Own Alternate Timelines.

What you'd own.

Every artifact below transfers to your accounts on day one. The whole engine.

• ●AI simulation engine with branching timeline and historical accuracy prompt library
• ●Product Hunt launch playbook and r/alternatehistory seeding strategy
• ●Landing page, email capture flow, and onboarding sequence
• ●Three-tier pricing model and Year 1 financial projections
• ●Founder persona, brand positioning, and community strategy
• ●GTM playbook targeting alt-history Discord and Reddit communities
• ●Customer success playbook for first 100 subscribers

What Roll Digital builds for you.

Custom scope to take Alternate Timelines from MVP shell to operating business.

• ▸FastAPI backend with Postgres for timeline persistence and branching logic
• ▸Stripe billing system with three subscription pricing tiers and payment flows
• ▸Email plus Google OAuth authentication and session management
• ▸React frontend for timeline visualization and interactive branching
• ▸Admin dashboard tracking API token spend and unit economics
• ▸Automated email onboarding and interactive product walkthrough sequence
• ▸Production monitoring, alerting, and cost dashboards for API calls
• ▸Docker containerization and cloud deployment infrastructure with scaling

Why this could work.

The alt-history niche has 250k passionate potential users with proven willingness to pay for simulation tools. Product Hunt plus Reddit seeding offers low customer acquisition cost. YouTube sponsorships efficiently reach this audience. No direct AI-native competitor exists in this specific space. Subscription revenue compounds if product retention exceeds 3 months. Unit economics work if average session token spend stays under the $25 monthly tier.

What you'd risk.

Token costs for deep branching sessions could easily reach 8-15 dollars per user, destroying unit economics below $25 monthly pricing. One viral post mocking factual errors will crater community trust before 500 users. Crusader Kings 3 and Victoria 3 already own the serious segment. Free-to-paid conversion is unproven in this audience. Churn could spike once novelty fades or AI limitations become obvious.

Who this fits.

An operator with existing credibility in gaming or history communities, or a technical founder comfortable managing AI token costs and API operations at scale. Ideally someone with YouTube or Discord influence, or an existing SaaS business looking to diversify into niche verticals. Should be resilient to public criticism and willing to iterate on factual accuracy.

Timeline.

From contract signing to operating business.

1. Day 1
   Receive domain, infrastructure, auth system, and playbooks
2. Week 1
   API integration complete, first timeline simulations functional
3. Week 3
   Landing page live, email sequence tested, Product Hunt submission ready
4. Week 6
   Product Hunt launch plus r/alternatehistory seeding campaign begins
5. Day 90
   Assess conversion rate, token costs, and unit economics viability

Pricing.

Three ways in, depending on how much you want to build yourself.