Real-time collaborative whiteboard for climatetech carbon models
Remote climatetech workers face team misalignments due to ineffective virtual collaboration tools ill-suited for complex carbon tracking models.
CarbonCanvas provides a shared virtual canvas where remote climatetech teams can build, edit, and iterate on complex carbon tracking models in real-time. Teams avoid misalignments by seeing live changes, annotations, and cursors from teammates. It integrates simple data inputs for instant model previews, keeping everyone synced without endless meetings.
Remote workers in climatetech teams building carbon tracking models
Specialized canvas optimized for carbon flow diagrams and emissions math, unlike general tools like Miro or Figma
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Live editing with cursors, presence indicators, and conflict-free updates
Drag-drop nodes for carbon sources/sinks with formula linking
Instant shareable links for sessions with permissions
CSV upload and live model simulation previews
Snapshot canvas states with restore
Sticky notes and threaded discussions on canvas
High-res exports for reports
Post session links and updates to channels
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| name | text | Yes |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| owner_id | uuid | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| team_id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| data | jsonb | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| canvas_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
Relationships:
/api/canvasesCreate new canvas
/api/canvases/:idFetch canvas data
/api/canvases/:id/updateReal-time canvas update via websocket proxy
/api/teamsCreate team
/api/sessions/:canvasId/joinJoin session
No exports, 10 sim runs/mo
5+ users
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 2% | $70 | $840 |
| Month 6 | 800 | 4% | $1,120 | $13,440 |
End remote misalignments with real-time collaborative canvases built for emissions tracking.
Post in LinkedIn climatetech groups offering free Pro access for feedback; DM 20 leads from recent carbon model Twitter threads; Email outreach to 50 attendees of virtual climatetech webinars via Hunter.io.
General whiteboarding
No carbon-specific nodes or sims
Tailored for carbon models with built-in math previews
Design collab
Not for data/modeling
Real-time data sims for climatetech
Network effects from shared sessions + proprietary carbon node library trained on common models
Rising net-zero mandates drive complex carbon modeling; remote work permanent post-COVID
Real-time sync lags
Use battle-tested Liveblocks
Small niche adoption
Validate via pre-launch waitlist
Scope creep on features
Strict MVP timeline
Success: 5 express interest
Success: 50% retention wk2
Success: 200 signups
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