diff --git a/AiBook_Implementation_Plan.md b/AiBook_Implementation_Plan.md index 62c17ad..ed14817 100644 --- a/AiBook_Implementation_Plan.md +++ b/AiBook_Implementation_Plan.md @@ -1,197 +1,223 @@ --- -title: "AIBook.fun — Implementation Plan (CONSOLIDATED v1.0-DRAFT)" +title: "AIBook.fun — Implementation Plan" type: implementation-plan -tags: [aibook, weown-ai, prj-031, implementation, kickstarter, roadmap, responsible-agentic-ai, social-education] status: draft -created: 2026-08-22 -source-of-truth: "https://github.com/CCCbotNet/fedarch/blob/main/_PROJECTS_/PRJ-031_WeOwnAI-Book.md" -generated: - by: "AI:CCC-MAIT-S004-PAT-DeepSeek (SEAT-1 governance/OKF) + ProductBuzz [PAT] (Product Ops) — merged v0.2, amended v0.3" - at: "2026-08-22T15:36:00Z" -verified: - - by: "curl github.com/CCCbotNet/fedarch (PRJ-031 SOT v3.2.1.3)" - at: "2026-08-22" - - by: "buzz channels list (relay) — bMAIT AiBook.fun channel desc" - at: "2026-08-22" -sources: - - id: sot - resource: "https://github.com/CCCbotNet/fedarch/blob/main/_PROJECTS_/PRJ-031_WeOwnAI-Book.md" - note: "PRJ-031 v3.2.1.3 — pre-launch/launch/post phases, budget, risks, team" - - id: spec - resource: "PLANS/AIBOOK_SPEC.md" - - id: prd - resource: "PLANS/AIBOOK_PRD.md" - - id: pb-impl - resource: "PLANS/AIBOOK/AIBOOK_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md (ProductBuzz draft v0.1)" - note: "Parallel draft merged into this canonical — 5-phase skeleton, gates, RACI" +owner: Patrick (Product) +launch-target: 2026-09-26 +last-updated: 2026-08-26 +companions: [AiBook_PRD.md, AiBook_Spec.md] --- # 📚 AIBook.fun — Implementation Plan -**CONSOLIDATED v1.0-DRAFT** · 2026-08-22 · **ProductBuzz [PAT]** (Product Ops) + **CCC-MAIT-S004-PAT-DeepSeek** (SEAT-1 governance/OKF) · Owner: @pat · R-011 gates: @GTM · **⛔ DRAFT — not a live claim. No R-011.** (v1.0-final naming reserved for R-011'd freeze.) -> v1.0-DRAFT consolidation (2026-08-22T15:36:00Z, SEAT-1 after ProductBuzz self-review 15:22Z): trunk = v0.3. Folded F1 (gates G0–G3 kept; G4 dropped everywhere — the "G0–G4" lived only in the channel summary, not the file) · S4 (Phase 0.8 reworded: D-7 as @pat override review of DRI floor ruling). v0.3 amendment history below: -> v0.3 amendment (2026-08-22T13:36Z, Product Ops review): frontmatter timestamp corrected (v0.2 was future-dated) · floor references aligned to DRI ruling (see SPEC §P6). -**Anchors:** Today = 2026-08-22 (W34·D6) · **Kickstarter launch = 9/26/2026** (CONFIRMED, W39·D6) · Domain expiry **09-05** (auto-renew must confirm W35) · SOT campaign skeleton reused with refreshed dates. +> **Status: DRAFT.** The schedule below assumes decisions that aren't final yet (see "Do this +> week"). Dates, owners, and dollar figures are planning assumptions until signed off. This is a +> **living document** — update it weekly with actual dates and owners. See +> [Appendix — What changed](#appendix--what-changed-in-this-revision) for how this revision +> differs from the prior draft. -**Critical path:** G0 decisions → copy freeze → scrub gate → KS submit → **9/26** — ~34 days; every week counts. +**The clock:** today is late August 2026; **launch is 9/26/2026** — roughly **4–5 weeks out**. +Every week counts, and the critical path has little slack. The domain expires **09-05**, so +step one is non-negotiable and immediate. + +**The critical path in one line:** +`renew domain + make the pricing decisions → seed the Minimum Lovable Library → freeze copy → no-crypto scrub → submit to Kickstarter → launch 9/26` --- -## Phase 0 — Decisions & hard gates (W34 now → W35, by 2026-09-01) +## Do this week (the real gate zero) -| # | Task | Owner | Due | Gate | -|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| 0.1 | **D-3: confirm aibook.fun auto-renew** (or renew manually now) | @GTM | **W35 (09-01)** | G0 🔴 | -| 0.2 | **D-1: lifetime tier decision** (yes/no, price, position vs $47/yr) | @GTM (R-011) | W35 | G0 🔴 | -| 0.3 | **D-2: royalty mechanics** (affiliate-only per SOT, or add royalty pool) | @GTM (R-011) | W35 | G0 🔴 | -| 0.4 | Ratify metric targets (PRD §6) — never quote DRAFT figures | ProductBuzz + team | W35 | G0 | -| 0.5 | Open claims-register entries (Spec §7) with promotion rules | ProductBuzz | W35 | G0 | -| 0.6 | Assign renewal owner (post-campaign) | @GTM | W35 | G0 | -| 0.7 | KS creator account + identity verification | @THY | W35 | G0 (SOT PL-1) | -| 0.8 | D-7: @pat override review of DRI floor ruling (F1 confidentiality · F2 cross-customer · F3 off-domain, all FLOOR 0) — closes override window (S4) | @pat | W35 | G0 | -| 0.9 | Workflow Recipe schema v0.1 + 3 example Recipes | SEAT-2 Laguna + PAT satellites | W35 | G0 | +Before any copy or build locks, close these. Most are decisions or de-risking, not building. -**Gate G0 (09-01):** D-1/D-2/D-3 answered; targets ratified; claims entries open. Without D-3, downstream builds on a domain that may lapse — **pause production push, not content work.** +| # | Task | Owner | Why it's first | +|:--|:--|:--|:--| +| 0.1 | **Renew aibook.fun today.** It expires 09-05; launch is 09-26. | Whoever holds the registrar login | It's a chore, not a decision. A lapsed domain 3 weeks before launch is a self-inflicted disaster. | +| 0.2 | **Decide the pricing spine — lifetime *and* royalties together** (D-1 + D-2). | Commercial lead (@GTM) | Both block copy freeze; they're linked (see [Spec §6](AiBook_Spec.md)). | +| 0.3 | **Ratify the North-Star + product-health floors** (activation, submissions, renewal). | Product (@pat) + team | So we measure the right thing from Day 1, not just dollars. | +| 0.4 | **Ratify the Minimum Lovable Library number and assign every workflow an author.** | Product + co-authors | This is the #1 risk; turn it from hope into owned work. | +| 0.5 | **Confirm the two unconfirmed co-authors, or cut their verticals from v1** (D-3). | Commercial lead (@GTM) | Scope certainty before outline lock. | +| 0.6 | Open the claims register; assign a post-campaign renewal owner. | Product + Commercial | Truth-in-claims gate; don't leave renewal unstaffed. | +| 0.7 | Set up the Kickstarter creator account + identity verification. | Campaign lead (@THY) | Long lead time; do it early. | + +**✅ Gate 0 — decisions closed.** Pricing spine decided · targets ratified · Minimum Lovable +Library scoped with authors · domain renewed · claims register open. *Until pricing is decided, +don't freeze copy. Until the domain is renewed, don't push anything live.* --- -## Phase 1 — Build (W35–W37, 09-01 → 09-19) +## Phase 1 — Build (the ~3 weeks before launch) -### 1A · Content (critical path: sample chapters + workflow template) -| Task | Owner | Due | -|:--|:--|:--| -| Book outline locked (chapters per vertical, SOT §Co-Authors) | @THY + @CEO + @GTM | W35 | -| Workflow document template v1 (Spec §4.1) published to contributors | ProductBuzz | W35 | -| **3 learn-by-running kits** (clone-and-run; verified by running) | SEAT-2 Laguna + PAT-QA S4 | W36 | -| **Sample chapter 1** (flagship vertical) | @THY | W36 | -| **Sample chapter 2** | @CEO | W36 | -| Contributor onboarding doc + affiliate signup path | ProductBuzz + @GTM | W36 | -| Workflow-of-the-Week #1 (showcase starter) | Curators | W37 | -| Co-author outreach: B.W. Piper (Higher Ed), L. Kerner (Communities) | @GTM | W36 (D-6) | -| OKF bundle scaffolding (Book as knowledge bundle, frontmatter/sources/trust tiers) | SEAT-1 DeepSeek | W37 | +Organized by the four workstreams. **The content workstream is the critical path** — a beautiful +campaign around an empty library fails. + +### 1A · Content — seed the Minimum Lovable Library (critical path) +| Task | Owner | +|:--|:--| +| Lock the chapter outline (chapters per vertical, a named owner each) | Co-authors | +| Publish the Workflow Recipe template + 3 filled examples | Product | +| **Seed the Minimum Lovable Library to its floor number** (team + co-authors write & test the workflows) | Co-authors + team | +| 3 "clone-and-run" kits, each **verified by actually running it** | Dev + QA support | +| 2 sample chapters (the backer preview) | Two lead co-authors | +| Contributor onboarding doc + affiliate signup path | Product + Commercial | +| Structured/versioned content format (so editions diff cleanly, and agents can read it later) | Format support | ### 1B · Site & domain -| Task | Owner | Due | -|:--|:--|:--| -| Framer POC review (`217fbfc` staged) → feedback | @pat + @GTM | W35 | -| **Push to production** (only after G0); SSL cert; GA continuity (UA-59154711-35) | @GTM:ADMIN | W36 | -| aibook.fun/affiliates page + Kickbooster widget | @GTM | W36 | -| Sample-chapter download flow (email-gated via FluentCRM `book-prelaunch`) | @LDC + @GTM | W37 | -| **09-12 infra freeze** (DNS/SSL/registrar untouched after) | all | 09-12 ⚠️ | +| Task | Owner | +|:--|:--| +| Review the staged landing-page proof-of-concept → feedback | Product + Commercial | +| Push landing to production (**only after Gate 0**) — working HTTPS, analytics continuity | Site admin (@GTM) | +| Landing page runs as a **hook A/B test** ("run a workflow today" vs. "own a community guide") — learn which message converts before spending ad budget | Site admin + Product | +| Affiliates page + Kickbooster widget | Commercial | +| Email-gated sample-chapter download flow | Email lead (@LDC) + Site admin | +| **09-12 infra freeze** — DNS/SSL/registrar untouched after this date | All | ### 1C · Campaign assets -| Task | Owner | Due | +| Task | Owner | +|:--|:--| +| Kickstarter page copy (all sections, 9/26 dates) | Campaign lead + exec co-author | +| **Copy freeze — commercial terms locked** (lifetime/royalties per D-1/D-2) | Commercial lead (sign) | +| **No-crypto scrub gate on every asset** (translation table) | Campaign lead (owner) | +| Hero video: script → shoot → edit (2–3 min) | Creative lead (@LFG) + co-authors | +| Cover design + 3D mockups | Creative lead | +| Pre-launch email sequence (3 emails) built + tagged | Exec co-author + Email lead | +| LinkedIn organic pre-launch calendar | Creative lead | + +### 1D · Community & the learning loop +| Task | Owner | +|:--|:--| +| Try-it feedback loop live in the community channel (pinned template) | Product | +| Book Circles playbook (1 page) + pilot cohort announced | Product + community | +| Affiliate program live: Kickbooster account, rates set, co-authors invited | Commercial | +| Workflow-of-the-Week showcase format + first few episodes planned | Product + WeOwn.FM | + +**✅ Gate 1 — ready to rehearse.** Minimum Lovable Library seeded to its floor · site live with +working HTTPS · Kickstarter copy frozen · no-crypto scrub passed · pre-launch list on track to +500 · claims register current. + +--- + +## Phase 2 — Launch rehearsal (the final week) + +| Task | Owner | +|:--|:--| +| Full dry run: page live, access-key flow tested, all tracking + affiliate links, test email send | Exec co-author + Commercial | +| Day-1 playbook refreshed (hour-by-hour, 6am→9pm) | Exec co-author | +| Risk sweep: re-read the risk register against current reality | Product | +| Final pre-launch list push (target 500) | All | +| Final claims pass — no draft/open figure on any surface | Product | + +**✅ Gate 2 — all green → LAUNCH 9/26/2026.** + +--- + +## Phase 3 — Campaign (~33 days) + +The standard Kickstarter arc: +- **Day 1 (09-26):** live at 6am · launch email · all-team social · hourly backer monitoring · + Day-1 goal ~30% funded + 100 backers. +- **Week 1:** reply to every comment within ~2h · early-bird urgency (cap 200) · "FUNDED in X + days" moment at $5K. +- **Week 2 (ads on):** LinkedIn A/B (3 creatives) → scale the winner · Meta retargeting · mid + emails. +- **Week 3 (mid-push):** anti-dead-zone tactics — signed/personalized tier, stretch-goal + announcements, guest posts, press, a live Workflow-of-the-Week episode. +- **Final 48h:** 24h / 3h / final-call emails. +- **Weekly ritual:** metrics vs. targets + a claims check; feed learnings into steering. + +**✅ Gate 3 — campaign close.** ≥$5K minimum (mandatory) · report vs. $35K/$54K · affiliate share +vs. 20% target · begin the handoff of backers into the ecosystem funnel. *(Remember: hitting the +$5K floor proves people will pre-order — it does not prove renewal or contribution. Read the +product-health numbers with equal weight.)