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16
Total Opportunities
3
Critical Priority
$9M+
Potential ARR Impact
Q1-Q2
Execution Window
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CRITICALCRITICAL PRIORITYQ1 2025 (8-10 weeks)

Enterprise SSO/SAML Authentication

Multiple enterprise customers (8 accounts) are blocked or at risk without SSO/SAML. This is becoming table stakes for enterprise deals. Security teams won't approve without it. Every competitor has this.

Source Intelligence
8 sales reps, 4 security teams, 2 CS managers
Business Impact
$800K ARR at immediate risk, $2M+ in blocked pipeline
Confidence
95% - Clear customer demand, proven competitor feature
Business Case
💰 Revenue: +$2M ARR unlocked
💸 Cost: $120K eng time (2 engineers × 10 weeks)
⚠️ Risk: Low technical risk, high opportunity cost of delay
Dependencies: Engineering: 1 security engineer + 1 backend engineer
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HOTCRITICAL PRIORITYQ1 2025 (4-6 weeks)

API Rate Limits Blocking Scale Adoption

Current API rate limits (1000 req/hr) are dealbreaker for high-volume customers. 12 support engineers report this weekly. 4 enterprise opportunities stalled. Competitors offer 10K-50K req/hr.

Source Intelligence
12 support engineers, 4 sales engineers, 3 enterprise customers
Business Impact
4 enterprise deals worth $600K ARR stalled
Confidence
90% - Infrastructure upgrade needed
Business Case
💰 Revenue: +$600K ARR immediate, $1.5M long-term
💸 Cost: $40K infra upgrade + $15K/mo ongoing
⚠️ Risk: Medium - needs load testing and gradual rollout
Dependencies: Platform team, potential cost increase for infrastructure
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THREATCRITICAL PRIORITYQ1 2025 (10-12 weeks)

CompetitorX Launched AI Copilot - We Have None

Main competitor launched AI assistant that writes queries, suggests optimizations, auto-generates reports. Sales reports 70% of competitive losses now mention this. Market is moving AI-first.

Source Intelligence
5 sales reps, competitive intel, market analysis
Business Impact
70% of competitive losses cite this feature gap
Confidence
90% - Clear competitive pressure
Business Case
💰 Revenue: Prevent $1M+ in competitive losses
💸 Cost: $180K eng + $30K/mo AI API costs
⚠️ Risk: High - late to market, need differentiation
Dependencies: ML team, OpenAI partnership, UX design
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OPPORTUNITYHIGH PRIORITYQ2 2025 (12 weeks)

Self-Serve Implementation for Mid-Market

Mid-market segment ($5K-$50K ARR) wants to implement without sales calls. Current process requires 3 sales touchpoints. Competitors offer self-serve. $1.2M addressable SMB market we're missing.

Source Intelligence
6 CS managers, 8 sales reps, product team analysis
Business Impact
Open up $1.2M SMB segment we currently can't serve
Confidence
85% - Requires product simplification
Business Case
💰 Revenue: +$1.2M ARR new segment
💸 Cost: $150K product + eng time
⚠️ Risk: Medium - may cannibalize higher-touch sales
Dependencies: Product redesign, simplified onboarding, better docs
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INSIGHTHIGH PRIORITYQ2-Q3 2025 (Strategic initiative)

Customers Using Product for Unintended Use Cases

40% of enterprise customers are using our platform for use cases we never designed for - specifically as data pipeline orchestration. They're hacking workarounds. Huge white-space opportunity if we lean into it.

Source Intelligence
5 enterprise customers, 3 CS managers, usage data analysis
Business Impact
Potential new product line worth $3-5M ARR
Confidence
70% - Requires market validation
Business Case
💰 Revenue: +$3-5M ARR new use case
💸 Cost: $300K research + product development
⚠️ Risk: High - may distract from core product
Dependencies: Product strategy, customer development, possible pivot
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THREATHIGH PRIORITYQ1 2025 (Strategic decision needed)

New Low-Cost Competitor Undercutting by 60%

CompetitorY launched 6 months ago at 60% lower price. Seeing in 15 deals this month. Lower quality but "good enough" for SMBs. May need pricing strategy or SMB-specific offering.

Source Intelligence
8 sales reps, win/loss analysis, pricing team
Business Impact
Lost 15 deals in past month to price
Confidence
95% - Clear price pressure
Business Case
💰 Revenue: Protect $500K ARR at risk
💸 Cost: Potential margin compression
⚠️ Risk: High - price war could hurt margins
Dependencies: Pricing strategy, possible SMB tier, cost optimization
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ALERTHIGH PRIORITYQ2 2025 (Strategic shift)

Competitors Highlighting API Ecosystems

Trade shows & sales calls: competitors positioning as "platform" with partner ecosystems. We position as "product". Industry moving toward composable architecture. Need developer experience upgrade.

Source Intelligence
Competitive intel, 3 lost enterprise deals, analyst reports
Business Impact
Market positioning disadvantage in enterprise
Confidence
80% - Clear market trend
Business Case
💰 Revenue: Unlock partner ecosystem revenue
💸 Cost: $200K platform investment
⚠️ Risk: Medium - requires go-to-market shift
Dependencies: API v2 design, developer relations program, partner strategy
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INNOVATIONHIGH PRIORITYQ1 2025 (6-8 weeks)

AI Auto-Generate Customer Onboarding Documentation

CS team spends 8 hours per customer writing custom setup docs. AI could generate 90% of this based on customer config. Would reduce CS load 60% and scale onboarding.

