Development Timeline

Gate-based development timeline with milestones and review points

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Timeline Overview

Gate-Based Development

Every 2-4 weeks, review delivered work, validate success criteria, Go/No-Go for next phase.

  • • Fixed scope per gate: New ideas go to backlog, not into current sprint
  • • Single source of truth: Timeline milestones and delivery dashboard
  • • Gate reviews: Status, quality, decision, documentation
1

Day 1-30: Foundation

Focus: Infrastructure, auth, subscription, upload, web MVP, first affiliate

Week 1-2: Infrastructure & Auth

✓Linear project and backlog
✓Repo and monorepo structure
⏳CI/CD (Vercel automatic deployment)
⏳Dev and staging environments
✓Auth (signup, login, MongoDB integrated)

Gate: Infra and auth usable

Week 3-4: Backend Services

✓Subscription and billing (Stripe routes created)
✓Upload and storage (S3 integrated)
⏳Virus scanning (pending)
⏳Digitization pipeline (in-house decision made)
⏳Affiliate/lead tracking (backend pending)
✓Public API (routes created)

Gate: Backend can support web upload and jobs

Week 4 (through Day 30): Web MVP

✓Web: landing, signup, dashboard, upload, jobs, subscription
✓Web: mail-in instructions and order form
⏳Web: ≥1 affiliate CTA (e.g. A Place for Mom)

Gate: Web MVP live; one affiliate tracked

2

Day 31-60: Refinement

Focus: Mobile, desktop, more affiliates, pilot

Mobile Application

Scaffold, auth, upload, jobs, subscription, affiliate CTAs

Desktop Application

Scaffold, auth, scanner integration, upload, jobs, subscription, affiliate CTAs

Additional Affiliates

Angi, Thumbtack (and optionally estate, remote monitoring) CTAs + tracking

Pilot Program

3-5 pilot users, collect feedback

Gate: All three platforms; ≥2 affiliate partners; pilot feedback summarized

3

Day 61-90: Launch

Focus: All partners, soft then public launch

Remaining Affiliates

Estate, remote monitoring CTAs

Soft Launch

Invite-only beta testing

Public Launch

Marketing, SEO, communities

Gate: Public launch done; delivery dashboard and pitch up to date

Gate Review Process

Review Template

  1. 1. Status:Delivered vs planned; % complete; blockers
  2. 2. Quality:Acceptance criteria; bugs; user feedback
  3. 3. Decision:Go / Go with changes / No-Go / Pivot
  4. 4. Docs:Update delivery dashboard and Linear

Current Status

Phase

Foundation (Day 1-30)

~84% Complete

Next Gate

Day 30 Gate Review

Web MVP live; one affiliate tracked

Status Legend

✓Completed
⏳In Progress
○Planned
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