IdeaTrellis is a business planning workspace for online businesses, built as a local web app that is still in development. It guides a project through seven steps, from idea to plan, feasibility numbers and action steps, and labels every figure as self-reported, assumed or forecast.
The problem
Someone starting an online business needs a plan with numbers they can trust, and needs to know which numbers are their own guesses.
Journey
- 25 Oct 2026: baseline tags
m0-baselineandm0-unified, thenm1-journey7(the seven-step business view) andm2-ai-gateway. - 26 Oct 2026: tags
m3-reader,m5-desktopandm7-ui; the last commit is a preview of the Step page, not yet approved.
My role
Nguyễn Hải Minh designed and built the application together with AI, using Claude and Codex.
Time spent
About 11 hours, estimated from commit history, not a timesheet, across 2 working sessions. Work done in a separate lab folder outside this repository is not counted, so the real figure is higher.
Tools and stack
- Python
- JavaScript, HTML and CSS for the interface
Checked
- The screens shown run locally on sample data: home with the seven business steps, new project, project conversation, business plan, online business profile and business skills.
- The interface works in English and Vietnamese.
Not checked
- Use with real customers.
- A live AI connection. In the screenshots the guided chat is an offline, fixed-rule assistant.
- Business results.
What can be observed
Six screenshots of 10 Nov 2026 with a sample project, "Sourdough Basics Online Course". The project conversation page links each answer to the plan and feasibility pages.
FAQ
What is IdeaTrellis?
IdeaTrellis is a local web app in development that guides an online business through seven steps, from idea to plan, feasibility and action steps.
Does IdeaTrellis use AI?
The repository has an AI gateway milestone, but in the screens shown the AI is not connected and the guided chat follows fixed rules. A live AI connection was not checked.
What was checked in IdeaTrellis?
The screens run locally on sample data in English and Vietnamese. Use with real customers and business results were not checked.
How long has IdeaTrellis taken?
About 11 hours across 2 sessions on 25 and 26 Oct 2026, estimated from commit history, not a timesheet.