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Customer data platform for collecting, cleaning, and routing analytics to 300+ destinations.

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Features (10)

Single tracking API

300+ integrations

Identity resolution

Data warehouse sync

Real-time event streaming

Protocols (schema enforcement)

Audiences (segmentation)

Privacy controls

Replay (historical data)

Functions (custom transforms)

User Stories (5)

As a developer, I can instrument tracking once and send to all tools

As a marketer, I can build audience segments

As a data engineer, I can sync events to our warehouse

As a PM, I can enforce event schemas with Protocols

As a team, I can manage consent and privacy compliance

Suggested Tech Stack

GoNode.jsPostgreSQLKafkaRedisS3Centrifuge (streaming)ReactTerraform

Non-Functional Requirements

Category	Requirement	Target
Performance	Event delivery	< 100ms from source to destination (real-time)
Scalability	Events	1T+ events per month across all customers
Availability	Pipeline	99.99% — data loss is unacceptable for analytics
Compliance	Privacy	GDPR consent management, CCPA, data residency options

Release Milestones

MVPCollect & Route

JavaScript SDKServer SDKs50 destinationsEvent debugger

v1.0Data Quality

Protocols (schema)Identity resolutionReplayWarehouse sync150+ destinations

v2.0CDP

Audiences (segmentation)Functions (transforms)Privacy portalUnify (profiles)300+ destinations

Success Metrics

Event delivery success rate: > 99.99%

Integration setup time: < 5 minutes

Customers using 5+ destinations: > 60%

Net revenue retention: > 120%

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