The latest articles on DEV Community by Matthias Link (@link_m). https://dev.to/link_m https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3995593%2F2f40d356-041c-42f2-a610-ecdff9b659b6.jpg https://dev.to/link_m en Matthias Link Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:59:57 +0000 https://dev.to/link_m/adding-a-coach-directory-to-a-plans-only-platform-2kn8 https://dev.to/link_m/adding-a-coach-directory-to-a-plans-only-platform-2kn8 <p>The product started as a way to follow structured plans. The obvious next step people kept asking for was simpler than I expected: just let me talk to a real coach.</p> <p>So I built a browsable, filterable directory of coaches across multiple US cities — profiles, an application flow, and email notifications so coaches actually know when someone reaches out. I launched in NYC first to validate the whole loop, then expanded city by city. Here's how I scoped it down so the first version shipped instead of stalling.</p> buildinpublic product showdev startup Matthias Link Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:36:04 +0000 https://dev.to/link_m/adding-a-coach-directory-to-a-plans-only-platform-j9f https://dev.to/link_m/adding-a-coach-directory-to-a-plans-only-platform-j9f <p>The product started as a way to follow structured plans. The obvious next step people kept asking for was simpler than I expected: just let me talk to a real coach.</p> <p>So I built a browsable, filterable directory of coaches across multiple US cities — profiles, an application flow, and email notifications so coaches actually know when someone reaches out. I launched in NYC first to validate the whole loop, then expanded city by city. Here's how I scoped it down so the first version shipped instead of stalling.</p> buildinpublic product showdev startup