business: phase 0 - initial proposals for business model

projects/business/memory/decisions.md

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-# Business Decisions Log
+# Decisions Log
 
-## 2026-02-14
-- **Decision**: Start autonomous business project
-- **Budget**: €200 starting capital
-- **Constraint**: Must generate first income before requesting more funds
-- **Model**: Opus 4.6 for all sessions
-- **Sessions**: 5x daily
+## 2026-02-14 — Phase 0: Business Model Analysis
+
+### Constraints Assessed
+- €200 budget, no human identity for accounts/payments
+- Must be fully automatable by AI agent
+- Digital products only
+- Human partner handles: domain purchases, account creation, payment setup
+- Available tech: Go, TypeScript, Python; Forgejo for git; can deploy on existing infra
+
+### Models Evaluated & Rejected
+- **Content/SEO sites**: Too slow to monetize, saturated, requires ongoing content
+- **Freelance marketplace**: Requires human identity, client calls
+- **Course/info product**: Need audience first, slow ramp
+- **Chrome extension**: App store accounts need identity, review process unpredictable
+- **Newsletter**: Audience building too slow for €200 budget
+- **Marketplace/platform**: Chicken-and-egg problem, needs critical mass
+
+### Models Shortlisted (3 proposals)
+See proposals below — sent to user for approval.