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# Banatie Strategy Documentation Index
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**Last Updated:** 2025-11-01
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**Total Documents:** 13 (numbered) + discussions (date-based)
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**Next Available Number:** 12 (or 15 if keeping 12-14 reserved)
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**Project Stage:** Pre-launch / ICP Validation
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## 📊 Numbering System
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**Rule:** Sequential numbering across all documentation (01-99)
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- Each number is used only once
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- New document = next available number
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- Deleted documents don't free up numbers
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- **Exception:** `discussions/` folder uses date-based format (YYYY-MM-DD-topic.md)
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**Currently Used:**
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- 01 - Market Positioning
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- 02 - Reality Check
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- 03 - ICP Research Questions
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- 06 - Future Topics Backlog
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- 07 - Validated ICP (AI Developers)
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- 08 - Validation Plan
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- 09 - MVP Scope
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- 10 - Pricing Strategy
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- 11 - Technical Architecture
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- 12 - Current Tech State
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**Released from numbering:**
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- ~~04~~ - Moved to discussions/ with date-based naming
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- ~~05~~ - Never created, number freed
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**Next to assign:** 13
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## 📖 Quick Links
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**For new sessions START HERE:**
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- [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md) - Current priorities and status
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- [Reality Check](strategy/02-reality-check.md) - Founder constraints
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- [Validated ICP](strategy/07-validated-icp-ai-developers.md) - Target audience
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**For strategic decisions:**
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- [Market Positioning](strategy/01-market-positioning-and-segments.md)
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- [Pricing Strategy](execution/10-pricing-strategy.md)
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- [MVP Scope](execution/09-mvp-scope.md)
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## 📂 Strategy Documents
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### Core Strategic Foundation
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**[01 - Market Positioning](strategy/01-market-positioning-and-segments.md)** (v2.0, Oct 20)
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*Positioning, competitors, market size ($25B+ dev tools)*
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Status: ✅ Validated
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Key insight: We're NOT in "AI Image Generation" ($400M) - we're in "Developer Tools for AI-Powered Development" ($25B+ subset)
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**[02 - Reality Check](strategy/02-reality-check.md)** (Oct 19)
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*Founder situation, financial goals, constraints*
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Status: 📝 Living document, review monthly
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Critical: Solo founder, family of 5, $6K/month sole income, 15-20 hrs/week available, newborn (Kirill, Oct 7, 2024)
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**[07 - Validated ICP](strategy/07-validated-icp-ai-developers.md)** (v1.0, Oct 20)
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*AI-powered developers as primary ICP*
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Confidence: HIGH (80%) - founder IS the ICP
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Target: Developers using Claude Code/Cursor who build web projects regularly
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**[11 - Technical Architecture](strategy/11-technical-architecture.md)** (v1.0, Nov 1)
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*Platform architecture, tech stack, 6-stage pipeline, MVP release strategy*
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Status: ✅ Validated
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Stack: Express, Next.js, Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, MinIO, PostgreSQL, Cloudflare, Imageflow
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Key differentiators: Flow-based generation, on-demand URL generation, @name references, transformation pipeline
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## 🎯 Execution Documents
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### Validation & Launch Planning
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**[03 - ICP Research Questions](execution/03-icp-research-questions.md)** (v2.0, Oct 20)
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*Interview script, validation framework for AI developers*
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Status: 🔄 In use - validation in progress
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Goal: 10-15 interviews to validate willingness to use + pay
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**[08 - Validation Plan](execution/08-validation-plan.md)** (Oct 20)
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*2-week sprint plan, 10-15 interviews, stealth outreach strategy*
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Timeline: Oct 20 - Nov 3, 2025
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Channels: Reddit (r/ClaudeAI, r/ChatGPTCoding), Indie Hackers, Discord
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**[09 - MVP Scope](execution/09-mvp-scope.md)** (Oct 20)
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*Must-have features, 4-6 week dev timeline, launch criteria*
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Status: ⏳ Pending validation results
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Core features: MCP integration, Prompt Enhancement, CDN delivery, @name references, credit payments
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**[10 - Pricing Strategy](execution/10-pricing-strategy.md)** (v2.0, Oct 20)
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*Hybrid model: Credits + Subscription, based on Oleg's feedback*
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Tiers:
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- Free: 10 gens/month (with watermark)
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- Credits: $20-100 for 200-1500 gens (90-day expiry)
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- Pro: $49/month for 500 gens + exclusive features
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### Technical Appendices
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**[12 - Current Tech State](execution/12-the-current-tech-state.md)** (v1.0, Nov 1)
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*Business-focused overview of platform capabilities and market readiness*
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Status: 📝 Working Document (updates as features complete)
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Key insight: Platform mostly production-ready with core features operational. Gaps: DB integration, transformations, CDN, VPS deployment, marketing landing.
