Illustrative scenario
Build distributor quotes without searching old spreadsheets. Buyers could pay for a faster quoting workflow with controlled prices and a clear approval trail.
Gap hypothesis. Smaller distributors may prepare repeat quotes by copying product information, price lists and customer terms between files. Buyers could pay for a faster quoting workflow with controlled prices and a clear approval trail.
ICP and product. Target a single nonregulated product niche, such as workshop consumables. Start with CSV catalogue import, account price rules, a quote builder, approval thresholds and PDF export. Exclude live inventory promises, supplier purchasing and a complete ERP migration.
Outreach prepares the messages; a person sends them and handles the replies. Proposed automated actions need supported connectors, customer permissions and configured release and send rules.
Products in this workflow
Illustrative scenarioIllustrative investment: $7,500
| Operator time (120 hours at $40/hour) | $4,800 |
|---|---|
| GitMir, agent and model allowance | $1,200 |
| Infrastructure/APIs | $500 |
| Acquisition experiments | $1,000 |
| Illustrative investment | $7,500 |
MVP assumption: 4–5 weeks.
Modelled target15 customers × $349/month = $5,235 MRR in a 4–8 month test
If the operator is an unpaid founder, the initial cash need is $2,700 — the investment without the operator's time. The GitMir, agent and model allowance is provisional, not GitMir published pricing. MRR is gross revenue, not profit: taxes, refunds, implementation fees and ongoing software, API, support and acquisition costs are not included.
Scenario — example inputs, replace them with yours
Model your opportunity
Each month: customers = previous × (1 − churn) + new; revenue = customers × price; contribution = revenue × margin − customers × support; cumulative cash starts at −build cost and adds contribution minus new customers × acquisition cost. Gross revenue, not profit; taxes, refunds and overhead are not included. Your numbers stay in this page.
Obtain representative catalogues from three paid pilots. Require exact agreement with approved pricing examples, reliable rounding and permission checks. Measure preparation time per quote and renewal intent. Separate custom data-cleaning work from the subscription economics.
Model your opportunity before you build it.