* + +--- + +## Phase 4 — Fulfillment & the living book (post-campaign → 2027) + +| # | Milestone | Target | |:--|:--|:--| -| KS page copy (SOT PL-3 sections) with refreshed dates | @THY + @CEO | W36 | -| **Copy freeze — commercial terms** (lifetime/royalties locked, D-1/D-2) | @GTM sign | **W37 (09-18)** | -| NFT-free scrub gate on ALL assets (translation table) | @THY (owner) | W37 | -| Hero video script → shoot → edit (2–3 min) | @LFG + co-authors | W37 | -| Cover design + 3D mockups (SOT PL-2) | @LFG | W37 | -| Prelaunch email sequence (3) built + tagged | @CEO + @LDC | W37 | -| LinkedIn organic prelaunch calendar (SOT W14–W15 pattern) | @LFG | W37 | +| 4.1 | Campaign final update + backer emails (funded / what's next) | +48h | +| 4.2 | Manuscript complete (all verticals) | ~Day 60 | +| 4.3 | Professional editing | ~Day 75 | +| 4.4 | Layout + design | ~Day 85 | +| 4.5 | Final proof | ~Day 90 | +| 4.6 | Print run (hardcopy upcharge) | ~Day 95 | +| 4.7 | Digital access keys issued (ledger + email; content format finalized) | ~Day 100 | +| 4.8 | Signed hardcopies shipped | ~Day 110 | +| 4.9 | All rewards fulfilled | ~Day 120 | +| 4.10 | **Subscription renewal system live** (year-2 $47/yr; lifetime honored per D-1) | Day 120+ | +| 4.11 | **Open contribution live** — with a real incentive (per D-2), *now* that the library exists | Day 120+ | +| 4.12 | Book Circles scale (pilot → several vertical cohorts); showcase becomes a regular series | 2027 Q1 | +| 4.13 | **Annual edition v1.1** (changelog; the "stays current" promise honored) | 2027 Q1 | +| 4.14 | Year-1 renewal cohort tracked against the 60% target | 2027 Q4 | +| 4.15 | Decide whether to build the standalone platform; funnel operational | 2027 Q2 | -### 1D · Community & education loop -| Task | Owner | Due | -|:--|:--|:--| -| Book Circles playbook (1 page) + pilot cohort announced | ProductBuzz + bMAIT | W37 | -| Try-it feedback loop live in bMAIT AiBook channel (pinned template) | ProductBuzz | W37 | -| Affiliate program live: Kickbooster account, rates 15/10/10/5, invite co-authors | @GTM | W36 (SOT impl plan) | -| #FlowsBros episode format + 4-episode campaign slate (W39-W42) | ProductBuzz + WeOwn.FM | W37 | -| Two-tab (green/red) boundary UX spec for post-campaign member lane | PAT-Design S2 + PAT-Trust S5 | W38 (build = Ph4) | - -**Gate G1 (09-19):** site production + SSL green · KS copy frozen · scrub gate passed · prelaunch list ≥ 300 (track → 500 by 09-25) · claims register current. +> Note: the source plan's "NFT minting" step becomes, publicly, **"digital access key +> issuance."** Same fulfillment, no-crypto framing. --- -## Phase 2 — Launch rehearsal (W37→W38, 09-19 → 09-25) - -| Task | Owner | Due | -|:--|:--|:--| -| Full dry run: page live, keys workflow test, UTM links, affiliate links, email send test | @CEO + @GTM | 09-23 | -| Day-1 playbook (SOT W16 table, times 6:00→21:00) refreshed | @CEO | 09-23 | -| Risk sweep: re-read SOT risk matrix + PRD §7 against current state | ProductBuzz | 09-24 | -| Prelaunch list final push (target 500) | ALL | 09-25 | -| Final claims pass: no DRAFT/OPEN figure on any surface | ProductBuzz + SEAT-1 | 09-25 | - -**Gate G2 (09-25):** all checks green → **LAUNCH 9/26/2026**. - ---- - -## Phase 3 — Campaign (9/26 → ~10/29, 33 days) - -Reuse SOT W16–W20 skeleton with refreshed dates: -- **Day 1 (09-26):** KS live 6:00 AM · launch email · LinkedIn by all team · Signal · X · texts · hourly backer monitoring · Day-1 goal 30% + 100 backers (SOT). -- **Week 1:** reply-to-every-comment SLA (2h) · early bird urgency (200 cap) · "FUNDED in X days" at $5K. -- **Week 2 (ads on):** LinkedIn A/B (3 creatives, SOT B-01/B-02/B-03) → scale winner · Meta retargeting · mid emails. -- **Week 3 (mid push):** dead-zone tactics (SOT 7-item list): signed+personalized tier $68, stretch-goal announcements, guest posts, press outreach, **#FlowsBros episode** on WeOwn.FM. -- **Final 48h:** 24h/3h/final-emails per SOT W19–W20. -- **Weekly ritual (Ops):** metrics vs PRD §6 + claims check; feed learnings into steering; **hive-mind sync-back to 🎉💰📚🫶︱CCC︱MAITs** weekly (SEAT-1). - -**Gate G3 (campaign close):** ≥$5K min (mandatory), report vs $35K/$54K; affiliate share ≥20% target; backers → AgencyPRO pipeline handoff begins. - ---- - -## Phase 4 — Fulfillment & the living book (post-campaign, ~10/29 → 2027) - -| # | Milestone | Target | Owner | -|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| 4.1 | Campaign final update + backer emails (funded/what's-next) | +48h | @CEO | -| 4.2 | Manuscript complete (all verticals) | Day 60 | @THY + @CEO + contributors | -| 4.3 | Professional editing | Day 75 | contractor | -| 4.4 | Layout + design | Day 85 | @LFG | -| 4.5 | Final proof | Day 90 | @THY | -| 4.6 | Digital access keys issued (ledger CSV + email; OKF bundle final) | Day 100 | @GTM + SEAT-2 | -| 4.7 | Print run (hardcopy upcharge) | Day 95 | @GTM | -| 4.8 | Signed hardcopies shipped | Day 110 | @THY | -| 4.9 | All rewards fulfilled | Day 120 | ALL | -| 4.10 | **Subscription renewal system live** ($47/yr year-2, lifetime tier honored per D-1) | Day 120+ | @GTM + @LDC | -| 4.11 | Workflow library open for submissions (affiliate income; royalty pool only if D-2 signed) | Day 120+ | Curators | -| 4.12 | Book Circles scale: pilot → 6 vertical cohorts; #FlowsBros regular season | 2027 Q1 | ProductBuzz + bMAIT | -| 4.13 | **Annual edition v1.1** (changelog; "updated as AI evolves" promise honored) | 2027 Q1 | SEAT-2 + curators | -| 4.14 | Year-1 renewal cohort tracked (PRD §6 target 60%) | 2027-10 | ProductBuzz | -| 4.15 | eBookNFT platform decision (build/shelve) + AgencyPRO pipeline operational | 2027 Q2 | @GTM | - -> Fulfillment timeline mirrors SOT §Post-Campaign ("NFT minting" row becomes **"digital access key issuance"** in the public plan — NFT-free framing). - ---- - -## Budget (SOT baseline — reforecast at G1) +## Budget (planning baseline — reforecast at Gate 1) | Item | Cost | |:--|:--| -| LinkedIn Ads (campaign W2–W4) | $1,300 | -| Meta Ads | $700 | -| Google Ads (W3–W4) | $280 | -| Cover design / video edit | $0–500 (@LFG) | -| eBookNFT domains | $216 (already spent) | -| Kickstarter fees (5% + 3% on $35K) | ~$2,800 | -| Kickbooster (10% on referred) | ~$700 | -| **Pre-revenue total** | **~$5,996–$6,496** | +| LinkedIn ads (campaign wks 2–4) | $1,300 | +| Meta ads | $700 | +| Google ads | $280 | +| Cover / video edit | $0–500 | +| Kickstarter fees (~8% on $35K) | ~$2,800 | +| Kickbooster (~10% on referred pledges) | ~$700 | +| Domain renewal | ~$15–20 | +| **Pre-revenue total** | **~$6,000** | | Projected revenue | $35,000–$54,000 | -| Projected net | $28,500–$48,000 | +| Projected net | ~$28,500–$48,000 | -> Add: aibook.fun renewal (~$15–20/yr — confirm at D-3). Reforecast at G1 (> W35). +--- -## Workstream ownership (RACI-lite) +## Who owns what + +Plain roles, with the internal handle in parentheses for traceability. | Workstream | Lead | Support | |:--|:--|:--| -| Commercial + R-011 gates (D-1/D-2/D-3, pricing) | @GTM | @THY | -| Campaign page + account + launch ops | @THY | @CEO, @LFG | -| Content & curation | @THY + @CEO | contributors, ProductBuzz (template), SEAT-2 (kits) | -| Site/domain/affiliate tech | @GTM | @LDC (CRM), Laguna (dev, staged POC) | -| Email/CRM | @LDC | @CEO (copy) | -| Creative (cover/video/social) | @LFG | ALL | -| Social education (Circles, #FlowsBros, showcase) | ProductBuzz [PAT] | bMAIT AiBook channel, PAT-Design S2 | -| **Spec/PRD/metrics/claims governance** | **ProductBuzz [PAT]** | DeepSeek SEAT-1 (governance review), @pat (owner) | -| OKF conformance + CCC-ID discipline + sync-back | 🧩 SEAT-1 DeepSeek (PAT) | FedArchBuzz (origin) | -| Trust floor (ZDR stance, NFT-free gate, two-tab UX) | PAT-Trust S5 | PAT-QA S4 co-verifies | - -## What blocks what (dependencies in one line) -D-3 domain (W35) → site push (W36) → prelaunch list + affiliate live · D-1/D-2 terms (W35) → copy freeze (W37) → KS submit · sample chapters (W36) → hero video + backer preview (W37) → launch (09-26). - -## Review loop -Living artifact. Weekly (Fridays, post-metrics): ProductBuzz updates it + SSOT (`RESEARCH/WEOWN_CHAT_SSOT.md` → add PRJ-031 section) with actual dates/owners; @pat reviews; deviations published to this thread. SEAT-1 keeps CCC-ID/OKF/claims conformance current. +| Commercial + pricing sign-offs (D-1/D-2, domain) | Commercial lead (@GTM) | Campaign lead (@THY) | +| Campaign page, account, launch ops | Campaign lead (@THY) | Exec co-author (@CEO), Creative (@LFG) | +| Content & curation (incl. the Minimum Lovable Library) | Lead co-authors (@THY + @CEO) | Contributors, Product (template), dev/QA (kits) | +| Site / domain / affiliate tech | Site admin (@GTM) | Email lead (@LDC), dev (staged POC) | +| Email / CRM | Email lead (@LDC) | Exec co-author (copy) | +| Creative (cover / video / social) | Creative lead (@LFG) | All | +| Community & learning loop (Circles, showcase) | Product (@pat) | Community channel, design support | +| **Spec / PRD / metrics / claims governance** | **Product (@pat)** | Format & governance support | --- -*CONSOLIDATED v1.0-DRAFT — single canonical version (v0.3 trunk + F1 + S4). Superseded drafts preserved at `PLANS/AIBOOK/` (v0.1 trio) pending @pat archive call. #LLMmodel: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731.* \ No newline at end of file + +## Dependencies in one line +Renew domain (now) → push site → pre-launch list + affiliate live · Decide pricing (this week) → +freeze copy → submit to Kickstarter · Seed the library + sample chapters → hero video + backer +preview → launch 9/26. + +## Review loop +Living artifact. Each week (post-metrics): Product updates this plan with actual dates and +owners; the team reviews; deviations are noted here. Keep the claims register and content-format +conformance current as you go. + +--- + +## Appendix — What changed in this revision + +A plain-language rewrite with the product review folded in: + +1. **Re-sorted around the core loop and the content risk.** The old "Phase 0 decisions" now open + with renewing the domain and seeding the **Minimum Lovable Library** — the two things most + likely to sink the launch — instead of a flat list of governance gates. +2. **Domain is a same-day chore, not a gated decision** (task 0.1). +3. **Added the Minimum Lovable Library as an explicit Phase-1 gate** — a beautiful campaign + around an empty library fails. +4. **Landing page is now a hook A/B test**, not just an email-capture gate — learn which message + converts before spending ad budget. +5. **Paid contribution (D-2) is on the critical path**, and "open contribution" in Phase 4 is + explicitly tied to having a real incentive. +6. **Product-health metrics get equal weight** at campaign close — "funded" isn't "validated." +7. **Governance ceremony trimmed** to the two gates that matter (no-crypto scrub, truth in + claims). +8. **Jargon translated out** — internal seat/role codes and merge-history removed; owners shown + as plain roles with handles kept for traceability. diff --git a/AiBook_PRD.md b/AiBook_PRD.md index dd5788f..09d4f07 100644 --- a/AiBook_PRD.md +++ b/AiBook_PRD.md @@ -1,206 +1,392 @@ --- -title: "AIBook.fun — Product Requirements Document (CONSOLIDATED v1.0-DRAFT)" +title: "AIBook.fun — Product Requirements Document" type: prd -tags: [aibook, weown-ai, prj-031, prd, kickstarter, responsible-agentic-ai, social-education, okf, requirements] status: draft -created: 2026-08-22 -source-of-truth: "https://github.com/CCCbotNet/fedarch/blob/main/_PROJECTS_/PRJ-031_WeOwnAI-Book.md" -generated: - by: "AI:CCC-MAIT-S004-PAT-DeepSeek (SEAT-1 governance/OKF) + ProductBuzz [PAT] (Product Ops) — merged v0.2, amended v0.3" - at: "2026-08-22T15:36:00Z" -verified: - - by: "curl github.com/CCCbotNet/fedarch (PRJ-031 SOT v3.2.1.3)" - at: "2026-08-22" - - by: "buzz channels list (relay) — bMAIT AiBook.fun channel desc" - at: "2026-08-22" -sources: - - id: sot - resource: "https://github.com/CCCbotNet/fedarch/blob/main/_PROJECTS_/PRJ-031_WeOwnAI-Book.md" - note: "PRJ-031 v3.2.1.3 — tiers, goals, affiliate %, team, timing" - - id: spec - resource: "PLANS/AIBOOK_SPEC.md" - note: "Companion spec (merged v0.3) — pillars, scope, open decisions D-1..D-7" - - id: pb-prd - resource: "PLANS/AIBOOK/AIBOOK_PRD.md (ProductBuzz draft v0.1)" - note: "Parallel draft merged into this canonical — goals, personas, FR-1..FR-8, metrics, risks" - - id: pat-manual - resource: "AGENTS.md (PAT squad) + Product-Op Manual refs" - note: "4 actors (§3-4) · 3 floors · flyer rule · two-tab UX · ZDR stance · §8 claims register · §6.3 isolation · launch gates" +owner: Patrick (Product) +launch-target: 2026-09-26 +last-updated: 2026-08-26 --- # 📚 AIBook.fun — Product Requirements Document -**CONSOLIDATED v1.0-DRAFT** · 2026-08-22 · **ProductBuzz [PAT]** (Product Ops) + **CCC-MAIT-S004-PAT-DeepSeek** (SEAT-1 governance/OKF) · Owner: @pat · Commercial sign-offs: @GTM (R-011) · Companion: `AIBOOK_SPEC.md`, `AIBOOK_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md`, PRJ-031 SOT v3.2.1.3 · **⛔ DRAFT — not a live claim. No R-011.