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**[Appendix 1](execution/appendex1.md)** - SDK code examples
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Flow-based generation, on-demand URL generation patterns
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**[Appendix 2](execution/appendex2.md)** - Use cases & conversion strategy
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Target scenarios, UI proposal, MVP requirements
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## 💬 Discussion History
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**Note:** Discussions use date-based naming (YYYY-MM-DD-topic.md), excluded from cross-project numbering.
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**[2025-10-19 - Initial Strategic Session](discussions/2025-10-19-initial-strategic-session.md)**
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*First strategic session - 2 hours with @men*
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Outcomes:
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- ICP direction clarified (AI developers, not agencies initially)
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- Pricing model validated (hybrid credits + subscription)
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- Reality check documented (constraints, timeline, financial goals)
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- Documentation framework established
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## 📋 Backlog & Future
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**[06 - Future Topics](backlog/06-future-topics-backlog.md)** (Oct 19)
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*Upcoming discussions prioritized by urgency*
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Current priorities:
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- Soon: MVP scope finalization, pricing finalization, pre-launch strategy
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- Eventually: Social media strategy, Google Ads, employer discovery risk management ("свечение фейса")
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## 🔗 Document Dependencies
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### Critical path for new @men sessions:
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```
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ROADMAP.md → 02-reality-check.md → 07-validated-icp.md → [relevant execution doc]
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### For strategic pivots:
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01-market-positioning.md → discussions/2025-10-19-initial-strategic-session.md → 06-future-topics-backlog.md
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```
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### For tactical execution:
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08-validation-plan.md → 09-mvp-scope.md → 10-pricing-strategy.md
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```
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## 📈 Document Status Legend
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- ✅ **Validated** - confirmed through research/data
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- 🔄 **In Progress** - actively being executed
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- ⏳ **Pending** - waiting for prerequisite
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- 🔮 **Future** - planned but not yet started
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- 📝 **Living** - continuously updated
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## 🔍 Key Relationships
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**Market Positioning (01) informs:**
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- Validated ICP (07) - target audience selection
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- Pricing Strategy (10) - competitive benchmarking
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- MVP Scope (09) - feature prioritization
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**Reality Check (02) constrains:**
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- Validation Plan (08) - time allocation (15-20 hrs/week)
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- MVP Scope (09) - what's realistic in 4-6 weeks
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- Pricing Strategy (10) - break-even requirements ($100-500 MRR)
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**Validated ICP (07) drives:**
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- ICP Research Questions (03) - interview script
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- Validation Plan (08) - where to find respondents
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- MVP Scope (09) - which features matter most
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- Pricing Strategy (10) - willingness to pay validation
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**Technical Architecture (11) + Current Tech State (12) define:**
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- What the platform can do (architecture + implementation status)
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- MVP Scope (09) - what MUST be built vs. what's already done
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- Validation Plan (08) - which features to showcase in interviews
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- Launch readiness - gap analysis between current state and market needs
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**Discussion Framework (05) guides:**
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- All future strategic sessions
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- Documentation creation process
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- Decision-making workflows
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## 📝 Quick Reference: Where to Save New Documents
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**Strategic decisions & insights** → `strategy/`
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- Market analysis updates
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- ICP pivots or refinements
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- Positioning changes
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- Competitive intelligence
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**Plans & execution tasks** → `execution/`
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- Launch plans
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- Feature specifications
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- Marketing campaigns
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- Sales processes
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**Session summaries** → `discussions/` (use date-based format: YYYY-MM-DD-topic.md)
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- Strategic planning sessions
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- Major decision meetings
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- Retrospectives
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**Ideas & parking lot** → `backlog/`
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- Future features
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- Potential experiments
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- Topics for later discussion
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**Navigation tip:** Use Ctrl+F to search by topic, document name, or status emoji.
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**Maintenance:** Update this INDEX.md whenever:
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- New document created (assign next number, add to relevant section)
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- Document status changes (update emoji and notes)
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- New relationships identified (add to Dependencies section)
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- Quarterly review (prune deprecated docs, reorganize if needed)
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**Last maintained by:** @men
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**Version:** 2.0
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**Next review:** After ICP validation complete (Nov 3, 2025)
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