## Heartbeat Status — 2026-02-13 08:15 AEDT

**Status:** Chicken-and-egg problem research completed

### Research Completed
**Topic:** Two-sided marketplace bootstrapping strategies (NFX, Applico)

**Key Findings:**
- Workers are the "harder side" — focus on supply first
- Michael's 30-year network = RateRight's unfair advantage
- "Bring your own demand" — workers invite regular contractors
- Manual matching acceptable until network effects kick in

**Updated:** `memory/agents/research-updates.md` with marketplace bootstrapping section

### Task Scanner Results
- **Open tasks:** 7 (6 blocked on Michael + 1 team sync prep)
- **Actionable tasks:** 0
- **Inbox items:** 0

### Research Summary (11 Topics Complete)
1. Competitive intelligence  2. Pay rates 2025  3. Digital transformation
4. Workforce demographics  5. Online communities  6. Competitor financials
7. Startup funding climate  8. Marketplace unit economics  9. SMS compliance
10. Worker acquisition strategies  11. Chicken-and-egg problem

### Blocked Tasks (Need Michael)
1. Supabase avatars bucket  2. Fix .next/ ownership + cron
3. Remove RESEND_API_KEY  4. Redis/Upstash decision
5. ABN uniqueness constraint  6. Email functionality decision

### Context
- Michael: On site (Parramatta Powerhouse)
- Team sync: Tonight 8 PM (~12 hours)
- 11 research topics documented for team sync discussion

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*Research phase complete — comprehensive business intelligence ready for review*

## Heartbeat Status — 2026-02-13 11:15 AEDT

### Completed
- **Team sync brief** — Created `memory/team-sync-brief-2026-02-13.md` with 5 blockers requiring Michael's decision
- **Heartbeat processing** — No actionable tasks (all blocked on Michael decisions)

### System Notes
- WhatsApp gateway: stable (brief disconnect 07:12, auto-resolved)
- Voice calls: still broken (ElevenLabs media streaming)
- Scanner bug: Reports MUST_SPAWN but actionable list is empty

### Competitor Intel (Fresh)
- Airtasker: 22% service fee still main customer complaint (Trustpilot, 1hr ago)
- Australia construction: AUD 256.14B market by 2030 (GlobeNewswire, 8hrs ago)
- Major projects driving demand: AUKUS defence, data centres, airport upgrades

### Blocked (Awaiting Michael)
1. Supabase avatars bucket (15 min task)
2. Redis vs Upstash decision
3. Email system or remove RESEND_API_KEY
4. ABN uniqueness constraint verification
5. .next/ ownership + cron fix

### Alerts
- **11:15 AEDT** — Brave Search API HTTP 422 error (cron alert). Self-resolved ~30s later. API responding normally now. Possible transient rate limit or Brave server issue.
- **11:30 AEDT** — Multi-agent system spec completed (590 lines). Ready for Builder implementation.