Week 3 Sprint Board
8-Week Exploration • January 22-26, 2026 (Thu-Mon)
Week 3 of 8 • 41 days to decision
Energy: ~33% • One focus/day
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URGENT: Pragmatic Engineer Application - THURSDAY
Submit Thursday, January 22 • Tech Industry Analyst role ($175+/hr, 10-20 hrs/week)
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Product
Tariq
v0.2 Planning Spike (Thu)
Demo videos 1-4 (Loom)
Shareable demo environment
v0.2 Implementation: Core features
v0.2 Testing + iteration
Ship working v0.2
Fundraising
Fatima
Story foundation (12 questions)
Polish story document
Forum Ventures application
YC Cofounder Match outreach (3)
Past contacts outreach (2)
Z Fellows draft started
Job Exploration
Jasmine
Resume finalized
GitHub portfolio optimized
Notion "About Me" site
Apply: Salesforce (⚠️ Jan 31)
Apply: 4 more jobs
5 networking outreaches
Pipeline: +10 opportunities
Fitness & Soccer ⚽
Santiago
Research soccer leagues - DONE!
Sat: Light Cardio + Ball Work (60-90min)
Sun 8:15am: ⚽ GAME 1 @ Leland HS
Sun 2pm: ⚽ GAME 2 @ Cupertino HS
Mon: Strength + Mobility (45min)
No upper body (shoulder recovery)
Shoulder PT daily + hydration
Life / Wellbeing
Vivek
Thu: Reflection - Energy Check
Fri: Reflection - Values Audit
Fri: Call parents
Sat: Reflection - Pre-Submit
Sun: Call in-laws + brother
Mon: Reflection - Week Reset
Guardrails: Training + No Work Sunday
Content
Mira + Sage
⚡ Pragmatic Engineer app (Thu)
Writing sample (800-1000 words)
Knowledge graph: structure + entries
Internal reflections (prompts)
Deep reading + note-taking
1-2 tweets (if time)
Daily View
Thursday
Jan 22
6-8am: Bike + Run (double)
⚡ 9-11am: PE Application
11-12pm: Writing sample
12pm: Reflection
1-3pm: v0.2 Planning Spike
3-6pm: Demo video #1
Eve: Story questions
Friday
Jan 23
6-8am: Bike + Strength
9-12pm: Videos 2-4
12pm: Reflection
1-3pm: Demo env + v0.2 start
3-5pm: Resume + LinkedIn
Eve: Story + Forum draft
7pm: Call parents
Saturday
Jan 24
6-8:30am: Long Bike ⭐
10am: Reflection
10:30-12:30: v0.2 build
1-3pm: GitHub + Notion
3-5pm: Submit Forum
5pm+: Knowledge graph
Sunday
Jan 25 • Training + Rest
6-8am: Long Run ⭐
Post: Shoulder PT
No work today
2pm: Call in-laws
6pm: Call brother
Monday
Jan 26
6-8am: Bike + Strength
9-12pm: v0.2 build + test
12pm: Reflection
1-3pm: 3 applications
3-5pm: Outreach + Z Fellows
5-6pm: Pipeline grooming
✅ Decisions Made (Jan 21)
Product
Video format:
Loom
(fast, iterative)
Product
Demo access:
Single demo account
(fictional user)
Product
Parity scope:
Full
- bash execution + all features
Job
Resume:
Create from scratch
Job
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/anishsb
Content
Pragmatic Engineer:
Thursday priority