This is only a snapshot — there is a lot more that goes into platform work. This recap focuses on QuintAce product deliveries.
Summary
21
Shipped
5
Backend done
5
Carry to Q2
3
Blocked/Not started
Section 1 — Q1 Recap
Q1: Committed vs Shipped — AceCoach
Feature
Pri
Status
Hand Import
P1 🔒
✅ Shipped
Analysis Mode (Vue rewrite)
P1
✅ Shipped
Analysis Improvements
P1
✅ Shipped
Homepage & Sidebar
P1 🔒
✅ Shipped
Onboarding Flow
P1 🔒
✅ Shipped
Coach Attribution
P1 🔒
✅ Shipped
Blog
P1 🔒
✅ Shipped
Badge/Achievement System
P1
✅ UI shipped
Rank-Up Loop
P1 🔒
🔵 Backend done, prod pending
Quint AI Button / Preset Queries
P1 🔒
🔵 Backend done
Session Review & Leak Reports
P1 🔒
🔵 Backend done
Instant Coach flows
P1 🔒
🔵 Backend done
Exploit Coach (Quint layer)
P2
🔵 40% → Q2
Gold & Global Integration
P1
🟡 In progress
Multi-Game Analysis: MTT
P1
🔴 Blocked (DS)
Multi-Game Analysis: Squid/PLO
P2
🔴 Blocked (DS)
Viral Share Dialogues
P1
⚪ Not started
8 shipped • 4 backends done • 1 in progress • 2 blocked • 1 not started
P2 items not shown: Chat UI/UX, i18n, Session Results Multi-Game, MCP Roadmap, Website Pages, Web Lessons
Section 1 — Q1 Recap
What It Looks Like
Homepage + Rank-Up Loop
Leagues V0
Strategy Grid + Practice
PLO Range Explorer
Onboarding + AI Opponents
Practice + IC Feedback
Hand Import
Player Profile
Section 1 — Q1 Recap
More Shipped Than Shown
Some P2 items are actually much further ahead than the recap suggests. The web platform is a great example — Blog, Lessons, and Free Tools are already live.
Built by David Collier (DC). The web platform (Blog, Lessons, Free Tools) was marked P2 but is already live and functional. There are more items like this across teams — the Q1 recap focuses on P1 commitments, but the actual output is broader.
Section 1 — Q1 Recap
Almost There — #1 Priority Week of Apr 7
The rank-up loop with Instant Coach and Quint AI guided navigation is built but not in production. All three pieces need to ship together for the activation experience to work.
Item
Status
What's Left
Rank-Up Loop
API built, demo pending
Websocket stability, final integration
Instant Coach in prod
Events working on dev
Wire to prod FE, non-blocking fallback
Preset Queries
Hybrid engine built, validated
Prod FE integration
Key Numbers
18
Features shipped
124
Arena commits (v0.5.0)
<1s
NRT latency (was 5-10 min)
0.95
TabICL AUC
360
Anti-cheat candidates/day
6
Coaches engaged
Q1 honest assessment: Product delivery teams shipped well. The rank-up loop core is 80-90% done but not in production — landing this is the first Q2 priority. With specs and prototypes now ahead of engineering, Q2 is about turning that pipeline into shipped features faster.
Section 2 — Q2 Direction
Two Team Goals
AceArena (Vasyl)
"Every game format is playable with a complete experience — compete, practice, exploit opponents, earn badges. Users never hit a broken state."
Gates: All formats Apr 30 • Exploit + Personas May 31 • Gamification Jun 30
AceCoach (Thanh)
"Users get coached, follow a learning plan, invite friends, join communities. By June, the subscription infrastructure works end-to-end."
Gates: D7 >20% Apr 30 • Casual retention improving May 31 • Subscription infra Jun 30
Core Metrics
Metric
Q2 Target
Why It Matters
D7 Retention
>20%
Must pass before scaling acquisition
D30 Serious
18% → 25%
Pro experience validated
D30 Casual
8% → 15%
Casual experience validated
Activation Rate
Baseline → improve
First loop completion within 24h
Active Players
3K+?
Ambitious — depends on multi-game + budget
Cumulative Acquired
5K+?
Ambitious — depends on acquisition push
MRR
Infra by June?
Ambitious — payment ready, conversion TBD
Viral Coefficient
Measure baseline
Social layer working
Section 2 — Q2 Direction
The 8-Layer Framework
Each layer has a gate. We don't move up until the current one passes.
Prove It Works
L0 Foundation — accuracy, data pipeline, analytics
L1 Activation — first rank-up loop must be smooth
L2 Pro Experience — Range Explorer, Hand Import, leaks, multi-game
L3 Casual Experience — IC + Compete, Practice Journey, Quick Review
Then Grow It
L4 Beyond GTO — coach styles, exploit coach, real-world data
L5 Viral — invite friends, communities, AI persona campaigns
Then Amplify It
L6 Content — blog credibility, ecology reports
L7 Gamification — streaks, badges, celebrations
Then Monetize It
L8 Payment, subscriptions, gating
Section 2 — Q2 Direction
Experience Gates Dashboard
If a gate is red, that theme needs immediate attention.
