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PreLoadedYear.app
Plan your entire year on one page. Free.
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The Problem
Every productivity book tells you to plan your year. Dan Martell's "Preloaded Year" method from Buy Back Your Time is one of the best — but the tooling is a 3-hour manual worksheet. Most people start, get frustrated, and abandon it. Those who finish end up with a static document they never revisit. The method is great; the execution experience is broken.
The Approach
PreLoadedYear.app generates your entire year plan in 30 seconds. Pick your country, select your dates, and get a visual calendar with public holidays for 100+ countries auto-detected. Free core — calendar generation costs nothing, ever. Premium tiers add PDF export, poster prints, and team features. Also the first year planner with an MCP interface — AI agents can plan your year directly via tool-use.
The Stack
| Technology | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Vite + React + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS | Frontend | Fast iteration, instant generation, client-side rendering |
| Holiday API (Nager.Date) | Holiday data | 100+ countries, maintained, reliable |
| Supabase | Auth + storage (premium) | Existing infrastructure, PostgREST API |
| Stripe (via Rex) | Premium checkout | Tiered pricing model |
| PostHog | Analytics | Calendar generation tracking, funnel analysis |
| MCP Server | AI interface | First year planner with tool-use capability |
What Sets It Apart
- check_circleFirst year planner with an MCP interface — AI agents can plan your year directly
- check_circle100+ countries with auto-detected public holidays — no US-default assumptions
- check_circleFree core with honest premium — calendar generation costs nothing, ever
- check_circle30-second generation vs 3-hour manual worksheet
- check_circleAI-native from day one — not bolted on later
Timeline
Oct 2025
Concept: automate the Preloaded Year worksheet
Jan 2026
v0.1 — Calendar generation with basic holiday support
Jan 2026
MCP interface added — first year planner with AI tool-use
Jan 2026
Public beta launch
Feb 2026
Premium tier live with tiered pricing
Feb 2026
Growth engagement starts
What the AI team contributed
bob
Built the application — React UI, holiday API integration, MCP server, Stripe checkout
leah
Traffic strategy, launch content, SEO keyword map, social launch threads
rex
Premium pricing model (5 tiers), Stripe checkout flow, conversion tracking
mira
Deployment to preloadedyear.app, uptime monitoring
metrick
Calendar generation metrics, conversion funnel, PostHog event taxonomy
aston
Launch sequencing, Product Hunt timing, priority alignment
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