** (v1.0-final naming reserved for R-011'd freeze.) -> v1.0-DRAFT consolidation (2026-08-22T15:36:00Z, SEAT-1 after ProductBuzz self-review 15:22Z): trunk = v0.3. Folded R2 (FR-4.7 affiliate payout milestone ≤ W-2 of campaign end — restored from ProductBuzz v0.1 FR-5.3) · R3 (FR-3.4 WeOwn Chat ledger dogfooding note, CSV stays floor) · F1 (G0–G3 kept; no G4) · F2 (15/10/10/5 everywhere) + SEAT-1 S2 (FR-1.1 Risk #9 → Risk #4, refreshed register) · S3 (verified-block parity). v0.3 amendment history below: -Legend: 🔴 must-have for 9/26 launch · 🟡 should-have (launch window) · 🟢 post-campaign. +> **Status: DRAFT.** Dollar figures, dates past today, and commercial terms in this +> document are planning assumptions, not commitments. Nothing here should be quoted +> to backers or the public until the specific line is signed off (see +> [§10 Open decisions](#10-open-decisions)). This revision rewrites the prior draft +> for plain language and folds in a product review — see +> [Appendix D](#appendix-d--what-changed-in-this-revision) for what moved and why. --- -## 1. Background & problem -WeOwnNet's Book pillar (PRJ-031, P0) lacked a product definition: what the Book *is*, whom it serves, how it educates, how it monetizes. SOT v3.2.1.3 (Mar 2026, APPROVED) carries the approved commercial skeleton and full campaign plan whose dates are superseded; the **9/26 relaunch** (relay-CONFIRMED) needs the product layer itself. This PRD keeps the SOT's approved commercial structure and adds content model, social education design, and requirements. +## TL;DR -**Problem statement:** Professionals drowning in AI hype have no shared, practice-grounded, community-owned place to learn Responsible Agentic AI — and WeOwnNet has no common literacy base to onboard its own humans and agents. +AIBook.fun is a **crowd-written, practical field guide to using AI agents responsibly at +work** — sold as an annual subscription, launched on Kickstarter on **September 26, 2026**. +Its unit of content is not a chapter but a **workflow you can actually run**: a documented, +tested recipe for getting a real job done with AI, complete with the guardrails. -## 2. Goals & non-goals -**Goals** -- **G-1** Stand up aibook.fun + Kickstarter live **9/26/2026**, funding ≥ $5K min / $35K target (DRAFT planning figures). -- **G-2** Define the Book as crowd-created, subscription, workflow-based artifact (Spec §4). -- **G-3** Launch with a demonstrable social-education loop (Read → Do → Share; Book Circles; Workflow-of-the-Week). -- **G-4** Every external claim claims-governed: nothing DRAFT/OPEN presented as final (§8 register). -- **G-5** Every backer enters the ecosystem funnel (AgencyPRO/PRJ-002) — backer→webinar→demo pipeline. +The one thing that must work on day one: a reader opens a workflow, **runs it in ~15 minutes, +and shares the result** with other readers. Everything else — the contributor economy, the +cohort program, the agent-onboarding use case — is a layer we build *on top of* that loop +after we've proven the loop works. -**Non-goals (explicit)** -- No general-purpose AI chatbot or tool; this is a book/learning product. -- No regulated professional advice issued on the book's own authority. -- No NFT/token/Web3/blockchain/crypto language on any kickstarter-facing surface (hard constraint, KS policy). -- No building the eBookNFT platform yet (4 domains held; IDEA per SOT). -- No private multi-tenant infrastructure of any kind (not applicable; boundary preserved). - -## 3. Personas & actors (JTBD) -| Persona | Core job | Success metric | -|:--|:--|:--| -| Reader/subscriber | Apply a documented RAAI workflow at work this week | Activation: reads 1 chapter + completes 1 Try-it within 14 days of backing | -| Contributor | Publish a documented workflow, earn income/reputation | 1 accepted workflow within 90 days of joining | -| Curator/co-author | Keep the quality bar | Curation SLA ≤ 10 working days per submission | -| Affiliate | Refer backers, earn commission | First payout ≤ 1 cycle after referred payment (SOT/ops guardrail; dated milestone FR-4.7) | -| Ecosystem prospect | Learn + take a stake | Backer → community join rate ≥ 40% of backers (DRAFT target) | -| Agent (WeOwnNet-native) | Onboard via the Book corpus | Gate-0 completion = part of identity tier | - -## 4. Epics & functional requirements - -### EPIC 1 — Campaign system 🔴 (launch 9/26) -| ID | Requirement | Pri | Acceptance | -|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| FR-1.1 | KS page per SOT sections: hero video (2–3 min, co-authors), problem, book, co-authors, 6 tiers ($10→$4,888), retreats, 5 stretch goals, FAQ ≥10, risks | 🔴 | Page passes **NFT-free scrub** (translation table; zero token/Web3/crypto) + KS category rules; final team review before submit (Risk #4 gate — PRD §7 refreshed register) | -| FR-1.2 | Pre-launch engine: landing live on aibook.fun, email capture, 3-email sequence | 🔴 | **500+ emails before Day 1**; FluentCRM tags (`book-prelaunch`) via @LDC | -| FR-1.3 | Affiliate live via Kickbooster.me (co-author 15% / community 10% / podcast 10% / press 5%; 30-day cookie, last-click) | 🔴 | Public signup page; widget on landing; co-authors invited Day 1 | -| FR-1.4 | Launch playbook: Day-1 schedule, weekly cadence, dead-zone tactics, final-48h push (SOT) | 🔴 | Playbook reviewed @THY/@CEO pre-launch | -| FR-1.5 | Campaign analytics: raised, backers, avg pledge, email list, CPC, affiliate share | 🔴 | Daily pulse vs SOT targets (Day-1 30% / 100 backers) | -| FR-1.6 | Post-campaign: final update, backer comms, funds receipt (~14d), fulfillment announcement | 🟡 | Sequence staged pre-launch | - -### EPIC 2 — Content system 🔴 -| ID | Requirement | Pri | Acceptance | -|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| FR-2.1 | **Workflow Recipe schema** (Spec §4.1): problem/JTBD · actors · method with **visible tool returns** · safeguards · evidence · try-it · costs · author metadata | 🔴 | Schema + 3 filled examples pass QA + @pat review | -| FR-2.2 | Chapter structure per vertical: RE · FA · Fractional C-Suite · Higher Ed · Communities · Tech/RAAI (SOT co-authors) | 🔴 | Outline + chapter owners confirmed | -| FR-2.3 | Editorial pipeline: submission → co-author review → accept/revise → publish → updates tracked | 🔴 | Pipeline doc; first community submission processed end-to-end | -| FR-2.4 | **2 sample chapters pre-launch** (backer preview) | 🔴 | Written + edited + verified (SOT PL-2) | -| FR-2.5 | **3 learn-by-running kits** (clone-and-run; verified by actually running) | 🔴 | Kits run green before campaign | -| FR-2.6 | Book = **OKF v0.2 knowledge bundle**; versioned annual editions; changelog per workflow | 🟡 | Bundle validates; renders to markdown + web | - -### EPIC 3 — Subscription & access 🔴/🟢 -| ID | Requirement | Pri | Acceptance | -|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| FR-3.1 | Digital access key post-campaign (SOT FAQ wording = approved copy base): key → PDF + web reader, 12 months, renew annually | 🟢 | Process + templates staged pre-launch | -| FR-3.2 | Anchor tier $47/yr (DRAFT — @GTM relaunch re-sign) + hardcopy upcharge at cost | 🔴 | KS pricing row signed | -| FR-3.3 | Lifetime-access tier decision (D-1) before KS copy freeze (W37). If approved: distinct SKU, price, renewals-off flag | 🟡 | Decision recorded; SKU spec | -| FR-3.4 | Fulfillment ledger: backer ↔ key/upcharge tracked (CSV min; may reuse WeOwn Chat's ledger pattern — dogfooding, only if zero extra cost; CSV stays the floor) (R3) | 🟢 | Ledger template | - -### EPIC 4 — Contributor economy 🔴/🟡 -| ID | Requirement | Pri | Acceptance | -|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| FR-4.1 | Contribution intake (Recipe template + submit channel) | 🔴 | Public intake live at campaign | -| FR-4.2 | Curation workflow w/ verification checklist (tool returns only — "REAL" is not proof, #203) | 🔴 | First 5 community Recipes processed w/ named curators | -| FR-4.3 | Contributor credit + attribution (byline per Recipe; chapter credit; "Founding" page for VIP+) | 🔴 | Credit model published | -| FR-4.4 | Affiliate onboarding (Kickbooster signup, links, leaderboard) | 🔴 | 15/10/10/5% live; weekly leaderboard to @CEO | -| FR-4.5 | Royalty mechanics — **ONLY if @GTM signs D-2** | 🟡 blocked | Ledger spec + payout cadence; never assumed | -| FR-4.6 | Claims-register hygiene: every income claim logged safe-to-say (§8) before any outreach | 🔴 | Register entries for lifetime/royalties/$47/affiliate/9/26 | -| FR-4.7 | **Affiliate payout milestone**: payouts processed ≤ W-2 of campaign end (restored from ProductBuzz v0.1 FR-5.3 — R2) | 🟡 | Dated milestone in Ops calendar; maps to time-to-first-payout (Manual) | - -### EPIC 5 — Community & social education 🔴/🟡 -| ID | Requirement | Pri | Acceptance | -|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| FR-5.1 | Try-it feedback loop: readers post workflow results (bMAIT AiBook channel LIVE; Circle channels to create) | 🔴 | Loop documented + live | -| FR-5.2 | **Book Circles**: 6-week cohort format; facilitator playbook; 1 pilot Circle within first campaign fortnight | 🟡 | Circle kit drafted; pilot = first 6 opt-in backers | -| FR-5.3 | **Workflow-of-the-Week** showcase on aibook.fun + #FlowsBros/WeOwn.FM + email | 🟡 | Showcase cadence live W39+ | -| FR-5.4 | **#FlowsBros standing series**: weekly live Recipe dissection | 🟡 | Episode format doc; 4 episodes across campaign | -| FR-5.5 | Contributor onboarding doc (submit + affiliate signup) | 🔴 | Doc published | -| FR-5.6 | Ownership markers: progress framed read → own → contribute → govern | 🟢 | Marker copy; identity tier tie-in | -| FR-5.7 | Vertical learning paths (6 curated sets) | 🟢 | Structure published at launch | - -### EPIC 6 — Site & domain 🔴 -| ID | Requirement | Pri | Acceptance | -|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| FR-6.1 | aibook.fun production landing (Framer POC `217fbfc` → review → push by @GTM:ADMIN) | 🔴 | Hero, book, sample workflow, tiers, affiliate, CTA, FAQ | -| FR-6.2 | SSL (existing cert fails — verified 08-21); keep GA continuity (UA-59154711-35) | 🔴 | HTTPS green 2 wks pre-launch | -| FR-6.3 | **Auto-renew confirmation (exp 09-05) BEFORE any push — D-3, @GTM, W35** | 🔴 | Resolved W35; infra freeze 09-12 | -| FR-6.4 | Sample-chapter delivery pre-launch (email-gated PDF via FluentCRM `book-prelaunch`) | 🔴 | Flow tested | - -### EPIC 7 — Email & CRM 🔴 -| ID | Requirement | Pri | Acceptance | -|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| FR-7.1 | FluentCRM tags: `book-prelaunch`, `book-backed`, `book-subscriber`, `affiliate` (@LDC, INT-P05) | 🔴 | Tags live | -| FR-7.2 | 8-email sequence per SOT (3 pre, 1 launch, 2 mid, 2 final) — dates → 9/26 timeline; NFT-free scrubbed | 🔴 | Sequence staged | -| FR-7.3 | Post-campaign sequence (funded, what's-next, fulfillment, renewal nudge) | 🟢 | Staged | - -### EPIC 8 — Ops, claims & metrics 🔴 -| ID | Requirement | Pri | Acceptance | -|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| FR-8.1 | Claims register: lifetime/royalties/$47-affiliate/9/26 entries + promotion rules (§8) | 🔴 | ProductBuzz opens; DRI sign-offs @GTM | -| FR-8.2 | Metric events: `backer_signed`, `prelaunch_signup`, `affiliate_referral`, `sample_chapter_downloaded`, `workflow_submitted`, `workflow_published` — **instrument events, never content (§6.3)** | 🔴 | Events live | -| FR-8.3 | Weekly metrics review ritual → campaign steering | 🔴 | Ritual scheduled | - -## 5. Non-functional requirements -| ID | Requirement | Acceptance | -|:--|:--|:--| -| NFR-1 | **Truth in status:** zero DRAFT/OPEN/NOT-LIVE claims in external assets | Hard gate before publish | -| NFR-2 | **KS compliance:** zero NFT/Web3/crypto terms on campaign surfaces | Translation table + scrub gate | -| NFR-3 | **Privacy:** mailing-list per FluentCRM norms; no confidential client data in book/campaign (instrument events, never content) | Review | -| NFR-4 | **Availability:** landing up through campaign; email on schedule; affiliate tracking live Day 1 (30-day cookie — every hour matters) | Monitoring | -| NFR-5 | **Content quality:** every workflow passes Recipe template + ≥1 co-author review (anti-hallucination guarantee) | Editorial checklist | -| NFR-6 | **Continuity:** aibook.fun must not lapse 09-05 (D-3); DNS/SSL before 09-12 (infra freeze) | D-3 resolved | -| NFR-7 | **OKF conformance:** bundle validates per OKF v0.2 (frontmatter, `type`, `sources`, trust tiers) | Validation pass | -| NFR-8 | **Trust posture:** ZDR claim stance ("documents stay on your instance" — never "ZDR is active"); 3-floor discipline per manual §5.3/§7.1 (F1 confidentiality · F2 cross-customer · F3 off-domain — DRI-ruled 08-22, all FLOOR 0); flyer rule + two-tab boundary UX | S5-Trust review | -| NFR-9 | **Accessibility:** reader + landing mobile-readable, WCAG AA target | Design review (S2) | -| NFR-10 | **Cost discipline:** launch burn ≤ SOT budget (~$6K pre-revenue); model spend tracked (W36 eval context) | Monthly review | - -## 6. Success metrics (SOT baseline + new Ops metrics) -| Metric | Min | Target | Stretch | Owner | -|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| Total raised | $5,000 | $35,000 | $54,000+ | @CEO dashboard | -| Total backers | 300 | 700 | 1,000+ | @CEO | -| Prelaunch email list | 500 | 1,000 | 2,000+ | @LDC | -| Funded in days | 7 | 3 | 1 | team | -| Ad ROAS | 3:1 | 5:1 | 10:1 | @CEO | -| → AgencyPRO pipeline | 50 | 150 | 300+ | @CEO | -| Affiliate % of total | — | ≥20% | 35% | @GTM | -| **Backer→activation** (ch.1 + Try-it in 14d) | 20% | 35% | 50% | ProductBuzz (NEW) | -| **Workflow submissions** (campaign window) | 10 | 25 | 50 | ProductBuzz (NEW) | -| **Curation SLA ≤10 working days** | 80% | 95% | 100% | Curators (NEW) | -| Renewal rate (year-1 cohort) | — | 60% | 75% | @GTM (NEW, post-campaign) | - -DRAFT targets — ratify at W35 metrics review before quoting anywhere. - -## 7. Dependencies & risk register -### Top dependencies -1. **D-1/D-2** (lifetime, royalties) → KS copy freeze (W37, 09-18). **Blocking.** @GTM R-011. -2. **D-3** (domain auto-renew) → production push (W36). **Blocking.** @GTM registrar. -3. @THY KS account + identity verification (SOT PL-1; W35). -4. Co-author confirmations (D-6: Piper, Kerner). -5. Sample chapters (FR-2.4): @THY + @CEO W36. -6. Hero video (@LFG ~250h committed, SOT): script W35, shoot W36, edit W37. - -### Risks (SOT §Risk Matrix refreshed) -| # | Risk | P | I | Mitigation | New? | -|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| 1 | < $5K minimum | Low | High | Conservative goal + prelaunch ≥500 | — | -| 2 | Co-author manuscripts delayed | Med | High | Sample chapters pre-campaign; outline locked | — | -| 3 | Low Day-1 momentum | Med | High | 500 emails + personal outreach + early bird | — | -| 4 | KS rejection (NFT language) | Low | Crit | Translation table + scrub gate + final review | — | -| 5 | **Domain lapse 09-05** | Med | Crit | D-3 confirm W35; 09-12 infra freeze | NEW | -| 6 | **Commercial claims drift (lifetime/royalties)** | Med | High | Claims register + promotion rule | NEW | -| 7 | **Unratified targets quoted externally** | Med | Med | Metrics labeled DRAFT until W35 sign | NEW | -| 8 | Fulfillment delays | Med | Med | Print-on-demand; key issuance CSV | — | -| 9 | Early-bird cannibalization of $47 tier | Med | Med | Cap 200; laddered tiers | NEW | -| 10 | Post-campaign renewal work unstaffed | Med | High | Renewal owner assigned W35 (@GTM + @LDC) | NEW | -| 11 | **Content pipeline thin (RAAI workflows need practitioners)** | Med | High | Community intake live at campaign; circles recruit; co-authors recruit | NEW | -| 12 | Campaign-date confusion (SOT vintage vs 9/26) | Low | Med | All assets use 9/26; SOT note in every doc | NEW | - -## 8. Open questions (tracked in Spec §8, D-1..D-7) -D-1 lifetime · D-2 royalties · D-3 domain auto-renew · D-4 SOT refresh → v3.3.0 · D-5 POC push · D-6 co-author confirmations · D-7 Product-Op Manual refs. **All are @GTM/@pat lanes; D-1/D-2/D-3 on the critical path to W37 copy freeze.** - -## 9. Approval & next step -→ @pat: review Spec + PRD → @GTM: R-011 on D-1/D-2/D-3 (+ D-4 SOT refresh) — the only blockers to v1.0. Once signed: freeze v1.0, hand to implementation plan, open claims-register entries, brief KS copy writers. +- **Who it's for:** busy professionals (real-estate, financial advisors, fractional + executives, higher-ed, community leaders, technologists) who want to apply an AI workflow + *this week*, not read AI theory. +- **The ask:** fund the first edition on Kickstarter — **$5K minimum / $35K target**. +- **The bet:** if the "run a workflow and share it" loop is genuinely useful, the same + people who read become the people who contribute — and the book stays alive. --- -*CONSOLIDATED v1.0-DRAFT — single canonical version (v0.3 trunk + R2 + R3 + F1 + F2 + S2 + S3). Superseded drafts preserved at `PLANS/AIBOOK/` (v0.1 trio) pending @pat archive call. #LLMmodel: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731.* \ No newline at end of file + +## 1. The core loop and the one metric + +Everything in this product either serves this loop or waits its turn: + +``` + READ a workflow → RUN the Try-it (~15 min) → SHARE the result + ▲ │ + └────────── see others' results, come back ──────┘ +``` + +**North-Star metric — Activation:** *a backer reads at least one workflow and completes at +least one Try-it within 14 days of getting access.* + +If activation is healthy, the product is alive and the rest (renewal, contribution, +community) becomes possible. If activation is weak, no amount of funding, community +scaffolding, or governance saves it. We report activation **first**, above the fundraising +numbers, from the first day backers have access. + +--- + +## 2. Background & problem + +**The problem:** Professionals are drowning in AI hype and have nowhere practical, trustworthy, +and current to learn how to *actually use* AI agents in their real work — safely. Books go +stale in months. Courses are generic. Twitter threads aren't accountable. And nobody's guide +is written by, and kept current by, the practitioners doing the work. + +**Why us, why now:** WeOwnNet needs a shared, practical AI-literacy base for the people (and, +later, the AI agents) it works with. A living book of *tested workflows* — contributed by +practitioners, curated for quality — is that base. The Kickstarter both funds the first +edition and assembles the founding community. + +**What makes it different (the claim we have to earn):** every workflow is *grounded in +practice* — it shows the real steps and the real tool output, not a plausible-sounding +description. "It works" is not a claim we make; it's something the reader can verify by +running the Try-it themselves. + +--- + +## 3. What the product is — and what it is *not yet* + +The prior draft treated five different products as one launch. They are not one product. Here +is the honest layering: + +| Layer | What it is | When | +|:--|:--|:--| +| **Core (v1 — launch)** | A subscription book of tested AI workflows + the read→run→share loop | **9/26 launch** | +| Layer 2 (post-launch) | Community contribution — readers submit their own workflows | After core loop proven | +| Layer 3 (post-launch) | Cohort learning — "Book Circles," Workflow-of-the-Week showcase | After first content proves demand | +| Layer 4 (later) | Agent onboarding — the same content, read by AI agents to onboard | Deliberate future use of the format | +| Layer 5 (later) | Funnel into the wider WeOwnNet ecosystem (AgencyPRO) | Ongoing, low-effort | + +**This matters because** each layer has a different success metric and a different failure +mode. Trying to build all five for 9/26 is how a small team ships none of them well. v1 is the +**core loop, done excellently.** The other layers are designed-for but not built-for launch. + +### Explicit non-goals +- Not a general-purpose AI chatbot or tool. It's a learning product. +- Not regulated professional advice on the book's own authority. +- No crypto / token / Web3 / NFT language on any public or Kickstarter-facing surface. + *(This is a hard Kickstarter-policy constraint — see [Appendix A](#appendix-a--kickstarter-compliance-the-nft-scrub).)* +- Not building a separate "eBookNFT platform" — that's a future idea; this book is the first product. + +--- + +## 4. Who it's for + +Personas are written as **jobs-to-be-done**. Note the buyer's job is *utility* ("help me do a +thing this week"), which is how we should lead the pitch — ownership and community come later, +as reasons to *stay*, not reasons to *buy*. + +| Persona | The job they're hiring us for | We've succeeded when… | +|:--|:--|:--| +| **Reader / subscriber** | "Apply one documented AI workflow in my real job this week." | They complete a Try-it within 14 days of getting access. | +| **Contributor** *(Layer 2)* | "Publish a workflow I've proven, earn recognition (and, if we build it, income)." | Their first workflow is accepted within 90 days. | +| **Curator / co-author** | "Keep the quality bar high; own a vertical." | Reviews turned around within ~10 working days. | +| **Affiliate** | "Refer backers, earn commission." | First payout lands within one cycle of a referred pledge. | +| **Ecosystem prospect** | "Learn responsible AI; maybe get more involved." | ≥40% of backers join the community *(draft target)*. | +| **AI agent** *(Layer 4)* | "Onboard by reading the corpus." | *Designed-for, not a launch requirement — see §6.4.* | + +**Who it's *not* for:** people who want AI theory with no practice behind it; anyone seeking +regulated professional advice from the book itself; teams wanting private hosted +infrastructure (out of scope). + +--- + +## 5. The content model — where the real risk is + +### 5.1 The unit of content: a Workflow Recipe +Every entry follows one template. This template *is* the product's quality guarantee — it's +the structural answer to "how do I know this AI advice isn't hallucinated?" + +| Field | What it captures | +|:--|:--| +| **Problem (the job)** | The real task or pain this solves | +| **Actors** | Who runs it — a person, a role, or an AI agent | +| **Method** | Ordered, reproducible steps — **showing the actual tool output**, not a description of it | +| **Safeguards** | The responsible-AI guardrails: data handling, human oversight, failure modes, escalation | +| **Evidence** | The documented result — artifacts or metrics | +| **Try-it** | A ~15-minute exercise so the reader learns by doing | +| **Costs** | Model/tool costs where known — honesty about the economics | +| **Author & sources** | Who wrote it, when, for which vertical, with citations | + +**Chapters** are curated collections of these recipes, one set per vertical: Real Estate · +Financial Advisors · Fractional C-Suite · Higher Ed · Communities · Technology. **Editions** +refresh annually — which is the honest justification for a *subscription* rather than a +one-time purchase: the content genuinely goes stale as AI changes. + +### 5.2 The cold-start problem (this is the #1 product risk) +The value proposition is "a rich living library." At launch, the prior plan has us with **2 +sample chapters and 3 runnable kits** — a pamphlet, not a library — and a hope that the crowd +fills the rest. **Crowd-sourced libraries reliably die at cold-start.** We must not bet the +launch on strangers showing up to write content for free. + +**Requirement — "Minimum Lovable Library":** before we ask anyone to pay, the founding +co-authors and team produce a floor of **15–20 fully-tested workflows across at least 3 +verticals** *(recommended number — team to ratify)*. This is a **launch gate**, not a +post-launch aspiration. Community contribution is **Layer 2** — an experiment we run *after* +we've seeded a library worth subscribing to. + +### 5.3 Be honest: v1 is an *authored* book, not yet a *crowd* book +The prior draft's "contributor economy" pays co-authors **15% affiliate commission** — which +is a reward for *referring backers*, not for *writing workflows*. Writing a workflow currently +earns a byline and nothing else. The mechanic that would actually pay contributors — royalties +— is unresolved (see [D-2](#10-open-decisions)). + +So for v1, we state plainly: **the first edition is written by a founding set of co-authors and +the team.