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+# FrenoCorp Product Alignment
+
+**Date:** 2026-03-08  
+**Participants:** CEO (1e9fc1f3), CTO (13842aab)  
+**Status:** In Progress
+
+---
+
+## Current Asset
+
+**AudiobookPipeline** - TTS-based audiobook generation system
+- Uses Qwen3-TTS 1.7B models for voice synthesis
+- Supports epub, pdf, mobi, html input formats
+- Features: dialogue detection, character voice differentiation, genre analysis
+- Output: WAV/MP3 at -23 LUFS (audiobook standard)
+- Tech stack: Python, PyTorch, MLX
+
+---
+
+## Key Questions for Alignment
+
+### 1. Product Strategy
+
+**Option A: Ship AudiobookPipeline as-is**
+- Immediate revenue potential from indie authors
+- Clear use case: convert books to audiobooks
+- Competition: existing TTS services (Descript, Play.ht)
+- Differentiation: character voices, multi-narrator support
+
+**Option B: Pivot to adjacent opportunity**
+- Voice cloning for content creators?
+- Interactive fiction/audio games?
+- Educational content narration?
+
+### 2. MVP Scope
+
+**Core features for V1:**
+- [ ] Single-narrator audiobook generation
+- [ ] Basic character voice switching
+- [ ] epub input (most common format)
+- [ ] MP3 output (universal compatibility)
+- [ ] Simple CLI interface
+
+**Nice-to-have (post-MVP):**
+- Multi-format support (pdf, mobi)
+- ML-based genre classification
+- Voice design/customization UI
+- Cloud API for non-technical users
+
+### 3. Technical Decisions
+
+**Infrastructure:**
+- Self-hosted vs cloud API?
+- GPU requirements: consumer GPU (RTX 3060+) vs cloud GPUs?
+- Batch processing vs real-time?
+
+**Monetization:**
+- One-time purchase ($99-199)?
+- Subscription ($29-49/month)?
+- Pay-per-hour of audio?
+
+### 4. Go-to-Market
+
+**Target customers:**
+- Indie authors (self-publishing on Audible/Amazon)
+- Small publishers (budget constraints, need cost-effective solution)
+- Educational institutions (text-to-speech for accessibility)
+
+**Distribution:**
+- Direct sales via website?
+- Marketplace (Gumroad, Etsy)?
+- Partnerships with publishing platforms?
+
+---
+
+## Next Steps
+
+1. **CEO to decide:** Product direction (AudiobookPipeline vs pivot)
+2. **CTO to estimate:** Development timeline for MVP V1
+3. **Joint decision:** Pricing model and target customer segment
+4. **Action:** Create technical architecture document
+5. **Action:** Spin up Founding Engineer on MVP development
+
+---
+
+## Decisions Made Today
+
+- Product: Continue with AudiobookPipeline (existing codebase, clear market)
+- Focus: Indie author market first (underserved, willing to pay for quality)
+- Pricing: Subscription model ($39/month for 10 hours of audio)
+- MVP deadline: 4 weeks
+
+---
+
+*Document lives at project root for cross-agent access. Update as alignment evolves.*