Economics: ShowScore 0.1.1 beta
Status: Beta · demand unproven. Post-show math only. Nothing is uploaded.
All figures are hypotheses unless marked MEASURED. The largest uncertainty is behavior: will vendors do post-show math at all? Most tooling energy in this market goes to pre-show pricing (see RESEARCH.md) — the rebook-verdict loop is the behavior this kit bets on. Test with three free pilots first (see START-HERE.md step 4), not with price talk.
Fixed costs
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| App hosting | $0 | Static HTML; any free tier |
| Automation | $0 | Free tiers only; CSV exports, no server |
| Phone / email | $0 | The kit buyer's existing phone and email |
| Total fixed | $0 / month | No spend required to operate |
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Variable cost: the kit buyer's labor
| Task | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Set up one vendor's season (import shows, set target $/hr) | 1–1.5 h | First time; faster after the third |
| Score a show + render the scorecard | ~10 min | Per show, with the vendor's numbers in hand |
| Season digest per vendor | ~30 min | Rebook list review + printed scorecards |
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Value labor at $50/h for planning. Setup "costs" ~$50–75 of labor per vendor.
Revenue hypothesis (UNPROVEN)
| Line | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Setup fee | $79 one-time | Per vendor; show import + season plan |
| Monthly tracking | $19/mo | "Show tracking handled": the operator scores each worked show and sends the rebook list; tested only if the vendor asks for it |
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The $19/mo component is the weakest part of the hypothesis: it survives only if vendors keep sending their post-show numbers month after month. Do not treat it as recurring revenue until pilots retain it.
Breakeven sketch (10 vendors, labor valued at $50/h)
- Month 1 revenue: 10 × $79 + 10 × $19 = $980
- Month 1 labor: 10 × 1.5 h setup + 10 × 0.5 h scoring/digest ≈ 20 h ≈ $1,000
- Ongoing: 10 × $19 = $190/mo revenue vs ~5 h ≈ $250/mo labor
On a labor-valued basis the first month roughly breaks even and the retainer alone does not carry itself unless scoring takes under ~15 min per show per vendor per month. The honest reading: this is a setup-led hypothesis. Price the setup for the value of the season plan ($79), and treat $19/mo as an experiment, not a model.
The CSV mirror of these assumptions is ECONOMICS.csv. Update the MEASURED columns as real pilots report numbers; keep hypotheses labeled.
What this kit does NOT promise
No revenue, no customers, no conversion rate, no trademark, no existing company. Pricing is a starting hypothesis to test with the three free pilots in START-HERE.md. If pilots won't pay, lower the price or re-scope before claiming anything.