Pitchcraft
17 days
1. The Founder's Problem
First pitch deck takes 8-15 hours. Founders need structured frameworks fast to accelerate ideation to pitch process.
2. Why Traditional Solutions Failed
- ✗Blank page syndrome: founders don't know where to start
- ✗Generic templates don't fit specific industries
- ✗AI output is inconsistent without proper prompt engineering
3. What We Built
- ✓Groq Llama 3.3 70B generating 8 structured components in <60s
- ✓Components: elevator pitch, market analysis, features, monetization, MVP roadmap, deck outline, viability rating (1-5 stars)
- ✓24+ industry categories with context injection (SaaS, FinTech, HealthTech, etc.)
- ✓Google/GitHub OAuth, Stripe subscriptions
- ✓Markdown export with proper formatting
4. The Process
WEEK 1
Prompt engineering (4 days), Industry context system (2 days), Auth (1 day)
WEEK 2
AI integration (3 days), Response parser (2 days), UI (2 days)
WEEK 3
Stripe setup (2 days), Markdown export (1 day), Deploy (1 day)
5. Results & Metrics
users
37 signups
revenue
$0 (test mode only)
github
8 stars
performance
45-60s generation, 24+ industries, consistent JSON output
code
95.6% TypeScript, 15 commits
6. Tech Stack & Why
Groq Llama 3.3 70B
Best quality/cost ratio, 800 tokens/s, $0.59/1M tokens
Next.js 15
Middleware for route protection, cleaner than HOCs
Supabase Auth
OAuth built in, easier than NextAuth
ShadCN
Copy paste components, no npm bloat
7. What We Cut to Ship Fast
- —Slide design generation (focus on content, not visuals)
- —Collaborative editing (single user first)
- —Version history (would need complex state management)
8. Lessons Learned
- →Prompt engineering took 15+ iterations. Consistency requires explicit format specs.
- →Industry categorization needs balance: too specific = rigid, too broad = generic.
- →Generation speed matters for ideation tools. 60s is acceptable, 3min is not.
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