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Banatie Strategy Documentation Index
Last Updated: 2024-10-30
Total Documents: 14
Next Available Number: 15
Project Stage: Pre-launch / ICP Validation
📊 Numbering System
Rule: Sequential numbering across all documentation (01-99)
- Each number is used only once
- New document = next available number
- Deleted documents don't free up numbers
Currently Used:
- 01 - Market Positioning
- 02 - Reality Check
- 03 - ICP Research Questions
- 04 - Discussion Summary (Oct 19)
- 05 - Discussion Framework
- 06 - Future Topics Backlog
- 07 - Validated ICP (AI Developers)
- 08 - Validation Plan
- 09 - MVP Scope
- 10 - Pricing Strategy
- 11-14 - Reserved for technical appendices
Next to assign: 15
📖 Quick Links
For new sessions START HERE:
- ROADMAP.md - Current priorities and status
- Reality Check - Founder constraints
- Validated ICP - Target audience
For strategic decisions:
📂 Strategy Documents
Core Strategic Foundation
01 - Market Positioning (v2.0, Oct 20)
Positioning, competitors, market size ($25B+ dev tools)
Status: ✅ Validated
Key insight: We're NOT in "AI Image Generation" ($400M) - we're in "Developer Tools for AI-Powered Development" ($25B+ subset)
02 - Reality Check (Oct 19)
Founder situation, financial goals, constraints
Status: 📝 Living document, review monthly
Critical: Solo founder, family of 5, $6K/month sole income, 15-20 hrs/week available, newborn (Kirill, Oct 7, 2024)
07 - Validated ICP (v1.0, Oct 20)
AI-powered developers as primary ICP
Confidence: HIGH (80%) - founder IS the ICP
Target: Developers using Claude Code/Cursor who build web projects regularly
Technical Spec
Platform architecture, tech stack, MVP features
Status: ⏳ Needs English translation
Stack: Express, Next.js, Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, MinIO, PostgreSQL, Cloudflare
🎯 Execution Documents
Validation & Launch Planning
03 - ICP Research Questions (v2.0, Oct 20)
Interview script, validation framework for AI developers
Status: 🔄 In use - validation in progress
Goal: 10-15 interviews to validate willingness to use + pay
08 - Validation Plan (Oct 20)
2-week sprint plan, 10-15 interviews, stealth outreach strategy
Timeline: Oct 20 - Nov 3, 2025
Channels: Reddit (r/ClaudeAI, r/ChatGPTCoding), Indie Hackers, Discord
09 - MVP Scope (Oct 20)
Must-have features, 4-6 week dev timeline, launch criteria
Status: ⏳ Pending validation results
Core features: MCP integration, Prompt Enhancement, CDN delivery, @name references, credit payments
10 - Pricing Strategy (v2.0, Oct 20)
Hybrid model: Credits + Subscription, based on Oleg's feedback
Tiers:
- Free: 10 gens/month (with watermark)
- Credits: $20-100 for 200-1500 gens (90-day expiry)
- Pro: $49/month for 500 gens + exclusive features
Technical Appendices
Appendix 1 - SDK code examples
Flow-based generation, on-demand URL generation patterns
Appendix 2 - Use cases & conversion strategy
Target scenarios, UI proposal, MVP requirements
💬 Discussion History
04 - Discussion Summary (Oct 19, 2025)
First strategic session - 2 hours with @men
Outcomes:
- ICP direction clarified (AI developers, not agencies initially)
- Pricing model validated (hybrid credits + subscription)
- Reality check documented (constraints, timeline, financial goals)
- Documentation framework established
05 - Discussion Framework (Oct 19)
How to conduct productive strategic sessions
Types: Onboarding, Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, Review, Learning
Includes: Templates, documentation standards, quality checks
📋 Backlog & Future
06 - Future Topics (Oct 19)
Upcoming discussions prioritized by urgency
Current priorities:
- Soon: MVP scope finalization, pricing finalization, pre-launch strategy
- Eventually: Social media strategy, Google Ads, employer discovery risk management ("свечение фейса")
🔗 Document Dependencies
Critical path for new @men sessions:
ROADMAP.md → 02-reality-check.md → 07-validated-icp.md → [relevant execution doc]
For strategic pivots:
01-market-positioning.md → 04-discussion-summary.md → 06-future-topics-backlog.md
For tactical execution:
08-validation-plan.md → 09-mvp-scope.md → 10-pricing-strategy.md
📈 Document Status Legend
- ✅ Validated - confirmed through research/data
- 🔄 In Progress - actively being executed
- ⏳ Pending - waiting for prerequisite
- 🔮 Future - planned but not yet started
- 📝 Living - continuously updated
🔍 Key Relationships
Market Positioning (01) informs:
- Validated ICP (07) - target audience selection
- Pricing Strategy (10) - competitive benchmarking
- MVP Scope (09) - feature prioritization
Reality Check (02) constrains:
- Validation Plan (08) - time allocation (15-20 hrs/week)
- MVP Scope (09) - what's realistic in 4-6 weeks
- Pricing Strategy (10) - break-even requirements ($100-500 MRR)
Validated ICP (07) drives:
- ICP Research Questions (03) - interview script
- Validation Plan (08) - where to find respondents
- MVP Scope (09) - which features matter most
- Pricing Strategy (10) - willingness to pay validation
Discussion Framework (05) guides:
- All future strategic sessions
- Documentation creation process
- Decision-making workflows
📝 Quick Reference: Where to Save New Documents
Strategic decisions & insights → strategy/
- Market analysis updates
- ICP pivots or refinements
- Positioning changes
- Competitive intelligence
Plans & execution tasks → execution/
- Launch plans
- Feature specifications
- Marketing campaigns
- Sales processes
Session summaries → discussions/
- Strategic planning sessions
- Major decision meetings
- Retrospectives
Ideas & parking lot → backlog/
- Future features
- Potential experiments
- Topics for later discussion
Navigation tip: Use Ctrl+F to search by topic, document name, or status emoji.
Maintenance: Update this INDEX.md whenever:
- New document created (assign next number, add to relevant section)
- Document status changes (update emoji and notes)
- New relationships identified (add to Dependencies section)
- Quarterly review (prune deprecated docs, reorganize if needed)
Last maintained by: @men
Version: 2.0
Next review: After ICP validation complete (Nov 3, 2025)