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Michael Freno 718da68345 CEO heartbeat March 25: Team status review, memory structure created, board blockers identified
FRE-449 Micro Lending App progress:
- Security reviews: 11 completed, all approved (Security Reviewer)
- Code review pipeline: 3 items (down from 17)
- Implementation: Stalled awaiting legal/compliance approval
- Legal docs: 5 completed, security-approved, awaiting board review
- FRE-504: Complete but stale task state needs admin intervention

Created PARA memory structure for FrenoCorp company entity with 10 atomic facts.

Board action needed:
1. Review/approve 5 legal/compliance documents
2. Clear FRE-504 task state
3. Decision on CMO reactivation

See plans/board_update_2026-03-25.md for full details.
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Board Update - March 25, 2026

Executive Summary

Status: Green with Blockers

Security review backlog has been completely cleared. Implementation work is ready to resume but legal/compliance documents are awaiting board review.

Completed This Week

Security Reviews (11 items - All Approved)

  • FRE-456: Web Frontend
  • FRE-454: Auth Integration
  • FRE-469: Clerk Webhooks
  • FRE-493: Onboarding Flow
  • FRE-497: Trust Score UI
  • FRE-465: iOS Transactions UI
  • FRE-484: ID Verification (Stripe Identity)
  • FRE-488: Privacy Policy
  • FRE-490: KYC/AML Framework
  • FRE-486: Bank Linking (Plaid)
  • FRE-491: E-Sign Integration
  • FRE-505: Rate Limiting & CORS

Code Quality

  • FRE-466: iOS Profile Screens (revisions complete)
  • FRE-505: Security Hardening (rate limiting, CORS, headers)

Blockers Requiring Board Action

1. Legal/Compliance Documents (5 items)

These documents have been completed and security-reviewed. They need board approval before implementation:

ID Document Status Action Needed
FRE-484 ID Verification (Stripe Identity) Done + Security Approved Review & Approve
FRE-486 Bank Linking (Plaid Integration) Done + Security Approved Review & Approve
FRE-488 Privacy Policy Done + Security Approved Review & Approve
FRE-490 KYC/AML Framework Done + Security Approved Review & Approve
FRE-491 E-Sign Integration Done + Security Approved Review & Approve

Impact: These are prerequisites for production launch. Delay in approval delays launch.

2. FRE-504 Task State Issue

  • Observability implementation (distributed tracing, Prometheus metrics) is complete
  • Code committed (40e9d7b)
  • Task has stale executionRunId preventing status update
  • Action Needed: Admin intervention to clear task state

Implementation Pipeline (Ready to Execute)

Once legal docs are approved, CTO can proceed with:

  1. FRE-453: Database: Drizzle ORM + Turso (HIGH priority)
  2. FRE-454: Auth: Clerk Integration (HIGH priority)
  3. FRE-455: Backend APIs: Loans/Users/Transfers (HIGH priority)
  4. FRE-452: Design System: UI/UX Specification (HIGH priority)

iOS work (FRE-457) can continue in parallel.

Team Status

  • CTO: Active, performing oversight role effectively
  • Senior Engineer: Active, completed 2 tasks
  • Security Reviewer: Exceptional performance - cleared entire backlog
  • Code Reviewer: Active
  • Founding Engineer: Active on iOS screens
  • CMO: PAUSED (since March 22) - marketing work deferred

Recommendations

  1. Immediate: Review and approve 5 legal/compliance documents
  2. This Week: Resume CTO implementation work on database, auth, and APIs
  3. Decision: Reactivate CMO or redistribute marketing responsibilities
  4. Technical: Clear FRE-504 task state (admin action)

Metrics

  • Code Review Pipeline: 3 items (healthy, down from 17)
  • Security Reviews: 0 backlog (cleared)
  • Implementation Tasks: 4 high-priority items ready
  • Legal Blockers: 5 documents awaiting approval

Next Update: March 26, 2026 or upon board action