Execution
Roadmap & team
Three release phases over 18 months, starting with a tight 14-week MVP delivered by a 4-person pod.
Phase 1 · MVP (Weeks 1–14)
| Sprint | Weeks | Deliverables |
|---|---|---|
| S1 · Foundations | 1–2 | Repo, design system, Supabase project, auth (email + Apple + Google), profile create |
| S2 · Map | 3–4 | Mapbox integration, clustering, filter chips, location permissions |
| S3 · Markers | 5–6 | Create marker flow (GPS verify, photos, intensity, mood, category) |
| S4 · Ratings & Detail | 7–8 | Marker detail screen, 6-metric ratings, weighted score, photo gallery |
| S5 · Discovery & Search | 9–10 | 5-rail feed, infinite scroll, search + autocomplete, saved locations |
| S6 · Journal & Social | 11–12 | Private journal, follow/like/comment, notifications (push) |
| S7 · Gamification + Polish | 13 | Levels, badges, leaderboard, motion polish, empty states |
| S8 · Beta & Launch | 14 | TestFlight + Play Internal, bug bash, App Store submission |
Phase 2 · Community Growth (Months 4–9)
- Premium subscription launch ($9.99/mo) with paywall A/B test.
- Energy heat map overlay (zoom-out density visualization).
- AI 'Resonance Recommendations' v1 (collaborative filtering, no LLM yet).
- Web companion (read-only marker pages for SEO + sharing).
- Verified creator profiles (retreat leaders, energy workers).
- Apple Health / HealthKit integration for mood ↔ HRV correlation (opt-in research).
Phase 3 · AI-Powered Discovery (Months 10–18)
- LLM-powered 'Energy Guide' chat — natural language place discovery.
- Personalized weekly 'Resonance Digest' (Spotify Discover Weekly analog).
- AR overlay (point camera, see local energy markers in 3D).
- Group trips & shared journey timelines.
- Open research API for academic partners (de-identified data).
Team structure (MVP pod)
Founder / PM
0.5 FTE · vision, roadmap, beta community, App Store ops.
Lead Mobile Engineer (RN)
1.0 FTE · full app build, ships to stores.
Backend Engineer (Supabase / Edge Functions)
0.5 FTE · schema, RLS, edge functions, geospatial.
Product Designer
0.5 FTE · design system, screens, motion specs.
QA (contract)
~40 hrs · regression pass + device matrix.
Phase 2 additions
+1 ML engineer (recsys), +1 community manager, +1 growth marketer.
Risks & mitigations
| Risk | Mitigation |
|---|---|
| GPS spoofing pollutes data | Server-side validation + velocity heuristics + community flagging |
| Cold-start (empty map) | Seed 500 curated markers in 10 launch cities before public release |
| App Store rejection (spiritual claims) | Frame as 'subjective experience' not health claims; legal review |
| Mapbox cost spike | Tile caching, viewport debouncing, cost alerts at 80% |
| Single dev key-person risk | All infra-as-code; weekly knowledge sharing; documented runbooks |