Product Roadmap

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Product Roadmap - EPGOAT

Last Updated: 2025-11-11 Owner: CEO Purpose: Strategic vision for EPGOAT product development

🎯 Vision

Build the most reliable, user-friendly IPTV service management platform with world-class EPG generation, focusing on data-driven improvement and API-first architecture.

📅 Q4 2025: Foundation & Core Features (Current)

Theme: Reliability & Performance

Business Goals: - Achieve 99.9% EPG generation accuracy - Support 5,000+ channel playlists - Sub-second API response times

Features:

EPG Generation

  • ✅ Multi-provider support (TPS, TheSportsDB, ESPN)
  • ✅ Pattern-based channel matching (250+ tests)
  • ✅ XMLTV export format
  • 🚧 Advanced caching layer (in progress)
  • ⏳ Event conflict resolution
  • ⏳ Multi-timezone support enhancement

Admin Portal

  • ✅ Match override management
  • ✅ Event search via TheSportsDB
  • ✅ Audit history tracking
  • 🚧 Team resolution integration (in progress)
  • ⏳ Bulk import/export improvements
  • ⏳ Performance dashboard

Infrastructure

  • ✅ Cloudflare Pages deployment
  • ✅ D1 database integration
  • ✅ Automated testing (250+ tests)
  • ⏳ CI/CD pipeline completion
  • ⏳ Monitoring & alerting

Self-Improving Systems (Phase 1) - NEW 🔥

  • Effort: 6-8 hours
  • Priority: HIGH (Core Principle #2: "We are a Data Company")
  • Business Value: 33% cost reduction, 67% manual effort reduction
  • 🚧 Provider Metrics Writer (activate dormant table)
  • 🚧 Pattern Performance Tracker (activate dormant table)
  • 🚧 Provider Health Monitor (activate dormant table)
  • ⏳ Match Override → Learner feedback loop
  • ⏳ Confidence Metrics auto-update
  • See full analysis: SELF-IMPROVING-SYSTEMS-2025-11-11.md

📅 Q1 2026: Growth & Scalability

Theme: Multi-Provider Excellence

Business Goals: - Support 10+ provider integrations - 10,000+ channel capacity - Launch provider marketplace (beta)

Features:

Provider Onboarding Service

  • Effort: 40-60 hours
  • Priority: HIGH
  • Business Value: Opens revenue stream for provider packs
  • Automated provider configuration
  • Provider testing framework
  • Provider marketplace infrastructure

Advanced EPG Matching

  • Effort: 30-40 hours
  • Priority: HIGH
  • Multi-stage regex matcher integration
  • ML-assisted pattern discovery
  • Confidence scoring improvements
  • A/B testing framework for matching strategies

Self-Improving Systems (Phase 2) - NEW 🔥

  • Effort: 4-6 hours
  • Priority: HIGH (Core Principle #2: "We are a Data Company")
  • Business Value: Auto-discover 5-10 new patterns per quarter
  • Unmatched Pattern Analysis automation
  • Cache Performance Metrics (persistent)
  • Pattern-based cost optimization
  • Automated pattern discovery from failures

Public Frontend (Beta)

  • Effort: 60-80 hours
  • Priority: MEDIUM
  • User-facing portal for playlist management
  • Self-service provider configuration
  • Usage analytics dashboard
  • Tier-based feature access (KID/BILLY/GOAT)

📅 Q2 2026: Monetization & Polish

Theme: Revenue Generation

Business Goals: - Launch tiered pricing (KID/BILLY/GOAT) - Provider marketplace revenue - 1,000 active users

Features:

Billing System

  • Effort: 80-120 hours
  • Priority: CRITICAL
  • Stripe integration
  • Subscription management (3 tiers)
  • Usage tracking & metering
  • Invoice generation
  • Payment retry logic

Provider Packs (Marketplace)

  • Effort: 40-60 hours
  • Priority: HIGH
  • Provider submission system
  • Quality verification workflow
  • Revenue sharing model
  • User ratings & reviews

Analytics & Insights

  • Effort: 30-40 hours
  • Priority: MEDIUM
  • EPG generation metrics
  • Channel matching analytics
  • Provider performance tracking
  • User behavior insights

