Track and relay tech progress across student retail team changes.
Team turnover every semester in student retail startups causes loss of institutional knowledge and halts progress on critical tech integrations like POS systems.
SemRelay is a dashboard that logs integration milestones like POS setups in semester timelines, auto-generating reports for incoming teams. It prevents knowledge loss by versioning progress and alerting on stalls. Operators get continuity without rebuilding from zero.
Founders and operators of student-led retail startups at universities
Semester-synced timelines with auto-reports for retail tech stacks.
friendly
Log POS, inventory API progress on timelines.
Generate PDF summaries for handovers.
Visual Gantt for team cycles.
Email/Slack notifications for delayed integrations.
Auto-assign based on skills and semesters.
Pre-vetted API guides.
In-app comments on milestones.
One-click data export.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| name | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| current_semester | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| semester_id | text | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| integration_type | text | No |
| completed | bool | No |
| due_date | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/timelinesCreate timeline for semester
/api/milestonesFetch milestones
/api/reports/:teamIdGenerate report PDF
/api/teamsUpdate team semester
3 integrations
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 15 | 13% | $29 | $348 |
| Month 6 | 120 | 18% | $259 | $3,108 |
SemRelay timelines keep your retail tech moving despite turnover.
Post in university Slack channels like Harvard Innovation Labs and offer beta to first responders. Follow up via email with personalized demo. Leverage LinkedIn student founder groups.
Task mgmt
No semester cycling or retail focus
Auto-reports and timelines
Custom fields
Overkill for students, no handover automation
Retail-specific milestones
Network effects from shared timeline templates across universities.
Boom in student-led e-com with Shopify POS needing persistent tracking.
PDF generation reliability
Use proven Puppeteer
Preference for Google Sheets
Easy import/export
Success: 70% WOY on reports
Success: Weekly usage >50%
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