Building In Public

The road to MVP

Here's exactly what we're building, in what order, and where things stand today. Updated as we go — no fluff, no fixed dates that quietly slip.

Phase 2 of 4 Target: 30 Sep 2026

The plan

Four phases between now and the end of September. Each one ships something a user can actually see or use.

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Phase 1 · 31 Aug – 6 Sep Done
Audit & plan the tools
  • Full review of the Backtester and Signals pages — what works end-to-end today, what's half-built
  • Every remaining piece reframed around what it actually solves for a user, not just "finish the code"
  • Produced a prioritised build list for the next two phases
Phase 2 · 7 – 21 Sep In progress
Build the core content and tools
  • Learning pages written and published, level by level
  • Backtester and Signals gaps closed against the Phase 1 build list
  • User profile & access-tier system — one place tying together tier, feature access and preferences per user, so Basic vs Pro (Signals/Backtester), AI/Learn-bot usage limits, and future subscriptions all switch on through the same mechanism rather than being bolted onto each page separately
  • Our own domain secured and a proper YouTube channel set up — matching handle, branded to the site, organised into playlists that mirror Beginner/Intermediate/Pro/Tools
  • An explainer video for every lesson page and each tool, published to YouTube and embedded right on the page it belongs to
  • An "explain it differently" assistant for the Learn section — one AI-powered attempt when a lesson doesn't answer your question, backed by our YouTube channel and community/contact links if that doesn't land either
  • Alpha posts tidied up to a consistent format, plus a mobile posting flow that actually works on Safari and Chrome, iOS and Android
  • Small, frequent updates shipped rather than one big reveal
Phase 3 · 22 – 29 Sep Upcoming
Harden for launch
  • Scope cut to what's genuinely ready — anything else clearly marked "Coming soon" rather than left half-working
  • Full site pass: navigation, search and links checked end to end
  • Business email on our own domain, plus a password reset / contact-us facility in place
  • Company and individual socials set up across our four arms
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30 Sep 2026 Target
MVP launch
  • Website live at MVP standard — usable and coherent, not just built
  • Market Xi competition launched
  • Monetisation roadmap announced: paid tools first, then Market Xi competition entry, then subscriptions
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Beyond MVP · Oct 2026 onward Exploring
Podcast, properly
  • Phone and Teams-only recording gets us through MVP — a low-cost mic-first equipment upgrade comes once there's revenue to justify it

How we're working

The principles behind the plan, in case anyone's wondering why it looks like this.

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Progress over meetings
We'd rather ship something small and post it than schedule a call about shipping something.
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Real deadline, real cuts
30 September means something because we're willing to trim scope to hit it, not push the date.
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Money follows product
Monetisation gets announced at MVP, and switched on tool by tool as each one earns it — not before.