** Open community contribution — with a real incentive attached — is the very next +thing we build, and its incentive design ([D-2](#10-open-decisions)) is a **launch-blocking +decision, not a nice-to-have**, because the entire "living book" thesis depends on it. + +--- + +## 6. Requirements + +Priorities: 🔴 must-have for 9/26 · 🟡 should-have (launch window) · 🟢 post-launch. +Requirements are grouped by the layer they serve; **most 🔴 items serve the core loop.** + +### 6.1 Campaign (Kickstarter) — 🔴 +| ID | Requirement | Pri | +|:--|:--|:--| +| C-1 | Kickstarter page: hero video (2–3 min), problem, the book, co-authors, 6 pledge tiers ($10→$4,888), stretch goals, FAQ (≥10), risks — **passes the NFT-language scrub** and Kickstarter category rules | 🔴 | +| C-2 | Pre-launch landing page on aibook.fun with email capture + a 3-email warm-up sequence. **Target: 500+ emails before Day 1.** | 🔴 | +| C-3 | Affiliate program live (Kickbooster): co-author 15% / community 10% / podcast 10% / press 5%; 30-day cookie, last-click | 🔴 | +| C-4 | Launch playbook: Day-1 hour-by-hour schedule, weekly cadence, mid-campaign tactics, final-48h push | 🔴 | +| C-5 | Campaign analytics dashboard: raised, backers, avg pledge, email list, cost-per-click, affiliate share — reviewed daily | 🔴 | +| C-6 | Post-campaign comms staged before launch: final update, backer sequence, fulfillment announcement | 🟡 | + +### 6.2 Content (the core loop) — 🔴 +| ID | Requirement | Pri | +|:--|:--|:--| +| K-1 | Workflow Recipe template (§5.1), published, with **3 filled, reviewed examples** | 🔴 | +| K-2 | **Minimum Lovable Library: 15–20 tested workflows, ≥3 verticals** (§5.2) — team/co-author authored | 🔴 | +| K-3 | Chapter outline per vertical, with a named owner for each | 🔴 | +| K-4 | 2 sample chapters delivered pre-launch as the backer preview | 🔴 | +| K-5 | 3 "clone-and-run" kits, each **verified by actually running it** | 🔴 | +| K-6 | Editorial pipeline: submit → co-author review → accept/revise → publish → track updates | 🔴 | +| K-7 | Content stored in a structured, versioned, machine-readable format (frontmatter + provenance + trust tiers) so editions are diffable and, later, agent-readable | 🟡 | + +### 6.3 Access & subscription — 🔴 / 🟢 +| ID | Requirement | Pri | +|:--|:--|:--| +| A-1 | Post-campaign access: a digital key unlocks PDF + web reader for 12 months, renews annually | 🟢 | +| A-2 | Anchor price **$47/yr** *(draft — needs commercial re-sign)* + hardcopy at-cost upcharge | 🔴 | +| A-3 | Lifetime tier — **decision required before copy freeze** (see [D-1](#10-open-decisions)) | 🟡 | +| A-4 | Fulfillment ledger: backer ↔ key/upcharge tracked (a spreadsheet is fine for v1) | 🟢 | + +### 6.4 The other layers — mostly 🟡 / 🟢 +| ID | Requirement | Pri | +|:--|:--|:--| +| L-1 | *(Layer 3)* Try-it feedback loop: readers post results in the community channel (pinned template) | 🔴 | +| L-2 | *(Layer 3)* "Book Circles" — 6-week cohort format + facilitator playbook; **1 pilot cohort** post-launch | 🟡 | +| L-3 | *(Layer 3)* Workflow-of-the-Week showcase (site + community + email) | 🟡 | +| L-4 | *(Layer 2)* Public contribution intake + curation checklist — opens **after** the Minimum Lovable Library exists | 🟡 | +| L-5 | *(Layer 4)* Agent-onboarding: the same content, structured for machine ingestion — **a property of the K-7 format, not a separate build for launch** (see decision in [D-5](#10-open-decisions)) | 🟢 | +| L-6 | *(Layer 5)* Ecosystem funnel: backers flow into the wider WeOwnNet programs | 🟢 | + +### 6.5 Site, email, ops — 🔴 +| ID | Requirement | Pri | +|:--|:--|:--| +| S-1 | aibook.fun production landing (hero, the book, a sample workflow, tiers, affiliate, CTA, FAQ) | 🔴 | +| S-2 | Working HTTPS (current cert fails — verified 08-21); keep existing analytics continuity | 🔴 | +| S-3 | Email/CRM tags for the funnel: `prelaunch`, `backed`, `subscriber`, `affiliate` | 🔴 | +| S-4 | 8-email campaign sequence (3 pre-launch, 1 launch, 2 mid, 2 final), dates aligned to 9/26, NFT-scrubbed | 🔴 | +| S-5 | Instrument **events, not content** — track that a workflow was downloaded/submitted, never the confidential content itself (see [Appendix B](#appendix-b--trust--privacy-posture)) | 🔴 | + +--- + +## 7. Non-functional requirements + +| ID | Requirement | +|:--|:--| +| NFR-1 | **Truth in status:** no draft/unconfirmed figure appears in any external asset. Hard gate before publish. | +| NFR-2 | **Kickstarter compliance:** zero crypto/Web3/NFT terms on any campaign surface ([Appendix A](#appendix-a--kickstarter-compliance-the-nft-scrub)). | +| NFR-3 | **Privacy:** no confidential client data in any workflow or campaign asset; track events, not content. | +| NFR-4 | **Availability:** landing page up through the campaign; emails on schedule; affiliate tracking live from Day 1 (the 30-day cookie means every hour of Day 1 counts). | +| NFR-5 | **Content quality:** every workflow passes the Recipe template + at least one co-author review. | +| NFR-6 | **Domain continuity:** aibook.fun must not lapse (it currently expires 09-05 — see [§9](#9-immediate-next-steps)). | +| NFR-7 | **Accessibility:** reader and landing page are mobile-readable, targeting WCAG AA. | +| NFR-8 | **Cost discipline:** pre-revenue burn stays within the ~$6K budget ([Appendix C](#appendix-c--budget)). | + +--- + +## 8. Success metrics + +**Product health first, fundraising second.** The prior draft led with fundraising vanity +metrics; those measure the *campaign*, not the *product.* A funded campaign can still hide a +dead product if nobody activates, renews, or contributes. + +### Product health (report these first) +| Metric | Floor | Target | Why it matters | +|:--|:--|:--|:--| +| **Activation** — read 1 workflow + do 1 Try-it in 14 days | 20% | 35% | The North-Star. Is the core loop actually useful? | +| **Workflow submissions** during campaign window | 10 | 25 | Early signal that Layer 2 (contribution) is real | +| **Renewal rate** — year-1 cohort | — | 60% | Is a *subscription* the right model at all? | +| **Curation turnaround** ≤ 10 working days | 80% | 95% | Can we keep quality without becoming the bottleneck? | + +### Campaign performance (the fundraise) +| Metric | Min | Target | Stretch | +|:--|:--|:--|:--| +| Total raised | $5,000 | $35,000 | $54,000+ | +| Total backers | 300 | 700 | 1,000+ | +| Pre-launch email list | 500 | 1,000 | 2,000+ | +| Days to fund | 7 | 3 | 1 | +| Ad return on spend | 3:1 | 5:1 | 10:1 | +| Affiliate share of total | — | ≥20% | 35% | +| Backers → ecosystem pipeline | 50 | 150 | 300+ | + +> ⚠️ **Two bars, not one.** Hitting the **$5K funding floor** (~106 backers) proves people will +> *pre-order*. It does **not** prove they'll *renew* or *contribute* — the two things this +> business actually depends on. Treat the **product-health floors above as a separate, +> equally-weighted validation bar.** "Funded" is not "validated." + +*All draft targets must be ratified before being quoted anywhere.* + +--- + +## 9. Immediate next steps + +**This week — decisions and de-risking (before any copy or build locks):** +1. **Renew aibook.fun today.** It expires 09-05; launch is 09-26. This is a chore, not a + strategic decision — do it now and delete it from the risk list. *(Owner: whoever holds the + registrar login.)* +2. **Resolve the pricing spine together — lifetime ([D-1](#10-open-decisions)) *and* royalties + ([D-2](#10-open-decisions)).** They're linked, and both block copy freeze. +3. **Ratify the North-Star + the product-health floors** (§8) so we're measuring the right + thing from Day 1. +4. **Ratify the Minimum Lovable Library number and assign every workflow an author** (§5.2). +5. **Confirm the two unconfirmed co-authors** (Higher Ed, Communities) or re-scope those + verticals out of v1. + +**Build phase (weeks to launch):** +6. Landing page ships as a **hook A/B test** ("run this AI workflow today" vs. "own a + community-built AI guide") — we should *learn which message converts* before we spend ad + budget, not just capture emails. +7. Author the Minimum Lovable Library to its floor number. +8. Standard campaign build — hero video, email sequence, Kickstarter page — **after** 1–5. +9. Keep two governance gates sharp and drop the ceremony from the rest ([Appendix B](#appendix-b--trust--privacy-posture)): + the **NFT-language scrub** (existential — Kickstarter will reject us otherwise) and + **truth-in-claims** (no draft figures go public). + +**Launch → fulfillment:** run the campaign, then fulfill (manuscript → edit → layout → proof → +issue access keys → print/ship hardcopies), then turn on the renewal system and open Layer 2 +contribution. Detailed timeline lives in the Implementation Plan. + +--- + +## 10. Open decisions + +These are the *genuinely open* strategic decisions. Each carries a **recommendation** so the +decision-maker has a starting point — but the recommendation is not yet a decision. + +| # | Decision | Recommendation | Blocks | +|:--|:--|:--|:--| +| **D-1** | **Lifetime tier — offer it, and at what price?** A ~$97–147 lifetime breaks even against $47/yr in ~2–3 years, which *undercuts the recurring-revenue thesis.* | **Pick a spine.** Keep $47/yr as the anchor. If you want a lifetime option, frame it *only* as a bounded early-bird instrument to capitalize the community fund (capped quantity), not the default SKU. Don't ship recurring + lifetime as equals. | KS copy freeze | +| **D-2** | **Contributor payment — how do people earn for *writing workflows* (not just referring)?** Today the only paid mechanic is affiliate referral. | **Resolve before launch.** This is the engine of the "living book." Decide: royalty pool, per-accepted-workflow bounty, or an explicit "v1 is authored, paid contribution ships in Q1" — but decide, don't leave blank. | The core value prop | +| **D-3** | **Co-author confirmations** (Higher Ed, Communities verticals). | Confirm within the week or cut those verticals from v1 and add post-launch. | Chapter outline, scope | +| **D-4** | **Refresh the source-of-truth plan** to the 9/26 dates and re-signed terms (depends on D-1/D-2). | Do after D-1/D-2 land. | Copy freeze | +| **D-5** | **Human-first or agent-first for v1?** Writing for human motivation and for machine ingestion are different jobs. | **Human-first.** Build the content format so agents *can* read it later (K-7), but optimize v1 for human learners. Agent onboarding is Layer 4. | Content design | +| **D-6** | **Does "you own a stake" survive the NFT-scrub as a *true* claim?** If the ownership model was fundamentally token mechanics, stripping them for Kickstarter may leave "ownership" as marketing over an ordinary subscription. | **Audit the claim.** Either define what ownership concretely means without tokens (governance rights? revenue share? credited authorship?) or stop using the word publicly. Add it to the claims register. | Public messaging integrity | + +> *Resolved and removed from this list:* the domain "decision" — it's a chore (renew it, §9), +> not a strategic gate. + +--- + +## Appendix A — Kickstarter compliance (the NFT scrub) + +Kickstarter bans NFT/crypto/Web3 language. Any internal terms rooted in that model must be +translated on every public surface **before** submission, e.g. an internal "subscription NFT" +becomes, publicly, an **"annual digital subscription."** A single scrub gate reviews *every* +asset (page, emails, landing, video captions) against a translation table before anything +ships. **This is the single most existential compliance requirement** — a rejection here kills +the launch date. + +## Appendix B — Trust & privacy posture + +Kept deliberately lightweight for this stage; two rules are load-bearing, the rest is +proportionate: +- **Confidential material never appears in public content.** Workflows are illustrative and + use non-confidential examples. +- **Instrument events, not content.** We record *that* a workflow was downloaded or submitted — + never the private content of what a user did. +- **Honest data-handling language.