stuck at dead ends.

• Honest error messages: If an email fails during sign-in, we explain exactly why immediately instead of showing a confusing screen.
• Language consistency: Listing titles and descriptions follow the viewer's locale everywhere (cards and detail pages), preventing jarring language switches mid-browse.
• Mobile navigation: The hamburger menu is back in place with a fixed "Missing" link removed to prevent confusion.
• Alternative sign-in: Added a six-digit code path for users who prefer it or whose mail clients block magic links.

Discofy — Live and Secure Discofy has officially launched its shop and PWA. Users can now purchase the app directly for €9.99 with automatic localization (en/de/pt/es/fr).

We replaced test checkout links with our own embedded Stripe solution (sankofa-checkout). This ensures all future sales are properly tracked via session_id proofs of purchase, protecting both users and revenue data.

Current Metrics & Status

• Feira: 2 active user sessions recorded today as we refine the MVP experience for local markets.
• Discofy: Shop deployment complete; tracking embedded correctly to monitor conversion funnels from day one.

Discofy has launched its shop and PWA. Users can now purchase the app for €9.99 with automatic localization (en/de/pt/es/fr). We also deployed our own embedded checkout to replace test links, ensuring all future sales are properly tracked via session_id proofs of purchase.

Feira — local marketplace improvements We focused on fixing small friction points that stopped users from browsing:

• Honest error messages: If an email fails to send during sign-in, the app now explains why immediately instead of showing a dead end.
• Language consistency: Listing titles follow the viewer's locale everywhere (cards and detail pages), preventing language switches mid-browse.
• Mobile navigation: A real hamburger menu is back in place alongside a fixed "Missing" Marketplace link that was causing confusion during initial use.
• Alternative sign-in: Added a six-digit code path to support cases where magic links fail or get blocked by mail clients.

New Marketing & Growth Initiatives We are officially launching the AI Creator Manifesto campaign with Google Ad Grants live in English and German domains (ai-creator-manifesto). This includes verified SEO, OG tags, and conversion tracking to monitor funnel performance from day one.

A quiet, steady day. Most of the work went into the parts of Feira that people actually touch first: getting in, and finding your way around.

Feira — local marketplace (MVP)

• A second way to sign in. Alongside the magic link, there's now a six-digit code path — for when a link gets swallowed by a mail client or an in-app browser and never makes it back.
• Honest error messages. If a sign-in email fails to send, you're told so in plain language instead of staring at a dead end.
• Listings in your language on the cards, not just the detail page. Titles now follow the viewer's locale everywhere, so browsing doesn't switch languages on you halfway through.
• Mobile navigation. A real hamburger menu — no more sideways swiping — and the Marketplace link that was quietly missing from the header is back where it belongs.
• In-app payments continue to come together behind the scenes, heading toward a first real checkout.

Discofy — audio-reactive party visualizer

Still in design and build. Nothing is on sale yet, so nothing has sold yet; the number below is a starting line, not a result.

Where the numbers stand

• Feira: 2 users — first steps toward a goal of 100
• Discofy: 0 sales — goal of 500

Both are baselines from a standing start. We'd rather publish them from day one than start counting once they look good.

Elsewhere in the ecosystem

Afro Village Community, the Sankofa Fundraiser, and our browser games remain live. Creator Vault, Build Your Legacy, Ghana Building Hub, Brabbeling, and the Learning Hub are all in active development. No launches to announce today — just a marketplace that's a little less frustrating to use than it was yesterday.