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AI Research Oracle - Budget & ROI

Monthly Costs (Operational)

Phase 1-2 (MVP)

  • Make.com: $29
  • Airtable: $20
  • Hosting: $20
  • Total: $69/month

Phase 3-4 (Growth)

  • Twitter API: $100
  • Make.com Teams: $29
  • ML API hosting: $40
  • Beehiiv: $31
  • Other tools: $50
  • Total: $250/month

Phase 5-6 (Scale)

  • All above: $250
  • Enhanced ML compute: $200
  • Monitoring tools: $50
  • Team tools: $100
  • Total: $600/month

Revenue Projections

Conservative Scenario

  • Month 6: 250 paid users × $19 = $4,750 MRR
  • Month 12: 1,000 paid users × $19 = $19,000 MRR
  • Break-even: Month 8

Realistic Scenario

  • Month 6: 100 paid users = $1,900 MRR
  • Month 12: 500 paid users = $9,500 MRR
  • Break-even: Month 10

Unit Economics (Target)

  • Customer Acquisition Cost: $20
  • Customer Lifetime Value: $342 (18 months)
  • LTV:CAC Ratio: 17:1