Own Palmier.

What you'd own.

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

• ●Palmier source code, trademark, and brand assets
• ●Product Hunt launch playbook and submission strategy
• ●Creator seeding list: 50 verified YouTubers 10k-100k subscribers
• ●Landing page copy, design, and positioning framework
• ●Financial model with unit economics and pricing assumptions
• ●Founder's market research and original positioning documents

What Roll Digital builds for you.

Custom scope to take Palmier from MVP shell to operating business.

• ▸Swift native app with Core ML local video processing
• ▸Stripe billing for three pricing tiers with subscriptions
• ▸Creator authentication via Apple Sign-In and email
• ▸Video processing queue with inference cost monitoring and limits
• ▸Mac App Store submission workflow and production pipeline
• ▸Analytics dashboard tracking creator usage, retention, and LTV cohorts
• ▸Structured onboarding and feedback collection for first 50 creators

Why this could work.

750k Mac creators represent $180M TAM with proven willingness to pay for editing software. Product Hunt credibility plus direct creator seeding transforms cold acquisition into community word-of-mouth. Mac App Store organic traffic scales free after launch. AI editing speeds are genuinely differentiated from competitors. Success requires 500-1000 paying creators within 18 months, achievable within the creator segment willing to experiment early.

What you'd risk.

Adobe, CapCut, and Final Cut Pro ship competitive AI features in 12-18 months, eroding differentiation fast. Mac's 15% global market share caps addressable install base permanently. Inference costs of $0.10-0.50 per edited minute make $20/mo pricing mathematically unprofitable at typical creator usage volumes. High switching costs from entrenched tools require overwhelming proof of value that is difficult to demonstrate. The 11% success probability reflects these competitive and economic headwinds.

Who this fits.

Ideal owner is solo Mac developer or two-person agency with existing creator audience or relationships. Requires deep understanding of SaaS metrics including CAC, LTV, and churn. Video technical expertise is helpful but secondary to creator relationship skills and community management experience. Previous Mac app launch or creator community management strongly preferred. This requires hands-on operator engagement, not passive portfolio holding.

Timeline.

From contract signing to operating business.

1. Day 1
   Brand, GTM playbook, creator list, financial model transfer
2. Week 1
   Swift app and local ML inference architecture foundation
3. Week 3
   Stripe billing and three-tier pricing tested end-to-end
4. Week 6
   Landing page live, Product Hunt campaign queued, outreach begins
5. Day 90
   Product Hunt launch, 8-12 creators active, usage data flowing

Pricing.

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