Preparing the MVP: The Pre-Launch Reality

The Pre-Launch Truth

September 22, 2025. We are NOT ready to launch publicly. Here's the reality of where we are.

REAL Checklist

⚠️ Product

• Infrastructure Designer: 30% functional
• 1 module out of 17 planned
• Onboarding: doesn't exist
• Critical bugs: many unresolved

❌ Infrastructure

• Auto-scaling: not configured
• Monitoring: basic with console.log
• Backups: manual when we remember
• DR plan: what's that?

❌ Marketing

• Product Hunt: no idea how it works
• HackerNews: afraid they'll destroy us
• Twitter: 0 followers
• Email list: my email and my mom's

❌ Support

• Docs: basic README.md
• Video tutorials: none
• Chat support: my personal WhatsApp
• FAQ: "just ask me directly"

The REALISTIC Numbers

If we launched today:

• 0-10 signups (friends and family)
• 0 real trials
• 0 paid conversions (obviously)

In 6 months (being optimistic):

• 50-100 curious users
• 10-20 who actually try it
• 1-2 who might pay something

The REAL Fears

• The code is a mess
• We have no tests
• The UI looks amateur
• We don't know how to charge
• We don't have a registered company
• Zero sales experience

The Brutal Honesty

We are NOT ready to launch. We need at least 3-6 more months to have something decent. But we'll keep working and documenting the real process.

Conclusion

There's no launch in a week. There's a lot of work to do. But we prefer being honest to selling smoke.