Self-Improving Systems (Phase 3) - NEW 🔥

  • Effort: 8-10 hours
  • Priority: MEDIUM (Core Principle #2: "We are a Data Company")
  • Business Value: Prove ROI of self-improvement systems
  • LLM Cost Dashboard (track optimization targets)
  • Confidence Trend Visualization (75% → 92% improvement)
  • Pattern Performance Reports (identify low performers)
  • Weekly automated improvement reports

📅 Q3 2026: Enterprise & API

Theme: B2B Expansion

Business Goals: - Launch public API (paid tier) - 5 enterprise customers - API-driven revenue stream

Features:

Public API Platform

  • Effort: 100-150 hours
  • Priority: HIGH
  • RESTful API v2
  • API key management
  • Rate limiting (tier-based)
  • Comprehensive API docs
  • SDKs (Python, Node.js, Go)
  • Webhook support

Enterprise Features

  • Effort: 60-80 hours
  • Priority: MEDIUM
  • Team collaboration tools
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • SSO integration (SAML, OAuth)
  • Custom provider integrations
  • Dedicated support tier

Advanced Caching & Performance

  • Effort: 40-60 hours
  • Priority: MEDIUM
  • Redis caching layer
  • CDN integration for XMLTV
  • Database query optimization
  • Background job processing

📅 Q4 2026: Intelligence & Automation

Theme: AI-Powered Operations

Business Goals: - 95%+ automated channel matching - Zero-touch provider onboarding - Predictive EPG quality scoring

Features:

ML-Powered Matching

  • Effort: 80-120 hours
  • Priority: HIGH
  • Training data collection pipeline
  • Pattern discovery via ML
  • Automated pattern generation
  • Confidence scoring improvements
  • A/B testing infrastructure

Intelligent Provider Discovery

  • Effort: 60-80 hours
  • Priority: MEDIUM
  • Automatic provider detection from M3U
  • Auto-configuration suggestions
  • Provider quality scoring
  • Channel mapping automation

Self-Healing Systems

  • Effort: 40-60 hours
  • Priority: LOW
  • Automated error recovery
  • Pattern degradation detection
  • Provider outage detection
  • Automatic fallback strategies

🌟 Someday/Maybe (Parking Lot)

Ideas worth capturing, no timeline commitment:

Platform Expansion

  • Mobile apps (iOS, Android)
  • Desktop clients (Electron)
  • Browser extensions
  • Kodi/Plex plugins

Advanced Features

  • Multi-language EPG support
  • Image/logo management
  • DVR integration hints
  • Catch-up TV metadata
  • Parental controls metadata

Integrations

  • Jellyfin integration
  • Emby integration
  • Channels DVR integration
  • TiVo integration
  • Custom DVR solutions

Business Features

  • Affiliate program
  • White-label solutions
  • Reseller program
  • Partner integrations

📊 Prioritization Framework

Business Impact Scoring

Critical (10 points): - Blocks revenue - Security vulnerability - System outage - Legal compliance

High (7-9 points): - Direct revenue impact - Major user experience improvement - Competitive advantage - Scalability bottleneck

Medium (4-6 points): - Indirect revenue impact - Moderate UX improvement - Nice-to-have feature - Technical debt reduction

Low (1-3 points): - No revenue impact - Minor UX improvement - Experimental feature - Future-proofing

Effort vs Impact Matrix

High Impact │ Quick Wins    │ Major Projects
            │ (do first)    │ (plan carefully)
────────────┼───────────────┼─────────────────
            │               │
Low Impact  │ Fill-Ins      │ Thankless Tasks
            │ (when free)   │ (avoid/delegate)
            └───────────────┴─────────────────
              Low Effort      High Effort

🎯 How to Use This Roadmap

For CEO:

  • Review quarterly for strategic alignment
  • Approve/reject major initiatives
  • Provide business context for prioritization
  • Flag market opportunities or threats

For CTO (Claude):

  • Reference when planning work
  • Estimate effort for new requests
  • Propose features from roadmap when relevant
  • Update as priorities shift

Adding New Items:

Just say: "Add to product roadmap"

I'll capture: - Feature description - Business value - Estimated effort - Dependencies - Suggested quarter

Based on comprehensive system review. See full analyses: - CTO Strategic Analysis - 47 opportunities across 6 categories - Self-Improving Systems Analysis - NEW 🔥 Data-driven improvement systems