** Describe what's actually true ("your documents stay on + your instance"); never claim a security property we haven't verified is switched on. +- Heavier governance ceremony (formal sign-off registers, isolation-floor audits, corpus + conformance) scales up *with the product* — it doesn't precede a pre-revenue, unvalidated + launch. + +## Appendix C — Budget + +Pre-revenue, ~$6K, matching the source plan: + +| Item | Cost | +|:--|:--| +| LinkedIn ads (campaign wks 2–4) | $1,300 | +| Meta ads | $700 | +| Google ads | $280 | +| Cover / video edit | $0–500 | +| Kickstarter fees (~8% on $35K) | ~$2,800 | +| Kickbooster (10% on referred pledges) | ~$700 | +| Domain renewal | ~$15–20 | +| **Pre-revenue total** | **~$6,000** | +| Projected revenue | $35,000–$54,000 | + +## Appendix D — What changed in this revision + +This revision is a **plain-language rewrite with a product review folded in.** Substantive +changes from the prior draft, and the reasoning: + +1. **Named one core loop + one North-Star** (read→run→share; activation). The prior draft + marked ~half of 40 requirements "must-have" — no real prioritization. +2. **Layered the product** (§3) so v1 = the core loop; contribution, cohorts, agents, and the + funnel are explicitly later layers. +3. **Elevated the content cold-start** to the #1 risk and added the *Minimum Lovable Library* + launch gate (§5.2). +4. **Told the truth about incentives** (§5.3): v1 is an authored book; the "contributor + economy" is currently a referral scheme; paid contribution (D-2) is now launch-blocking. +5. **Forced the subscription-vs-lifetime tension** into a real decision (D-1). +6. **Split the validation bar from the funding floor** (§8) so a funded-but-dead outcome can't + hide. +7. **Reframed the pitch as utility-first** (§4, §9 hook test) — the buyer wants a workflow, not + an ownership philosophy. +8. **Demoted governance to proportionate** (Appendix B), keeping only the NFT-scrub and + truth-in-claims as active gates. +9. **Turned the domain "decision" into a same-day chore** (§9). +10. **Translated the jargon out.** Internal codes, handles, and merge-history are gone from the + body; a who's-who / glossary can be maintained separately if the team wants traceability + back to the source-of-truth IDs. + +*(A field-by-field mapping from the old FR-x IDs to these can be produced on request.)* diff --git a/AiBook_Spec.md b/AiBook_Spec.md index 16f9423..eca52de 100644 --- a/AiBook_Spec.md +++ b/AiBook_Spec.md @@ -1,190 +1,303 @@ --- -title: "AIBook.fun — Product Specification (CONSOLIDATED v1.0-DRAFT)" +title: "AIBook.fun — Product Specification" type: spec -tags: [aibook, weown-ai, prj-031, kickstarter, spec, product, responsible-agentic-ai, social-education, okf] status: draft -created: 2026-08-22 -source-of-truth: "https://github.com/CCCbotNet/fedarch/blob/main/_PROJECTS_/PRJ-031_WeOwnAI-Book.md" -generated: - by: "AI:CCC-MAIT-S004-PAT-DeepSeek (SEAT-1 governance/OKF) + ProductBuzz [PAT] (Product + Branding SME) — merged v0.2, amended v0.3" - at: "2026-08-22T15:36:00Z" -verified: - - by: "buzz channels list (relay) — bMAIT AiBook.fun channel desc" - at: "2026-08-22" - - by: "curl github.com/CCCbotNet/fedarch (PRJ-031 SOT v3.2.1.3)" - at: "2026-08-22" -sources: - - id: sot - resource: "https://github.com/CCCbotNet/fedarch/blob/main/_PROJECTS_/PRJ-031_WeOwnAI-Book.md" - note: "PRJ-031 v3.2.1.3 · GTM_2026-W10_203 · APPROVED · $47/yr + Kickbooster affiliate · 6 tiers · $5K/$35K/$54K · Season-003 dates superseded" - - id: gtm-learn - resource: "buzz://channel/4ed06d1f-a01a-4c73-b61e-0353d4cd8e87 (event b8531f38)" - note: "@GTM LEARN 2026-08-16 · GTM_2026-W33_6089 · common denominator + 5-tier ownership barriers" - - id: gtm-deepseek-5017 - resource: "buzz://channel/4ed06d1f-a01a-4c73-b61e-0353d4cd8e87 (event f22c2e59)" - note: "🧩 LEARN 5017 · GTM_2026-W34_5017 · model + date + affiliate verification" - - id: channel-desc - resource: "buzz channels list 2026-08-22 (relay)" - note: "🎭bMAIT🤖AiBook.fun 📚[.OCA] — common denominator; Kickstarter 9/26/2026" - - id: pat-concept - resource: "buzz://channel/4ed06d1f-a01a-4c73-b61e-0353d4cd8e87 (event a05e44b2)" - note: "@pat 2026-08-21: open book of RAAI workflows; lifetime buy; curator royalties (DRAFT — R-011 pending)" - - id: pb-spec - resource: "PLANS/AIBOOK/AIBOOK_SPEC.md (ProductBuzz draft v0.1)" - note: "Parallel draft merged into this canonical — vision, principles, actors, social methods, KS package" - - id: workspace-note - resource: "RESEARCH/AIBOOK_FUN_NOTE.md" - note: "Project note + alignment verdicts (2026-08-21)" +owner: Patrick (Product) +launch-target: 2026-09-26 +last-updated: 2026-08-26 +companions: [AiBook_PRD.md, AiBook_Implementation_Plan.md] --- # 📚 AIBook.fun — Product Specification -**CONSOLIDATED v1.0-DRAFT** · 2026-08-22 · Authors: **ProductBuzz [PAT]** (Product + Branding SME, Product Ops) + **CCC-MAIT-S004-PAT-DeepSeek** (SEAT-1 governance/OKF) · Owner: @pat → @GTM (R-011 sign-offs) · Companion: `AIBOOK_PRD.md`, `AIBOOK_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md` · **⛔ DRAFT — not a live claim. No R-011.** (v1.0-final naming reserved for the R-011'd freeze, PRD §9.) -> v1.0-DRAFT consolidation (2026-08-22T15:36:00Z, SEAT-1 after ProductBuzz self-review 15:22Z): trunk = v0.3. Folded R1 (affiliate zero-cost entry + Kickbooster 10% fee, §4.5) · R2 (affiliate payout milestone → PRD FR-4.7) · R3 (WeOwn Chat ledger dogfooding option → PRD FR-3.4) · F1 (gates G0–G3 kept; G4 dropped everywhere) · F2 (15/10/10/5 everywhere) + SEAT-1 deltas S1 (claims-register affiliate row corrected 15/10/5 → 15/10/10/5) · S2 (Risk #9 → Risk #4, PRD §7 refreshed register) · S3 (verified-block parity). v0.3 amendment history below: -> v0.3 amendment (2026-08-22T13:36Z, Product Ops review): marker vocabulary corrected (9/26 = CONFIRMED, not LIVE) · floor numbering per DRI ruling (F1 confidentiality / F2 cross-customer / F3 off-domain, all FLOOR 0 — manual §5.3/§7.1) · D-7 resolved at DRI level · frontmatter timestamps corrected to real write time (v0.2 stamp was future-dated ~2h — fixed). -Status markers (Product Ops Manual vocab): LIVE / PARTIAL / NOT LIVE / DRAFT / OPEN / CONFIRMED / FLOOR. Anything DRAFT is not to be presented externally as final. +> **Status: DRAFT.** This spec is the *thinking* behind the product — the vision, the +> principles, the model. The [PRD](AiBook_PRD.md) turns it into requirements; the +> [Implementation Plan](AiBook_Implementation_Plan.md) turns it into a schedule. Commercial +> figures and unconfirmed terms here are planning assumptions, not commitments, and must not be +> quoted externally until signed off ([§8](#8-open-decisions)). See +> [Appendix — What changed](#appendix--what-changed-in-this-revision) for how this revision +> differs from the prior draft. --- -## 1. Vision +## TL;DR -> **AIBook.fun turns "the Book" from an artifact into an engine.** It is the 📚 Learning pillar of ♾️ WeOwnNet — the *common denominator* every human and agent passes through to onboard into the ecosystem (`🎭bMAIT🤖AiBook.fun 📚[.OCA]`, relay-verified channel desc). It is a **living, crowd-created, subscription book of well-documented Responsible Agentic AI (RAAI) workflows** — open for contribution, owned by its readers-as-members, launched via Kickstarter on **9/26/2026** (CONFIRMED, relay-verified). +AIBook.fun is a **living, crowd-written field guide to using AI agents responsibly at work.** +Its unit of value is a **workflow you can run** — a documented, tested recipe for doing a real +job with AI, including the guardrails. It launches as an annual subscription via Kickstarter on +**September 26, 2026**. -The product is hired for four jobs: -1. **Educate** — teach practitioners (humans *and* agents) RAAI from well-documented, battle-tested workflows, not hype. -2. **Onboard** — be the shared literacy base / Gate 0 for the ecosystem (knowledge denominator everyone owns together). -3. **Incentivize** — give contributors (co-authors, curators, affiliate community) a real economic stake, so the book stays fed and current. -4. **Funnel** — top of the AgencyPRO (= PRJ-002) funnel: every backer is a qualified lead. +The product does four jobs, in priority order: -**One-sentence pitch:** *"Professionals wrote the book on AI — together. A crowd-created, living guide to Responsible Agentic AI that you own a stake in, taught as workflows you can actually run."* +1. **Teach** practitioners how to actually use AI — from tested workflows, not hype. *(This is + v1.)* +2. **Fund & assemble** a founding community through the Kickstarter. *(This is v1.)* +3. **Reward contribution** so the book stays current — the "living" part. *(Design it now, + prove it just after launch.)* +4. **Connect** readers into the wider WeOwnNet ecosystem. *(Ongoing, low-effort.)* -## 2. Product principles (hard boundaries) + pillars +The hard truth this spec insists on: **jobs 1–2 are the launch; jobs 3–4 are layers we build on +top of a proven core.** Trying to ship all four at once is how a small team ships none well. -**Gates, not preferences** — inherited from ecosystem + PRJ-031 SOT: -1. **Grounded in practice** — every workflow documents real method: problem → constraints → steps → safeguards → evidence. No theory without a runnable shape. -2. **Responsible by design** — RAAI guardrails are part of every workflow template (data handling, human oversight, failure modes), not an appendix. -3. **Open contribution, curated quality** — anyone can propose a workflow; curators/co-authors review. Incentive = affiliate income per SOT; royalty variant OPEN (@GTM R-011). -4. **Ownership, not access** — 5-tier barrier model (GTM_2026-W33_6089): Knowledge → Identity → Brand surface → **Economic stake** → Governance. Owning the denominator = real common base. -5. **The boundary is the product** — no general-purpose AI chatbot claims, no regulated advice on the book's own authority, one honest set of claims (§8). +**One-sentence pitch (utility-first):** *"Steal 20 tested AI workflows you can run this week — +from a living guide that practitioners keep current, and that you can help write."* -| # | Pillar | Design consequence | +--- + +## 1. Vision & the core loop + +The prior draft's slogan was *"turn the Book from an artifact into an engine."* That's the right +ambition — but an engine needs one cylinder firing before you add the rest. Here is the cylinder: + +``` + READ a workflow → RUN the Try-it (~15 min) → SHARE the result → (come back) +``` + +Everything else the product wants to be — a contributor economy, a cohort program, an +onboarding corpus for AI agents — is a **layer built on top of this loop**, and only worth +building once the loop demonstrably works. We measure that with one number, **Activation**: *did +a reader run at least one workflow within 14 days?* (Full metric set in [PRD §8](AiBook_PRD.md).) + +### The product in layers +| Layer | What | When | |:--|:--|:--| -| P6 | **Trust-floored** | 3 floors per manual §5.3/§7.1 (all FLOOR 0): **F1** confidentiality · **F2** cross-customer exposure · **F3** off-domain (DRI-ruled 08-22, @pat override window); flyer rule + two-tab (green/red) boundary UX; ZDR stance: "documents stay on your instance", NEVER "ZDR is active" | -| P7 | **OKF-native** | Book = Google OKF v0.2 knowledge bundle (frontmatter, `type`, `sources` provenance, trust tiers: unverified → machine-confirmed → human-reviewed) — versionable, renderable, auditable, agent-native | -| P8 | **NFT-free public face** | Translation table enforced on all KS-facing surfaces; zero token/Web3/crypto language publicly | +| **Core (v1)** | Subscription book of tested workflows + read→run→share loop | **Launch** | +| Contribution | Readers submit their own workflows (needs a real incentive — see [§3](#3-actors--the-contributor-question)) | Just after launch | +| Cohorts | "Book Circles," Workflow-of-the-Week showcase | After content proves demand | +| Agent-native | Same content, read by AI agents to onboard | Deliberate future use of the format | +| Ecosystem funnel | Backers flow into wider WeOwnNet programs | Ongoing | -## 3. Actors & jobs +--- -| Actor | Who | Job | Key boundary | +## 2. Principles (the hard boundaries) + +These are gates, not preferences — a workflow or a claim either clears them or it doesn't ship. + +1. **Grounded in practice.** Every workflow documents a real method: problem → constraints → + steps → safeguards → evidence. No theory without a runnable shape. The steps **show the + actual tool output**, because "it works" is something the reader verifies, not something we + assert. +2. **Responsible by design.