🚀 Founder Workspace - GTM & Sales Dashboard

Living system for managing product narrative, pricing strategy, and sales readiness

📖 Product Narrative v1.2

Problem Statement

Teachers spend 10+ hours per week on writing instruction feedback, yet students still struggle to improve. Current tools either: • Generate content FOR students (promoting plagiarism) • Provide generic feedback (not actionable) • Lack structured writing process support Result: Teachers burn out, students don't develop writing skills, AI becomes a shortcut instead of a learning tool.

Value Proposition

A staged writing platform that coaches students through Brainstorm → Outline → Draft → Revise with AI guardrails that PREVENT writing for students while providing scaffolding, sentence frames, and process guidance. Teachers get: • 70% reduction in grading time • Standards-aligned assignment builder • Real-time student progress visibility • AI that teaches, doesn't cheat Students get: • Structured writing process • Stage-specific AI coaching • Evidence organization tools • Version history & revision tracking

One-Sentence Pitch

Before vs. After

Before (Current State) After (With Product)
• Teacher spends 10+ hours grading
• Students submit ChatGPT essays
• No writing process guidance
• Generic rubric feedback
• Teacher reviews structured work in 3 hours
• Students develop writing skills with AI coaching
• Guided 4-stage process
• Specific, actionable AI feedback at each stage

👥 Audience Segmentation

Individual Teachers

Pain Points: Time, burnout, AI plagiarism

Resonates: "Saves 7 hours/week", "AI that coaches, not cheats"

Price Sensitive Quick Wins

Departments

Pain Points: Consistency, standards alignment, data

Resonates: "Shared lesson library", "Standards reports"

Collaboration Data-Driven

Schools

Pain Points: Budget, training, adoption

Resonates: "PD included", "Teacher buy-in"

ROI Focused Change Management

Districts

Pain Points: Procurement, SIS integration, compliance

Resonates: "SSO ready", "FERPA compliant", "Data integration"

Enterprise Compliance

✅ Proof & Evidence

Qualitative (Testimonials)

"This saved me 7 hours last week. I can actually give meaningful feedback now instead of just circling errors."

— Sarah M., 9th Grade English, Beta Teacher

Individual Teacher Time Savings

"My students actually WANT to brainstorm now. The AI asks them questions instead of doing it for them."

— James K., 10th Grade Honors, Beta Teacher

Individual Teacher Student Engagement

Quantitative (Metrics)

70%
Reduction in grading time (teacher survey, n=12)
Time Savings Beta Data
4.2x
More revision cycles per assignment vs. traditional workflow
Student Outcomes Beta Data

Case Studies

Lincoln High School - English Department Pilot (Coming Q2 2026)

8 teachers, 240 students, 6-week trial

Results: TBD - Focus on teacher adoption, student writing improvement, time savings

💰 Pricing Strategy & Experiments

Current Pricing (Active)

  • Free: 3 classes, 75 students, 5 AI requests/day
  • Pro ($15/mo): Unlimited classes/students/AI
  • School ($500/yr): 50 teachers, admin dashboard, SSO

Why: Free tier drives adoption, Pro tier targets individual teachers, School tier for pilot programs

Pricing Hypothesis #1

Test: Increase Pro to $20/mo, add "Premium AI" tier at $25/mo (GPT-4 instead of mini)

Rationale: Teachers willing to pay more for better AI quality

Status: Not tested yet

Discarded: Per-Student Pricing

Why discarded: Too complex for teachers, doesn't scale well, creates perverse incentives

🎨 Sales Assets Generator

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🎯 Monetization Readiness Checklist

Product Readiness

Sales Readiness

Marketing Readiness

Overall Readiness: 45%

Next Critical Steps: Complete database migration, gather 5 testimonials, finalize 1 case study