55+ Opportunities Identified across 7 categories: - 🔴 6 Critical Pre-Launch Blockers (143-207 hours) - 🍒 15 Quick Wins (90-130 hours) - includes 3 self-improving quick wins - 💰 6 Revenue Unlocks ($348K/year potential) - 🤖 2 AI/ML Initiatives (230-320 hours) - 🏗️ 3 Infrastructure (21-31 hours) - 🔥 NEW: 8 Self-Improving Systems (18-24 hours, 33% cost reduction, $5.4K/year savings)

🔴 CRITICAL - Pre-Launch Blockers (Q4 2025)

  1. Referral System (15-20h) - ⚠️ IMPERATIVE for go-live
  2. Promo codes, referral tracking, account credits

  3. CEO Input Required: months per referral, caps, tier matching

  4. Pricing Tiers (KID/BILLY/GOAT) (20-30h) - No pricing = no revenue

  5. Feature matrix, Stripe config, EPG variants per tier

  6. CEO Input Required: pricing, features, trials, annual discounts

  7. Public Frontend (60-80h) - Cannot onboard customers

  8. Landing, pricing, customer portal, provider packs browser

  9. Technology: React 18 + Vite + Tailwind + Clerk + Stripe

  10. Billing System (30-40h) - Cannot collect revenue

  11. Stripe Checkout, webhooks, subscriptions, invoicing

  12. Fix 14 Failing Tests (4-6h) - Confidence before deployment

  13. Infrastructure Monitoring (4-6h) - Prevent surprise costs

🍒 Quick Wins - Post-Launch (Q1 2026)

  1. Provider Metrics Writer (2-3h) - Enable performance monitoring 🔥
  2. Close Match Override Feedback Loop (1-2h) - Learn from admin corrections 🔥

  3. Auto-Update Confidence Metrics (1h) - Track learning progress 🔥

  4. BYO IPTV URL (30-40h) - Unlimited TAM expansion 🚀

  5. Upload any M3U, generate custom EPG

  6. Pricing: $5.99-$12.99/month

  7. IPTV.org Partnership (8-12h) - Access 100K+ playlists 🚀

  8. "EPG Available" badges, bulk import, community patterns

  9. CEO Input Required: partnership approval, revenue model

  10. Smart EPG Regeneration (8-12h) - 92% cost savings

  11. Diff-based, only regenerate when M3U changes

  12. Multi-Provider Scale (15-25h) - Onboard 4 more providers

    • CEO Input Required: which providers? (Necro, Strong 8K, TREX?)

  13. Timezone-Aware EPG (6-8h) - GOAT tier differentiator

    • "Lakers vs Rockets airing today at 7:30 PM YOUR TIME"

  14. Email Notifications (10-15h) - User engagement

    • Welcome, EPG delivery, payment receipts, renewals, expiring

  15. GitHub Auto-Issue (3-4h) - Incident detection

💰 Revenue Unlocks (Q2-Q3 2026)

  1. API Monetization Platform (100-150h) - $192K/year potential 🚀

    • Sports Event Data API, EPG Data API, Channel Matching API
    • Aligns with Core Principle #2: "We are a Data Company"

  2. White-Label Service (60-80h) - $72K/year per customer

    • Sell EPGOAT engine to IPTV providers as branded service

  3. Provider Marketplace (40-60h) - Community growth

    • Revenue sharing (30% platform fee) or platform fee ($9.99/mo)

  4. Customizable EPG Features (20-30h) - Premium upsell

    • Toggle emojis, icons, pre/post events, descriptions

  5. Jellyfin/Emby/Plex Plugins (40-60h) - Distribution channel

  6. Sports Betting Integration (30-40h) - Partnership revenue

🤖 AI & Automation (Q4 2026)

  1. AI-Powered Pattern Discovery (80-120h) - Competitive moat

    • 95%+ match rate, zero-touch onboarding, self-healing

  2. Mobile App (150-200h) - Brand presence

    • React Native, Flutter, or PWA

🏗️ Infrastructure & Security

  1. Backup & DR (3-4h) - Production requirement
  2. Security Hardening (8-12h) - Audit before go-live
  3. CI/CD Hardening (10-15h) - Safe rapid iteration

🔥 Self-Improving Systems - Additional (Q2 2026)

