8.8
"the gate agent — [personal stuff] — was a d**n hero. when the flight got cancelled she rebooked me herself. the guy behind me lost it and [scary stuff], but she stayed calm. i'll fly this airline forever."
Four phases. One 24-month arc. Series A unlocked by proof — not time.
The Overlap
A working, moderated, web-first platform — ready for real users and real partners.
Invite-only pilots surface intelligence a survey never could — and the first pilots convert to paid.
National expansion and documented unit economics — the ~$400K seed, unlocked by Alpha proof (Gate 1).
Open signups, native apps, and the deferred product surface coming online as the seed closes and the company drives to the Series A gate.
Protect people. Preserve truth.
BISS never silently deletes. When something has to come out, a visible tag takes its place — the story still reads, and every moderation is transparent. It's the trust layer, a brand signature, and the backbone of the defamation & Section 230 posture.
"the gate agent — [personal stuff] — was a d**n hero. when the flight got cancelled she rebooked me herself. the guy behind me lost it and [scary stuff], but she stayed calm. i'll fly this airline forever."
Curse words: full vowel-masking (d**n) — cleaned, never deleted. The emotion stays; the raw word is softened.
Feature Sequencing
All eight core features are built in Alpha. The deferred set is fenced into v2+ so it never bloats the MVP.
What Each Phase Proves
Partners referenced across this roadmap are strategic targets selected for fit — not signed or confirmed relationships. · NVIDIA Inception · Oxford Saïd Business School