OKIELA | LAUNCH DAY RECAP

Quick honest recap from Okiela’s solo founder after going live:

Infra held up well: Supabase + Vercel handled close to 20K requests with zero 5xx or DB issues.

Launch week saw 192 visitors (mainly Vietnam + US), exploring homepage → dashboard → login/signup → about/contact.

Testimonial videos were loaded 5K+ times – people actually watched them.

At least two real users tried multiple times to upgrade to a paid plan. Every checkout failed because I misconfigured the billing integration. Revenue for day one was exactly 0.

On paper, Okiela’s Stage 1 journey is:

Landing → Auth → First‑run dashboard → Upload CSV / sample store → KPIs & charts → AI chat → Free limits → Upgrade → Share link.

In reality, logs showed drop‑offs at auth and first‑run dashboard, a fragile upload → KPI/AI flow, and a completely broken checkout.

I’m now:

Fixing billing end‑to‑end

Hardening a single Golden Path and hiding outdated routes

Inviting a small group of early users to test the fixed version with a 3‑month Pro code and send brutal feedback

If you’re running an ecommerce brand and want to try an honest, still‑in‑progress profit copilot, I’d love to hear from you.

My inbox is open: daint@okiela.io