Go-to-market

Launch Center

International launch timeline, checklist, and milestones for RTAS Studio AI. Statuses reflect real work — never invented traffic, press, or revenue.

Checklist done

73%

16/22 items · 2 blocked

Overall readiness

82

Launch-capable with gaps

In progress

2

Active checklist tracks

Milestones

5

Tracked launch phases

Milestones

  1. 1. Done · Complete

    Product freeze (RC)

    Studio, auth, credits, MoR scaffolding, SEO, Help Center shipped as v1.0.0 RC.

  2. 2. In progress · In progress

    Commercial wiring

    Paddle config present; live purchase→credits E2E and live Fal generation still unproven on production.

  3. 3. Done · Sprint 9

    GTM launch system

    Launch Center, campaigns, acquisition, assets, roadmap, feedback portal, executive readiness shipped.

  4. 4. Planned · Planned

    Paid acquisition start

    Google Ads / Meta Ads structures ready; no live spend or fabricated ROAS until ads accounts + creative approved.

  5. 5. Planned · Planned

    Press & Product Hunt

    Press kit guide and PH campaign plan exist; no fabricated rankings or coverage claims.

Launch checklist

Public view of launch tasks. Internal-only blockers are summarized separately for founders/admins.

  • Production web deploy (Vercel)

    rtasstudio.com serves marketing + app surfaces.

    Evidence: Live apex domain + /api/health

    Done

    Owner: ops

  • Postgres / Prisma production

    Supabase pooler connected for serverless.

    Done

    Owner: engineering

  • Observability (Sentry / analytics sinks)

    Public health may report analytics/sentry false until wired.

    Evidence: Analytics architecture documented; vendor sinks Ready for Integration

    In progress

    Owner: engineering

  • Paddle webhook fail-closed signatures

    Unsigned webhooks rejected in production.

    Evidence: Phase 12 probe: 401 Invalid signature

    Done

    Owner: engineering

  • Auth gates on Studio / generate / checkout

    Unauthenticated generate/checkout return 401.

    Done

    Owner: engineering

  • Admin routes secret-protected

    RTAS_ADMIN_SECRET required for admin APIs and dashboards.

    Done

    Owner: engineering

  • CSP enforcement (vs Report-Only)

    CSP remains Report-Only pending embed QA.

    Planned

    Owner: engineering

  • Brand positioning & ICP docs

    Phase 13 Sprint 1 messaging pack.

    Evidence: marketing/*.md

    Done

    Owner: marketing

  • Launch Center + campaign plans

    Structures for organic + paid channels without fake metrics.

    Evidence: /launch, /launch/campaigns

    Done

    Owner: marketing

  • Launch asset library populated

    Real logos linked; screenshots/press media labeled when missing.

    Evidence: /launch/assets — placeholders remain for PNG/screenshots/media kit ZIP

    In progress

    Owner: marketing

  • Product Hunt launch day runbook

    Plan only — no fabricated PH rank.

    Planned

    Owner: marketing

  • Public pricing ($5 / $89 / $249)

    Tester, Standard, Premium on /pricing.

    Done

    Owner: sales

  • Enterprise / demo lead capture

    Commercial lead forms + CRM persistence.

    Evidence: /enterprise, /demo, EnterpriseLead

    Done

    Owner: sales

  • Partners & affiliate applications

    Open tracks with zero invented partner logos.

    Evidence: /partners

    Done

    Owner: sales

  • Help Center + FAQ + billing help

    Customer Success surfaces live.

    Done

    Owner: support

  • Feedback portal with status + votes

    Store securely; no fake vote counts.

    Evidence: /feedback + CustomerFeedback/FeedbackVote

    Done

    Owner: support

  • Support email routing (contact@)

    Resend / Forward Email for rtasstudio.com aliases.

    Done

    Owner: ops

  • Terms, Privacy, Refund policies

    Paddle MoR-required policy pages.

    Done

    Owner: founder

  • Public roadmap published

    Honest Completed / In Progress / Planned / Under Review.

    Evidence: /roadmap

    Done

    Owner: founder

Internal tasks (founder / admin)

Sensitive launch blockers — visible here for operator accountability. Prefer the locked Executive Launch Dashboard for scored readiness.

  • Fal.ai wallet funded for live generation Blocked · ops · Known limitation — not cleared as live E2E
  • Live Paddle purchase → credits E2E Blocked · ops · Phase 12: not verified
  • Customer acquisition dashboard Done · founder · /admin/acquisition + /admin/launch

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