10k-experts-platform

START HERE: 10,000 Experts Platform

Current Status: All planning complete, ready for implementation Next Action: Start Sprint 0 (Foundation Week) First Revenue: Week 9 (3 months from now) MVP Launch: Week 12 (3 months from now)

What We Have ✅

Complete Planning Documentation

Strategic Roadmaps

Quick Stats

Metric Value
Total Features 12
Total Tasks 1,332
MVP Tasks 568 (43%)
Recommended Team 6 developers
MVP Timeline 12 weeks (3 months)
Full Platform 24 weeks (6 months)
Estimated Budget $368k for 6 months
First Revenue Week 9 (Month 3)

What to Do RIGHT NOW

Step 1: Assemble Your Team (This Week)

You need 6 developers with this skillset:

Role Skills Required Quantity
Backend Lead Node.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, API design 1
Backend Engineer Node.js, Express, TypeScript, SQL 1
Full-Stack Engineer React, Node.js, TypeScript, AI APIs 2
Frontend Engineer React, TypeScript, Socket.IO, UI/UX 1
DevOps/QA Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Testing 1

Hiring Resources:

Budget:

Step 2: Setup Infrastructure (Week 1 - Foundation Week)

Required Services (sign up now):

Service Purpose Cost Setup Link
Supabase PostgreSQL database, Auth, Storage $25/mo https://supabase.com
Upstash Redis (sessions, cache, queues) $50/mo https://upstash.com
Azure Blob Storage File storage, CDN ~$50/mo https://azure.microsoft.com/storage
Microsoft Graph API Email (OTP delivery via Microsoft 365) Included in M365 https://developer.microsoft.com/graph
Anthropic Claude API (Haiku: brief enhancement, profiling; Sonnet: code generation) $500/mo https://anthropic.com
GitHub Code repository, CI/CD Free https://github.com
GitHub Pages Frontend hosting (staging + production) Free https://pages.github.com
Sentry Error tracking $29/mo https://sentry.io

Total Monthly Infrastructure: ~$625/month (reduced from $1,024 by using Azure, GitHub Pages, Claude Haiku)

Action Items:

Step 3: Initialize Repository (Week 1 - Day 1-2)

# 1. Clone this repository (or initialize new one)
git clone <your-repo-url>
cd 10000-experts

# 2. Setup monorepo structure
mkdir -p backend/src backend/tests
mkdir -p frontend/src frontend/tests
mkdir -p shared/types shared/utils

# 3. Initialize package.json files
cd backend && npm init -y
cd ../frontend && npm init -y
cd ../shared && npm init -y

# 4. Install root dependencies (monorepo tools)
npm install -g pnpm  # Fast package manager
# OR use npm workspaces / yarn workspaces / nx / turborepo

# 5. Copy environment templates
cp .env.example .env  # Create this file with all required env vars

# 6. Setup Git flow
git checkout -b develop
git checkout -b 001-multi-role-auth  # First feature branch

Step 4: Follow Sprint 0 Tasks (Week 1 - Full Week)

Open SPRINT_PLAN.md and execute Sprint 0: Foundation Week tasks:

Backend Team (Dev 1-2):

Full-Stack Team (Dev 3-4):

Frontend (Dev 5):

DevOps (Dev 6):

Deliverable: By end of Week 1, all developers can run local stack and deploy to staging.

Step 5: Start Sprint 1 (Week 2-3)

Switch to feature branch:

git checkout 001-multi-role-auth

Open task file:

cat specs/001-multi-role-auth/tasks.md

Execute tasks T001-T051 (authentication MVP):

Deliverable: By end of Week 3, working authentication for clients and experts.

Planning Documents (Read These)

  1. IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md - Overall 6-month strategy
  2. SPRINT_PLAN.md - Detailed week-by-week tasks for first 90 days
  3. specs/001-multi-role-auth/plan.md - First feature to implement

Task Lists (Execute These)

  1. specs/001-multi-role-auth/tasks.md - Start here (Weeks 2-3)
  2. specs/002-ai-briefing-wizard/tasks.md - Next (Weeks 4-5)
  3. specs/003-spec-generation/tasks.md - Then this (Weeks 6-7)

Design Artifacts (Reference These)

Technical Stack Reference

Critical Success Factors

Week 1 ✅ Foundation

Week 3 ✅ Authentication

Week 9 💰 First Revenue

Week 12 🚀 MVP Launch

Support & Escalation

If You Get Blocked

  1. Check the relevant quickstart.md in specs/*
  2. Review the plan.md for technical context
  3. Search the tasks.md for related tasks
  4. Check GitHub Issues in this repo
  5. Post in team Slack channel
  6. Escalate to team lead if >4 hours blocked

If Requirements Unclear

  1. Check the spec.md for acceptance criteria
  2. Review user stories and edge cases
  3. Check contracts/openapi.yaml for API definitions
  4. Ask in Slack - tag product owner
  5. Update documentation after clarification

If Behind Schedule

  1. Assess criticality (can we cut scope?)
  2. Identify blockers (technical debt, unclear requirements, team capacity)
  3. Consider: Add developers, cut P2 features, simplify UI
  4. Update roadmap transparently
  5. Communicate to stakeholders early

Communication Cadence

Daily (15 minutes)

Weekly

Monthly

Key Decisions Made

Why This Stack?

Why Monorepo?

Why MVP-First?

What Success Looks Like

Month 1 (Foundation)

Month 2 (Transaction Loop)

Month 3 (MVP Complete)

Month 6 (Full Platform)

Final Checklist Before Starting

LET’S GO! 🚀

You have everything you need:

Next step: Hire the team and start Sprint 0 (Foundation Week).

First code commit: Week 1, Day 1 First revenue: Week 9 (Month 3) MVP launch: Week 12 (Month 3) Full platform: Week 24 (Month 6)

The path is clear. The plan is solid. Time to execute.

Welcome to 10,000 Experts. Let’s build the future of expert marketplaces together! 🚀