** The responsible-AI guardrails (data handling, human oversight, + failure modes) are part of *every* workflow template — not an appendix, not an afterthought. +3. **Open contribution, curated quality.** Anyone can propose a workflow; curators and + co-authors review before it's published. *(The incentive that makes people actually + contribute is still an open decision — see [§3](#3-actors--the-contributor-question) and + [D-2](#8-open-decisions).)* +4. **Ownership as a reason to stay, not the reason to buy.** The buyer's job is utility ("help + me do a thing this week"). Community and ownership are what turn a reader into a member — + they're the retention layer, not the opening pitch. +5. **The boundary is the product.** No general-purpose-chatbot claims, no regulated advice on + the book's own authority, and one honest set of claims (nothing draft presented as final). + +--- + +## 3. Actors & the contributor question + +| Actor | Who | Their job | The boundary | |:--|:--|:--|:--| -| **Reader / Subscriber** | Practitioner (RE, FA, fractional C-suite, higher ed, communities, tech) | Get current, trustworthy RAAI workflows to apply this week | Pays for access ($47/yr baseline — DRAFT until relaunch sign) | -| **Contributor / Co-author** | Confirmed: @THY (RE/FA) · @CEO (C-suite) · @GTM (tech/RAAI); potential: B.W. Piper (higher ed), L. Kerner (communities) | Publish a documented workflow; earn income + reputation | Content curated; workflow template enforced | -| **Curator** | Co-authors + community editors | Keep quality bar; run editorial pipeline | Curation ≠ platform ownership | -| **Affiliate** | Community / podcast / press | Refer backers; earn commission | Kickbooster 15/10/10/5% (SOT) | -| **Ecosystem prospect** | Anyone not yet in WeOwnNet | Learn responsible AI; take a stake | Becomes AgencyPRO funnel | -| **Agents (WeOwnNet-native)** | Every agent in the ecosystem | Read the Book as onboarding corpus (AGENTS.md → Book) | Book = machine-readable markdown; workflow schema | +| **Reader / subscriber** | Practitioners (real estate, financial advisors, fractional execs, higher ed, communities, tech) | Get current, trustworthy AI workflows to apply this week | Pays for access (~$47/yr — *draft*) | +| **Co-author** | Confirmed: three founders across RE/FA, C-suite, and tech. Potential: two more for Higher Ed & Communities | Own a vertical; write and curate its workflows | Content follows the template; curated | +| **Curator / editor** | Co-authors + community editors | Keep the quality bar; run the editorial pipeline | Curating ≠ owning the platform | +| **Affiliate** | Community, podcast, press | Refer backers; earn commission | Commission rates below | +| **Ecosystem prospect** | Anyone not yet in WeOwnNet | Learn responsible AI; maybe get involved | Becomes a funnel lead | +| **AI agent** | Ecosystem agents *(future layer)* | Read the book as an onboarding corpus | Optimized-for-later, not a launch requirement | -**Anti-personas:** people wanting a general AI book with no practice behind it; anyone seeking regulated professional advice from the book's own authority; teams wanting private multi-tenant infra (not applicable — but the claim stays). +**Who it's not for:** people wanting AI theory with no practice behind it; anyone seeking +regulated professional advice from the book itself; teams wanting private hosted infrastructure +(out of scope). -### Contributor economy (Reader → Owner → Contributor) -| Tier | Role | Documented income | -|:--|:--|:--| -| Reader / backer | Subscribes, reads, learns | access | -| Community affiliate | Shares via Kickbooster | **10%** (documented) | -| Co-author (vertical) | Owns a chapter | **15%** affiliate (documented) | -| Curator / editor | Reviews, structures, maintains | OPEN — royalty variant → @GTM R-011 | -| Podcast / press | Amplifies | **10% / 5%** (documented) | +### The contributor economy — say what it actually is +This is the most important honesty correction in the spec. The prior draft presented a +"Reader → Owner → Contributor → Governance" ownership ladder and a table of contributor income. +Read the mechanics closely and the income is **affiliate commission for *referring backers*** — +not payment for *writing workflows.* -## 4. The product: a living book, built from workflows - -### 4.1 Content model (the heart) -Crowd-created from a **library of workflow documents** (SOT: "crowd-created", multi-vertical). Each workflow: - -| Field | Purpose | +| Role | What they actually earn today | |:--|:--| -| **Problem (JTBD)** | The job/user pain the workflow solves | -| **Actors** | Who runs it (person, role, or agent) | -| **Method** | Ordered, reproducible steps — with **visible tool returns** as evidence (L-406: first request = first output = tools) | -| **Safeguards** | RAAI guardrails: data handling, oversight, failure modes, escalation | -| **Evidence** | Documented result, artifacts, or metrics | -| **Try-it** | A 15-minute exercise so readers learn by doing | -| **Costs** | Model/tool costs where known — openness about economics | -| **Author metadata** | Identity (CCC-ID where applicable), date, vertical; every claim cites sources | +| Reader / backer | Access | +| Community affiliate | 10% commission — for *referring backers* | +| Co-author | 15% commission — for *referring backers* (plus a byline for writing) | +| Podcast / press | 10% / 5% commission — for *referring backers* | +| Curator / editor | **Nothing documented** — royalty mechanic is unresolved | -**Chapters** = curated workflow collections per vertical: Real Estate · Financial Advisors · Fractional C-Suite · Higher Ed · Communities · Technology/RAAI (SOT §Co-Authors). **Editions** = annual refresh (subscription rationale: "content stays current with rapidly evolving Agentic AI"). **The Book as training corpus** = same markdown feeds agent onboarding (Gate 0) — the first **agent-native** book in the ecosystem. +So today, **writing a workflow earns a byline; referring a backer earns money.** That's a +referral program, not a contributor economy. For the "living book" thesis to be real, writing +good content has to pay — and *how* it pays is [decision D-2](#8-open-decisions), which this spec +argues is **launch-blocking**, not a later nicety. Until it's resolved, v1 is honestly an +**authored book** (a founding set of co-authors), with open paid contribution as the very next +thing built. -### 4.2 Social education methods (how people actually learn) -Beautifully simple, deliberately social: -1. **Read → Do → Share.** Every chapter ends in a Try-it. Readers post results back to the community. Learning = applied, visible, contagious. -2. **Book Circles (cohorts).** Small groups read one chapter/week and meet (online or agent-moderated) to review each other's Try-its — the echo of the IRL retreats (BurnedOut CO/FL, SOT §Retreats). -3. **Practice-to-Publish pipeline.** Try-it results that survive curation become micro-contributions → affiliate income path. Reader → contributor → stakeholder. -4. **The weekly showcase.** "Community Workflow of the Week" on aibook.fun + #FlowsBros on WeOwn.FM / email / LinkedIn — the public classroom that makes the book feel alive. -5. **Agents as co-learners.** Book is agent-native; onboarding agents read it too — operationalizing "no human or agent inside the wall without the Book" (GTM directive 08-16). -6. **The Kickstarter as lesson one.** Rewards include learning experiences (group Q&A, webinar, retreat seat); every campaign update ships a mini-lesson — "funded ≠ finish line; here's Chapter 1." +--- -### 4.3 Subscription & the "lifetime" question -- **Documented baseline (SOT v3.2.1.3, APPROVED):** `$47/yr` annual digital subscription + hardcopy upcharge. Rationale: freshness as AI evolves; ongoing community; recurring revenue; affirmative ownership stake. **DRAFT for the 9/26 relaunch until @GTM re-signs.** -- **pat's variant (08-21):** "buy for a lifetime." Compatible as a **Lifetime Access tier** (~3× annual ≈ $97–$147 one-time — **DRAFT figures, do not quote**): a *stronger* Tier-4 economic stake. **OPEN — @GTM (R-011).** Spec recommends: keep $47/yr as the anchor (recurring, fresh content); offer lifetime as a premium/early-bird option that capitalizes the community fund — not a replacement. +## 4. The product: a book built from workflows -### 4.4 Digital surface (2026) -| Surface | What | Status | +### 4.1 The unit of content — a Workflow Recipe +One template, used for every entry. The template *is* the quality guarantee — the structural +answer to "how do I know this isn't hallucinated AI advice?" + +| Field | What it captures | +|:--|:--| +| **Problem (the job)** | The real task the workflow solves | +| **Actors** | Who runs it — person, role, or AI agent | +| **Method** | Ordered, reproducible steps — **showing real tool output**, not describing it | +| **Safeguards** | Data handling, human oversight, failure modes, escalation | +| **Evidence** | The documented result — artifacts or metrics | +| **Try-it** | A ~15-minute do-it-yourself exercise | +| **Costs** | Model/tool costs where known — honesty about economics | +| **Author & sources** | Who, when, which vertical, with citations | + +**Chapters** are curated collections of these per vertical. **Editions** refresh annually — +which is the honest justification for a *subscription*: AI moves fast enough that a static book +goes stale, so the value is in staying current. + +### 4.2 Seed the shelf before you sell tickets (the cold-start rule) +The value proposition is a rich library. The failure mode is a near-empty one. Crowd-sourced +libraries reliably die at cold-start: nobody contributes to an empty library (no readers yet), +and nobody pays for an empty one (no value yet), so both sides wait forever. + +**The rule:** before we ask anyone to pay, the team and co-authors seed a **Minimum Lovable +Library** — a floor of tested workflows (recommended **15–20 across ≥3 verticals**, team to +ratify) — themselves. This is a launch gate. Community contribution is what happens *after* the +shelf is worth browsing. *(This is the single biggest risk in the whole plan; see +[PRD §5.2](AiBook_PRD.md).)* + +### 4.3 How people actually learn (the social layer — mostly post-launch) +These methods are what make the book feel alive. They are **Layer 3** — designed now, switched on +around and after launch, not gating it: + +1. **Read → Do → Share.** Every workflow ends in a Try-it; readers post results back. Learning + becomes applied, visible, and contagious. +2. **Book Circles.** Small cohorts read one workflow a week and review each other's Try-its — the + online echo of the in-person retreats. +3. **Practice-to-publish.** A reader's Try-it result, once curated, can become a + micro-contribution — the on-ramp from reader to contributor. +4. **Workflow of the Week.** A public showcase (site + community + email) — the "open classroom" + that makes the book visible to non-subscribers. +5. **The Kickstarter as lesson one.** Every campaign update ships a mini-lesson — "funded isn't + the finish line; here's Chapter 1" — so the campaign itself teaches. + +### 4.4 Digital surface (current state) +| Surface | What it is | Status | |:--|:--|:--| -| `aibook.fun` domain | Public home: pitch, sample workflows, affiliate signup, campaign link | 🔴 parked, **expires 2026-09-05** — auto-renew OPEN (@GTM) | -| Framer landing (POC) | Staged `217fbfc` (8 files: index, styles, affiliate.js, content.json, NFT-free mapping, layout spec) | 🟡 staged-local, not pushed (stage-never-push → @GTM:ADMIN) | -| Subscription access | Digital access key → PDF + web reader + annual updates (SOT FAQ wording) | NOT LIVE (post-campaign) | -| Community | WeOwn Chat (bMAIT AiBook channel + Circles), Signal, FluentCRM | PARTIAL — channel LIVE; Circles not built | -| Kickstarter page | Hero video, 6 tiers, stretch goals, FAQ, risks | NOT LIVE — build W35–W37 | +| `aibook.fun` domain | Public home: pitch, sample workflows, affiliate signup, campaign link | Parked — **expires 09-05, renew immediately** | +| Landing page (built) | A staged proof-of-concept, ready to review and push live | Staged locally, not yet public | +| Subscription access | Digital key → PDF + web reader + annual updates | Not built yet (post-campaign) | +| Community | Team channel live; cohort spaces not built | Partial | +| Kickstarter page | Hero video, tiers, stretch goals, FAQ, risks | Not built — build in the weeks before launch | -### 4.5 Kickstarter package (SOT-derived, dates refreshed) -- **Launches 9/26/2026** (CONFIRMED; SOT Apr–May = Season-003 vintage, superseded). -- Goals: `$5K` min / `$35K` target / `$54K` stretch · 706-backer projection ≈ $53.6K. -- Tiers: ☕ $10 Supporter · 📚 **$47 THE BOOK** · 🎯 $88 Advisor Bundle · 🏆 $248 VIP · 🤝 $488 Cooperative Patron · 🏛️ $4,888 Founding Sponsor. -- Stretches: audiobook $20K · workbook $30K · video course $40K · community $50K. -- **NFT-free mandatory** (KS bans NFT/Web3/crypto — translation table exists; Risk #4 Critical — PRD §7 refreshed register). "Subscription NFT" internally → **"annual digital subscription"** publicly. -- **Affiliate (Kickbooster.me):** co-author 15% · community 10% · podcast 10% · press 5% · 30-day cookie · native KS integration · **~$0 upfront to join; Kickbooster fee = 10% on referred amount (R1 — restored from ProductBuzz v0.1).