StartupScaleStory
StartupScaleStory

Free & Fast: Estimate your PR timeline and readiness score — private, fast, and free.

Product Roadmap

Transparent milestones for a founder-first PR Assessment platform. Built for privacy, clarity, and real outcomes.

Last updated: Oct 13, 2025

Phase 1 — Foundation

Ship a credible, privacy-first PR timeline with strong fundamentals.

Shipped
  • Auth & user dashboard

    Credentials, secure sessions, and a clean dashboard shell.

    Done
  • Free PR Assessment v2.3 (API)

    Deterministic scoring, months estimate, banding, and driver hints.

    Done
  • Duplicate protection + cooldown

    Identity-based dedupeKey, normalized host, and FREE_COOLDOWN logic.

    Done
  • Transactional email (Resend SMTP)

    Domain verified; welcome email on signup; internal debug route token-protected.

    Done
  • Admin access guard (middleware)

    RBAC gate for /admin and /pro; only ADMIN/STAFF allowed.

    Done
  • Public metrics snapshot

    Anonymized counts/averages on homepage (assessments, teams, avg score).

    In progress
    ETAOct 2025
  • Health & status

    Local /api/healthz live; production status page surfacing uptime & DB checks.

    In progress
    ETAOct 2025

Phase 2 — Reliability & Collaboration

Team workflows, observability, and abuse prevention.

Rolling release
  • Team management & invites

    Add co-founders, shared workspace, owner/member/viewer roles.

    In progress
    ETANov 2025
  • Role-based access (granular RBAC)

    Fine-grained permissions for submissions, exports, and reports.

    In progress
    ETANov–Dec 2025
  • Rate limiting & abuse prevention

    Per-IP/email throttles on signup and free assessment endpoints.

    Next
    ETAOct 2025
  • Observability (Sentry + logs)

    Error tracking, request tracing, and alerting for core APIs.

    Next
    ETAOct 2025
  • Audit log + soft delete

    Track sensitive changes and recover via deletedAt retention policy.

    Next
    ETADec 2025
  • Detailed report v2 (email + PDF)

    Prioritized risks, recommended actions, and evidence checklist per band.

    Next
    ETADec 2025

Phase 3 — Growth & Insights

Better predictions, partner workflows, and monetization.

Planned
  • Advanced analytics & calibration

    Cohort trends, outcome distribution, and model calibration with new data.

    Next
    ETAQ1 2026
  • Designated org integrations

    Partner dashboards, LOS tracker, submission status syncing.

    Next
    ETAQ1–Q2 2026
  • Stripe billing & paid tiers

    Pay-per-report & Pro subscription with ongoing guidance and benchmarks.

    Next
    ETAQ2 2026
  • Founder stories

    Case studies and anonymized journeys to set expectations for newcomers.

    Next
    ETAQ2 2026

What this means for founders

Realistic PR timelines

Get an indicative time-to-PR range informed by traction, LOS, and comparable outcomes.

Prioritized next steps

Concrete actions to move bands, reduce risk, and strengthen your dossier.

Team-ready workflow

Invite co-founders, keep a single source of truth, and prepare for org collaboration.

Start free assessmentPricingPrivacy-first. Aggregate analytics only. Not legal advice.