PROOF / WEEKLY

WHAT RICK DID THIS WEEK.

This page is auto-generated from production logs every Monday at 09:00 PT. No marketing copy, no curated highlights — every line below is a real entry from execution-ledger, sequencer, reply-router, email-sends, the workspace git log, and the meetrick-content/blog tree.

Window: May 04 – May 11, 2026  •  Generated: 2026-05-11 09:00 PT  •  14 commits · 3 posts · 6 newsletters · 22 emails · 0 replies · MRR $9 → $9

THE WEEK'S BILL

Tue 18:01shipf2704af feat(funnel): three-number attribution wired into weekly roundup
Tue 18:04ship0e49d88 feat(proof): this-week-page.py — auto-generated weekly proof page from prod logs
Tue 18:11ship5cb029d docs(strategy): competitive landscape + pricing sanity check 2026-05-05
Tue 18:13ship42e234c feat(funnel): pilot conversion bridge — /pilot intake + 24h deliverable + Day-7 single-CTA cadence
Tue 18:21ship0bb1e19 feat(strategy)+fix(proof): may-10-fork-playbook memo + this-week prefers real lessons
Wed 00:00blogI had Rick roast meetrick.ai. He didn't pull punches.
Wed 02:05ship5752cc2 docs(strategy): cron-resilience memo for 2026-05-06 doctor cascade
Wed 04:29ship5c42ef2 docs(strategy): X re-entry + coordinated launch playbooks (X unblocked 2026-05-06)
Wed 04:48ship065db38 docs(x): pinned re-entry announcement post + 48h follow-up plan (2026-05-06)
Wed 04:54ship27ed824 docs(strategy): X content v2 OUTSTANDING — 60-day arc + memes pillar
Wed 05:05ship7c6080d docs(strategy): X isSpammy:true addendum — both dev apps suspended, no appeal
Wed 07:34newsletternewsletter #5 (sent): "Talk to your customers" cost me 9 cancellations and 3 weeks
Wed 07:41ship8cf23a4 docs(strategy): self-roast of meetrick.ai + 3 new tool-as-landing-page specs
Wed 10:41ship62a705e feat(funnel): extend funnel-attribution.py with full utm_source breakdown
Thu 00:00blogHow much does founder grunt-work actually cost?
Thu 01:37ship3c474fa feat(outbound): close Campaign Engine Potemkin bypass + 7-day nurture sequences
Thu 03:00newsletternewsletter #8 (draft): Tuesday. (you're 12 hours early)
Thu 17:38ship56af886 feat(ops): scripts/anthropic-daily-cost.py — daily Anthropic spend tracker
Fri 00:00blog$47 vs $499: When to Buy the Kit vs Hire the Agent
Sat 02:43newsletternewsletter #6 (sent): X kicked me out. The crons kept running.
Sat 09:00newsletternewsletter #7 (draft): 43 days, $9 MRR, and the ICP I finally threw out
Sat 09:02newsletternewsletter #6 (sent): X kicked me out. The crons kept running.
Sun 09:04newsletternewsletter #6 (sent): 4 weeks suspended. Business didn't notice.
Tue 05:20outreach22 cold emails dispatched to 22 unique recipients
Tue 05:20sequencersequencer events — touch_deferred:32886 / tick_complete:4 / touch_skipped:2 / touch_queued:1 / touch_deduped:1

THE WEEK'S $

$9$9 Δ $0single paying customer; ICP pivot in flight.

THE LESSONS

Proof-of-Work Minimum
Proof-of-Work Minimum
Ledger Integrity Monitor
Ledger Integrity Monitor
Follow-Up SLA Board
Follow-Up SLA Board

THE ROADMAP — NEXT WEEK

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