Gate
Target
Current
All game formats playable
4 in Compete+Practice
2 (NLHE, PLO partial)
D7 Retention >20%
>20%
No baseline
First loop <24h
>50% in 24h
No baseline
Quint visible in onboarding
>3x usage/session
Not measured
Hand Import 5+ platforms
5 platforms
4 (PS, GG, ACR, WPN)
Session Review surfaces leaks
Actionable leaks
In progress
Personalized drills from leaks
Completion >60%
Spec drafted
Exploit view in Range Explorer
Users toggle
API released, FE design
Non-default personas
Users pick
Base 3 shipped
15+ coaches with communities
15 active
6 engaged
Organic signups >500/mo
500/month
Blog nearly live
Badge unlocks drive returns
Challenges >30%
Art ~60%
Subscription infra live
June
Not started (Arturas)
Section 2 — Q2 Direction
What "Experience-First" Means Concretely
"The rank-up loop only becomes sticky when users feel that everything they do moves the needle."
Ideas to explore and prioritize — not confirmed scope
1
Rank progress visible everywhere — first screen of session results AND returning to home
2
Zoom / fast-fold mode — folding immediately advances to next deal. #1 boredom fix
3
Bidirectional IC feedback — celebrate good decisions, not just flag mistakes
4
Session completion celebrations — points, progress bar, animation on rank-up
5
Skip buttons on non-compete steps — guide, don't gate
Hypotheses — sharper prioritization by product owners
6
Practice V0.1 simplification — unified rank question
7
Badge system — rank badges first, practice second, engagement third
8
Quick Review mode — 5-hand lightweight analysis
9
Import real hands as compete alternative
10
Coach selection — GTO vs Beyond GTO at session start
Walk through Journey Map first, then click into 4-5 key prototypes based on audience energy.
Section 4 — Ownership Philosophy
Q2 Principles
◆
Experience-Gated Execution
Prove before scaling. Each layer has a gate. Don't move up until the current one passes.
⇄
Self-Sufficiency First
Interface contracts. No team blocks another. Either side stubs.
☐
Spec-Gated Commitment
No V0 spec = can't be P1. Specs before sprints.
★
Ownership = Ship-to-User
Career growth from features that reach users. Not just a team — a name.
Section 4 — Ownership
AceArena — 6 Themes
#
Theme
Owner
Target Experience
Layer
1
Live Gameplay & Multi-Game
?
"I can play any game format"
L1
2
Social Competition
?
"I play with friends or ranked leagues"
L2-L5
3
Practice Engine
?
"I practice spots that cost me money"
L2-L3
4
Player Identity & Gamification
?
"I see progress and earn badges"
L7
5
Exploit Coach
?
"I know HOW to beat my opponents"
L4
6
AI Opponents & Personas
?
"I play against realistic opponents"
L4
AceCoach — 8 Themes
#
Theme
Owner
Target Experience
Layer
1
Analysis & Insights
?
"I import hands and see my leaks"
L2
2
Conversational Coaching
?
"I ask Quint anything"
L1-L2
3
Learning Plans & Journeys
?
"I have a clear path"
L3
4
App Experience & Activation
?
"Intuitive from first open"
L1
5
Web Platform
?
"I discover QuintAce online"
L6
6
Social & Viral Growth
?
"I invite friends and challenge them"
L5
7
Communities & Coach Platform
?
"I join a coach's community"
L5-L8
8
Monetization
Arturas
"I upgrade because it's worth it"
L8
Owner column — to be confirmed at this meeting. Each theme needs one person who owns shipping the target experience.
Section 4 — Ownership
Cross-Team Self-Sufficiency Contracts
"No team blocks the other. Agreed interfaces — either side stubs."
Feature
Interface
How It Works
Communities
community_id + member_list
Arena stubs with group ID, Coach deep-links
Compete Redesign
Community entity API
Arena uses generic group picker
Social & Viral
Share payload API
Arena builds standalone share button
Exploit Coach
Strategy Grid component
Arena ships ranges, Coach adds Quint layer
Gamification
Badge event triggers
Arena ships badge moment, Coach adds polish
Multi-Game
Strategy Grid + Decision Overview
DS is only blocker, not each other
AI Personas
Persona config API
Arena ships gameplay, Coach adds web/voice
Payment
GET /user/{id}/tier
Either team stubs the other
🤝
Team Comes First
The pace this quarter was only possible because of the people behind it.
Sergei Prokopenko
Arena
Vasyl Lagutin
Arena
Yevhienii Maiboroda
Arena
Mykola Yershov
Coach
Eric Hu
Coach
Sebastian Waschnick
Coach
David Collier (DC)
Coach · Web
Chris Chang
CAI
Yannick Stephan
CAI
Zeyu Wang
CAI
Svilen Stefanov
Product
Arturas Kolij
Product
This highlights product delivery teams I've worked with directly. Gameplay AI, Anti-Cheat, Data Services, Design, QA, and Marketing all have people who made Q1 possible — team managers, please recognize them.
