In this blog post, Jamie Tanna reflects on their first 100 days as a maintainer and community manager of the Renovate open-source project at Mend. They share valuable insights gained, discuss project management challenges, contributions made, and the collaborative aspects of open-source development. Tanna highlights how a small team efficiently manages a popular project, the importance of community engagement, and the lessons learned about dependency management, automation, and the significance of documentation in a rapidly changing codebase.