Pre-Season Launch Plan · June 2026

EdgeIQ Pre-Season
Launch Plan

Year-round sports advisory. NFL MVP live now, NBA/MLB/NHL as seasons open. Mission: give every serious fan the analytical edge that used to require a Bloomberg terminal and a team of quants.

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Product Roadmap

NFL Live MVP NOW ● LIVE
AI rankings (PPR/Half/Standard) Player comparison tool Signal cards (edge scores, CLV, confidence) League-size customization
NBA MVP Launch October 2026
AI rankings (NBA scoring) Player comparisons Injury signals + load management DFS optimization layer
MLB Seasonal + Formats March 2027
Rotisserie + H2H scoring Pitcher/position player splits Prospect callup signals Streamer recommendations
NHL Fantasy-Only October 2026
Daily fantasy optimization Injury/lineup signals Goalies + category coverage Streaming targets

Real-time data layer: Injury reports, player news, live stats — integrated as sources come online. Same AI infrastructure across all sports.

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Content Calendar · June–December 2026

June–July Brand Building Daily TikTok/Reels + bi-weekly Substack
What is EdgeIQ — AI meets sports
Expert vs AI comparisons
Founder story / mission content
Free tool drops to seed buzz
August Draft Prep Daily video + Substack + email drip
Rankings drops (positional + overall)
Mock draft tool launch
"Draft with Confidence" campaign
Sleeper picks via AI model
September–October Live Season Weekly video + Substack + picks email
Weekly rankings updates post-game
Start/sit picks based on edge scores
Trade target analysis
Playoff positioning
November–December In-Season Weekly analysis + Substack deep-dives
Playoff prep + waiver wire
Season recap + year-end report
Early NBA hype content
Holiday campaign
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Meta Ads Pipeline

Summer (Jun–Jul)

$15-20/day awareness

""I built an AI that beats ESPN projections""

Bold sleeper picks, AI vs experts

Draft Season (Aug)

$20-25/day conversion

""Stop guessing — draft with EdgeIQ""

Rankings drop CTAs, mock draft tool

In-Season (Sep–Dec)

$25-30/day retention + conversion

""Your weekly edge, delivered""

Weekly picks, signal cards, trade analysis

Budget allocation: $20–30/day split across awareness + conversion

Refresh creative every 7–10 days. Pause when CTR < 1%. Respawn with new angle when spend drops below $0.30/day in underperforming ad sets.

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Email Capture Strategy

Lead Magnets

Free weekly pick analysis (email)
Mock draft tool access
Rankings PDF (by position)
AI comparison — weekly digest

Email Sequences

Pre-launch drip (3 emails)

3-day campaign

Draft season urgency (7 emails)

July–August

In-season retention

Weekly picks + analysis

Owned audience via Substack

Bi-weekly premium breakdowns + player analysis. Substack serves as the owned audience layer — converts free subscribers to paid through content trust, not hard sells.

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Growth Milestones

Month Email Subs Social Ad Spend MRR Focus
June 500 email 1K followers $0 $0 Product live · First content · Seed traffic
July 1,500 email 3K followers $20-30/day $200-500 Substack launch · Ad creative testing · SEO seeding
August 2,500 email 5K followers $25-30/day $800-1.5K Draft campaign · Rankings drops · Paid conversion push
September 4,000+ email 8K followers $30/day $2K-4K Live season · Weekly picks · Subscription upsell
October 6,000+ email 12K followers $30/day $4K-6K NBA launch · Cross-sport retention · Referral push
December 10,000+ email 20K followers $30/day $6K-10K Playoff content · Year-end report · Next season prep
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Year-Round Flywheel

NFL

September → February

Main list · referrals · Subscribers carry to NBA

LIVE
NBA

October → June

NFL subscribers auto-migrate · New signups from playoffs

MLB

March → October

Summer gap → basketball content bridges the wait

NHL

October → June

Synced with NBA · daily fantasy cross-pollination

Same subscription

One $19.99/mo plan unlocks all sports as they launch. No upgrade required.

Minimal gap

NBA bridges off NFL season end. Content never goes cold — just transitions sport.

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