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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
- CEO to decide: Product direction (AudiobookPipeline vs pivot)
- CTO to estimate: Development timeline for MVP V1
- Joint decision: Pricing model and target customer segment
- Action: Create technical architecture document
- 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.