  1. Pattern Performance Tracker (3-4h) - Identify low performers
  2. Provider Health Monitor (3-4h) - Early warning system
  3. Unmatched Pattern Analyzer (4-5h) - Auto-discover patterns
  4. LLM Cost Dashboard (3h) - Cost optimization
  5. Cache Performance Metrics (2-3h) - Prove cache ROI

🔥 Self-Improving Systems (NEW - 2025-11-11)

26. Provider Metrics Writer (2-3h) - HIGH 🚀 - Business Value: Enable performance monitoring (Core Principle #2) - Track EPG generation performance per provider - Activate dormant provider_metrics table - Measure: match success rate, API calls, LLM resolutions, cost - Impact: Historical tracking, identify optimization targets

27. Pattern Performance Tracker (3-4h) - HIGH 🚀 - Business Value: Identify low-performing patterns - Activate dormant pattern_performance table - Track: success rate, API efficiency per pattern - Impact: Discover patterns with <80% success, optimize high-cost patterns

28. Provider Health Monitor (3-4h) - HIGH 🚀 - Business Value: Early warning system - Activate dormant provider_health_status table - Detect: credential expiration, channel drift, match rate drops - Impact: Prevent silent failures, proactive alerts

29. Match Override → Learner Feedback Loop (1-2h) - HIGH 🚀 - Business Value: 20% reduction in repeat errors - Integrate FamilyStatsTracker into MatchManager - Admin corrections automatically update confidence - Impact: System learns from mistakes, self-correcting

30. Confidence Metrics Auto-Update (1h) - HIGH 🚀 - Business Value: Prove ROI of self-improvement - Auto-call update_confidence_metrics() after EPG generation - Track: 75% → 92% confidence improvement over time - Impact: Visibility into learning progress

31. Unmatched Pattern Analysis Automation (4-5h) - HIGH 🚀 - Business Value: Auto-discover 5-10 new patterns per quarter - Analyze unmatched_channels frequency - Auto-create GitHub issues for patterns with ≥10 occurrences - Impact: 80% reduction in manual pattern discovery effort

32. LLM Cost Dashboard (3h) - MEDIUM - Business Value: Identify expensive discovery patterns - Aggregate team_discovery_cache costs by provider/family - Weekly cost reports - Impact: Data-driven cost optimization

33. Cache Performance Metrics (2-3h) - MEDIUM - Business Value: Track cache effectiveness - New table: cache_performance_metrics - Track: hit_rate, total_entries, expired_count per run - Impact: Prove cache ROI (85% → 92% hit rate)

See full analysis: SELF-IMPROVING-SYSTEMS-2025-11-11.md

📊 Revenue Potential Summary

  • Subscriptions: $6K/mo @ 1K users (baseline)
  • API Platform: $16K/mo ($192K/year) 💰
  • White-Label: $5K/mo ($60K/year) 💰
  • Partnerships: $2-5K/mo (betting, iptv-org)
  • Total Potential: $29K/mo ($348K/year) at scale

📝 Recent Updates

2025-11-11 (Evening)

  • Self-Improving Systems Analysis Complete: 8 new opportunities identified 🔥
  • Data Goldmine Discovered: 15+ tables for learning, 3 dormant (no active writers)
  • ROI Projection: 33% cost reduction, 67% manual effort reduction, 10-point accuracy boost
  • Implementation Phases: 3 phases (18-24 hours total) across Q4 2025 - Q2 2026
  • Core Principle Alignment: Directly supports Principle #2 ("We are a Data Company")
  • See full analysis: SELF-IMPROVING-SYSTEMS-2025-11-11.md

2025-11-11 (Morning)

  • CTO Deep Dive Complete: 47 strategic recommendations added
  • Revenue Opportunities: $348K/year potential identified
  • Pre-Launch Blockers: 6 critical items (143-207 hours)
  • Quick Wins: 12 low-hanging fruit (83-120 hours)
  • Business Questions: 7 categories needing CEO input
  • See full analysis: CTO-STRATEGIC-ANALYSIS-2025-11-11.md

2025-11-10

  • Created initial roadmap
  • Organized by quarters (Q4 2025 - Q4 2026)
  • Added prioritization framework
  • Captured "Someday/Maybe" ideas

Next Review: After CEO answers business questions (referral, pricing, providers)

Related Documents: - CTO Strategic Analysis - Full deep dive report (NEW) - Documentation Roadmap - Documentation improvement plans - Quarterly Objectives - Current quarter goals - CEO Inbox - Priority directives