** +### 4.5 The Kickstarter package +- **Launches 9/26/2026.** *(The source plan's earlier spring dates are superseded.)* +- **Goals:** $5K min · $35K target · $54K stretch (≈706-backer projection). +- **Pledge tiers:** ☕ $10 Supporter · 📚 **$47 The Book** · 🎯 $88 Advisor Bundle · 🏆 $248 VIP · + 🤝 $488 Cooperative Patron · 🏛️ $4,888 Founding Sponsor. +- **Stretch goals:** audiobook ($20K) · workbook ($30K) · video course ($40K) · community ($50K). +- **Affiliate (via Kickbooster):** co-author 15% · community 10% · podcast 10% · press 5% · + 30-day cookie · ~$0 to join · ~10% platform fee on referred pledges. +- **Hard constraint — no crypto/Web3/NFT language anywhere public.** Kickstarter bans it; a + single scrub gate reviews every asset before submission. *(See [PRD Appendix A](AiBook_PRD.md).)* -## 5. Ecosystem integration map -| PRJ | Connection | Use | -|:--|:--|:--| -| PRJ-002 AgencyPRO | Book = top of funnel; Sponsors get BUNDLE | Backer → AgencyPRO pipeline | -| PRJ-012 BurnedOutAdvisor | Primary sales/distribution | Retreat + media synergy | -| PRJ-019 Webinar | Backers → webinar → AgencyPRO | Supporter-tier follow-up | -| PRJ-029 WeOwn.Events | #FlowsBros + Luma scheduling | Showcase + retreats | -| PRJ-030 Email Infrastructure | FluentCRM on INT-P05 (@LDC) | Pre-launch list + sequences | -| WeOwn.FM | #FlowsBros | Public classroom | +--- + +## 5. Where it fits in the ecosystem + +| Connected program | The connection | +|:--|:--| +| AgencyPRO | The book is the top of its funnel; sponsors get a bundle | +| BurnedOutAdvisor | Primary sales/distribution; retreat + media synergy | +| Webinar program | Backers → webinar → AgencyPRO follow-up | +| WeOwn.Events | Showcase + retreats scheduling | +| Email infrastructure | Pre-launch list + campaign sequences | +| WeOwn.FM | The public "open classroom" broadcast | + +*Keep these as low-effort connections in v1 — the funnel is real value but shouldn't pull focus +from the core loop.* + +--- + +## 6. Commercial model (one honest table) -## 6. Commercial model (one table, honest status) | Item | Value | Status | |:--|:--|:--| -| Anchor subscription | $47/yr digital + hardcopy upcharge | DRAFT (SOT-documented; needs 9/26 relaunch re-sign @GTM) | -| Lifetime access (pat's proposal) | TBD — recommended premium tier (~$97–147 DRAFT) | OPEN — @GTM (R-011) | -| Curator royalties (pat's proposal) | TBD — none documented; current mechanic = affiliate | OPEN — @GTM (R-011) | -| Projected revenue (SOT) | $53,628 @ 706 backers | DRAFT planning figure | -| Budget (SOT) | Ads $2,280 · KS fees ~$2,800 · Kickbooster ~$700 · pre-revenue ~$6K | DRAFT planning figure | -| eBookNFT platform | 4 domains held ($216.16); first product = this book | IDEA — not live | +| Anchor subscription | $47/yr digital + hardcopy upcharge | **Draft** — needs commercial re-sign for the 9/26 relaunch | +| Lifetime access | Proposed; ~$97–147 one-time *(figures illustrative — do not quote)* | **Open decision** ([D-1](#8-open-decisions)) | +| Contributor royalties | None documented today; current mechanic is affiliate referral only | **Open decision** ([D-2](#8-open-decisions)) | +| Projected revenue | ~$53,600 at 706 backers | Draft planning figure | +| Pre-revenue budget | ~$6,000 (ads + KS fees + affiliate fee) | Draft planning figure | +| "eBookNFT platform" | A future idea; this book is the first product | Not in scope | -**Claims-governance rule (§8):** nothing in this table may be quoted externally until the row is signed. Never present a DRAFT/OPEN commercial figure as final. +**The rule:** no row in this table may be quoted externally until it's signed. Never present a +draft or open figure as final. *(This is one of the two governance gates worth keeping — see +[§7](#7-trust--governance-kept-proportionate).)* -## 7. Trust, governance & incident posture -- **Claims register entries to open:** "lifetime access available" (DRAFT) · "contributors earn royalties" (DRAFT) · "$47/yr subscription" (DRAFT-until-relaunch-sign) · "affiliate rates 15/10/10/5" (DRAFT-until-relaunch-sign) · "launches 9/26" (**CONFIRMED** — relay + operator-verified fact; not LIVE = not yet running in production). -- **KS rejection risk** (Risk #4 Critical — PRD §7 refreshed register): translation table enforced on every surface; scrub gate before submit. -- **Content quality:** curation pipeline + "grounded in practice" template = answer to hallucination anxiety. "REAL" is not proof — visible tool returns are (#203). -- **3-Floor discipline (manual §5.3/§7.1):** F1 = confidential material never in public chapters (flyer-rule analog) · F2 = paid/subscriber content isolation · F3 = off-domain widget (Book's boundary floor = §8 claims-never-run-ahead-of-capability) · instrument events, never document content (§6.3); breach of any floor = Sev-1 + growth pause (§7.2). -- **Domain continuity:** expiry 09-05 = Sev-2-class risk for a 09-26 launch if auto-renew is off. Owner: @GTM (registrar access). This spec cannot clear it. - -## 8. Open decisions (blocking spec → v1.0) -| # | Decision | Lane | Blocked by | -|:--|:--|:--|:--| -| **D-1** | Lifetime tier: yes/no, price, position | @GTM (R-011) | pat's proposal vs SOT $47/yr | -| **D-2** | Royalty mechanics (fixed split? pool? affiliates only?) | @GTM (R-011) | none documented; SOT = affiliate | -| **D-3** | Domain auto-renew aibook.fun | @GTM (registrar) | registrar console — **CRITICAL PATH** | -| **D-4** | SOT refresh → v3.3.0 (9/26 dates, relaunch re-sign) | @GTM + @THY | D-1/D-2 first | -| **D-5** | Framer POC → production push | @GTM:ADMIN | D-3 (don't build on a domain that may lapse) | -| **D-6** | Co-author confirmations (Piper, Kerner) | @GTM outreach | their reply | -| **D-7** | Product-Op Manual §3-4/§6.3/§8 + 3-floor numbering | RESOLVED (DRI) — ProductBuzz ruling 2026-08-22 → SSOT §5: F1 confidentiality · F2 cross-customer · F3 off-domain (all FLOOR 0, manual §5.3/§7.1); @pat override window open | - -## 9. Sources -PRJ-031 SOT v3.2.1.3 (curl-verified 2026-08-22) · bMAIT AiBook.fun channel desc (relay 08-22) · FedArchBuzz LEARN GTM_2026-W33_6089 · 🧩 GTM LEARN 5017 · @pat concept post 08-21 (a05e44b2) · ProductBuzz draft `PLANS/AIBOOK/` (merged) · `RESEARCH/AIBOOK_FUN_NOTE.md` · RDAP/DNS/HTTP checks 08-21. +### The subscription-vs-lifetime tension (worth reasoning through, not deferring) +A ~$97–147 lifetime tier breaks even against $47/yr in about 2–3 years. That directly undercuts +the recurring-revenue thesis: either the content genuinely stays valuable (and you're actively +selling a money-loser) or it doesn't (and the annual-renewal logic is false). **Recommendation:** +keep $47/yr as the anchor; if you want a lifetime option, bound it as an early-bird instrument to +capitalize the community fund (capped quantity), and say so plainly — don't ship recurring and +lifetime as equals on vibes. --- -*CONSOLIDATED v1.0-DRAFT — single canonical version (v0.3 trunk + R1–R3 + F1–F2 + SEAT-1 S1–S3). Superseded drafts preserved at `PLANS/AIBOOK/` (v0.1 trio) pending @pat archive call. #LLMmodel: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731.* \ No newline at end of file + +## 7. Trust & governance (kept proportionate) + +The prior draft carried heavy governance machinery for a pre-revenue, unvalidated launch. Two +gates prevent real harm and stay sharp; the rest scales up later, with the product. + +**Keep sharp (active gates):** +- **No-crypto scrub.** Kickstarter will reject crypto/Web3/NFT language. Every public asset is + scrubbed against a translation table before submission. This is existential. +- **Truth in claims.** No draft/unconfirmed figure appears on any external surface. A short + claims register tracks each commercial claim and whether it's signed. + +**Proportionate (plain rules, not ceremony):** +- Confidential material never appears in public workflows; examples are non-confidential. +- Instrument **events, not content** — record *that* a workflow was used/submitted, never the + private content itself. +- Describe data-handling honestly ("your documents stay on your instance") — never claim a + security property we haven't verified is on. + +**One integrity question to resolve** ([D-6](#8-open-decisions)): if the "ownership" story was +originally token/NFT mechanics, and all of that is stripped for Kickstarter, does *"you own a +stake"* still describe something real — governance rights? revenue share? credited authorship? — +or is it now marketing over an ordinary subscription? Define it concretely or drop the word. + +**Domain continuity:** aibook.fun expires 09-05, three weeks before launch. This isn't a +strategic decision — it's a chore. Renew it now. *(See [Implementation Plan](AiBook_Implementation_Plan.md), "Do this week.")* + +--- + +## 8. Open decisions + +The genuinely-open strategic calls (the domain "decision" is gone — it's a same-day chore). Each +carries a recommendation as a starting point, not a settled answer. + +| # | Decision | Recommendation | +|:--|:--|:--| +| **D-1** | Lifetime tier — offer it, at what price/position? | Keep $47/yr as the anchor; a lifetime option only as a bounded early-bird capitalization play, not the default. | +| **D-2** | Contributor payment — how do people earn for *writing* workflows, not just referring? | **Resolve before launch** — it's the engine of the "living book." Royalty pool, per-workflow bounty, or an explicit "v1 authored, paid contribution in Q1." | +| **D-3** | Confirm the two unconfirmed co-authors (Higher Ed, Communities) | Confirm this week, or cut those verticals from v1 and add post-launch. | +| **D-4** | Refresh the source-of-truth plan to the 9/26 dates & re-signed terms | Do after D-1/D-2 land. | +| **D-5** | Human-first or agent-first for v1? | Human-first. Build the format so agents *can* read it later; optimize v1 for human learners. | +| **D-6** | Does "you own a stake" survive as a *true* claim without token mechanics? | Define ownership concretely, or stop saying it publicly. Add to the claims register. | + +--- + +## Appendix — What changed in this revision + +A plain-language rewrite with a product review folded in. The substance that moved: + +1. **Core loop + layered model** (§1) — v1 is the read→run→share loop; the contributor economy, + cohorts, agent-onboarding, and funnel are explicit later layers, not co-equal launch goals. +2. **Told the truth about the contributor economy** (§3) — it's currently a referral scheme; + writing workflows earns a byline, not money. Paid contribution (D-2) is now launch-blocking. +3. **Added the cold-start / Minimum Lovable Library rule** (§4.2) as the #1 risk and a launch + gate. +4. **Forced the subscription-vs-lifetime tension** into a reasoned recommendation (§6, D-1). +5. **Reframed principle 4** — ownership is a reason to *stay*, not the opening *pitch* (utility + sells; ownership retains). +6. **Cut governance to proportionate** (§7) — kept the no-crypto scrub and truth-in-claims; + dropped the ceremony. Added the "does ownership survive the scrub" integrity question (D-6). +7. **Domain demoted** from a gated decision to a same-day chore. +8. **Translated the jargon out** — internal codes, seat/role labels, and merge-history removed + from the body. Old cross-references can be mapped back on request.