Source Intelligence
4 CS managers, engineering feasibility study
Business Impact
Reduce CS time 60%, onboard 3x more customers
Confidence
85% - Proven AI use case
Business Case
💰 Revenue: Save $180K/yr in CS time
💸 Cost: $50K dev + $10K/mo AI costs
⚠️ Risk: Low - internal tool, can iterate
Dependencies: 1 ML engineer, doc templates, GPT-4 integration
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INNOVATIONHIGH PRIORITYQ1-Q2 2025 (8 weeks)

ML Model Predict Customer Churn 90 Days Out

Data team built prototype: ML model predicts churn with 85% accuracy 90 days in advance. CS could intervene proactively. Could save $400K ARR in preventable churn.

Source Intelligence
Data team prototype, CS validation
Business Impact
Save $400K ARR/year in preventable churn
Confidence
90% - Working prototype exists
Business Case
💰 Revenue: Save $400K ARR (10% churn reduction)
💸 Cost: $60K to productionize
⚠️ Risk: Low - proven prototype
Dependencies: Production ML pipeline, CS workflow integration
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PRODUCTHIGH PRIORITYQ2-Q3 2025 (20 weeks)

Platform API v2 - Unlock Developer Ecosystem

Engineering team proposes API v2 with webhooks, better docs, SDKs. Could enable partner integrations, unlock ecosystem revenue. Current API limiting what customers can build.

Source Intelligence
Engineering proposal, 10 customer requests
Business Impact
10x developer adoption, unlock partner ecosystem
Confidence
75% - Big architectural shift
Business Case
💰 Revenue: Enable $1-2M partner/ecosystem revenue
💸 Cost: $300K engineering time
⚠️ Risk: High - major version upgrade, migration path
Dependencies: API redesign, backward compatibility, developer docs
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PRODUCTHIGH PRIORITYQ1 2025 (6 weeks)

Onboarding UX Losing 40% of Signups

Design team analyzed: 40% of trial signups drop off in week 1, mostly at onboarding steps 3-5. They have redesign that could cut drop-off to 25%. +800 activated users/month.

Source Intelligence
Design team analysis, A/B test data
Business Impact
+800 activated users/month = +$300K ARR
Confidence
90% - Tested design exists
Business Case
💰 Revenue: +$300K ARR from reduced drop-off
💸 Cost: $40K design + frontend time
⚠️ Risk: Low - can A/B test
Dependencies: Frontend team, A/B testing framework
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MARKETHIGH PRIORITYQ2 2025 (Strategic planning)

Industry Moving Toward Real-Time Data Pipelines

Analyst reports + conference trends: market shifting from batch to real-time. Customers asking for streaming capabilities. Current architecture is batch-only. Major strategic decision.

Source Intelligence
Gartner report, 3 analyst briefings, customer feedback
Business Impact
Strategic positioning for next 3-5 years
Confidence
70% - Early trend but growing
Business Case
💰 Revenue: Future-proof product, new market segment
💸 Cost: $500K+ architecture overhaul
⚠️ Risk: Very high - major technical bet
Dependencies: Architecture assessment, possible re-platform
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OPPORTUNITYMEDIUM PRIORITYQ2-Q3 2025 (16-20 weeks)

Native Mobile App for Field Teams

Logistics and field service customers need mobile. Browser experience doesn't work on phones. 78% of surveyed users would use mobile daily. Lost 2 deals ($180K) specifically over mobile.

Source Intelligence
200 user survey, 3 lost deals, 6 customers asking
Business Impact
+$600K ARR potential, prevent churn
Confidence
80% - Clear demand but high dev cost
Business Case
💰 Revenue: +$600K ARR
💸 Cost: $250K (2 mobile devs × 5 months)
⚠️ Risk: Medium - ongoing maintenance burden
Dependencies: Mobile team hire (iOS + Android) or React Native
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AIMEDIUM PRIORITYQ2 2025 (4 weeks)

AI Support Ticket Auto-Categorization

Support gets 200 tickets/day, manually categorizing takes 15 hrs/week. ML analysis shows 80% can be auto-categorized. Faster routing = better CSAT.

Source Intelligence
2 engineers, support team validation
Business Impact
Save 15 hrs/week, 30% faster ticket resolution
Confidence
85% - Proven approach
Business Case
💰 Revenue: Save $50K/yr in support time + better CSAT
💸 Cost: $30K dev time
⚠️ Risk: Low
Dependencies: Training data cleanup, Zendesk integration
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MEDIUM PRIORITYQ2 2025 (12 weeks)

Custom Reporting for Enterprise Compliance

Product team hearing from 6 enterprise accounts: built-in dashboards don't meet audit/compliance requirements. They're exporting to Excel or building custom BI. We could build report builder.

Source Intelligence
4 product managers, 6 enterprise customers
Business Impact
Reduce churn risk for $450K ARR, enable compliance-heavy industries
Confidence
80% - Clear enterprise need
Business Case
💰 Revenue: Protect $450K ARR + unlock regulated industries
💸 Cost: $120K product + eng
⚠️ Risk: Medium - complex feature, ongoing maintenance
Dependencies: Report builder UI, export templates, compliance consulting
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MARKETMEDIUM PRIORITYQ3 2025 (Strategic)

Vertical-Specific Solutions Winning vs Horizontal

Win/loss analysis: losing to vertical-specific competitors in healthcare, fintech. They have compliance/regulations built-in. Horizontal platform positioning may be limiting TAM.

Source Intelligence
Win/loss analysis, sales team patterns
Business Impact
Missing $2M+ in regulated verticals
Confidence
75% - Clear pattern in losses
Business Case
💰 Revenue: +$2M in healthcare/fintech
💸 Cost: $400K vertical specialization
⚠️ Risk: High - focus vs diversification trade-off
Dependencies: Vertical strategy decision, compliance investment

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