Less to prepare
Start with existing CSV/Excel exports rather than a new data project.
StockGuard / Privacy concept
Use the inventory data you already have.
StockGuard is a category-agnostic concept at the pre-launch validation stage. It is exploring how inventory planning can begin with the operational data teams already have, without requiring customer-level data.
Join the WaitlistWhat a first version would use
The useful data is usually already in the stock file.
The starting point is product, quantity, sales movement, open POs, inbound dates and expiry. Those fields help explain what to order, hold or clear.
A possible view of the information
Needed for decisionYES
SKU · quantity · sales velocityOperational
Customer-level dataNOT REQUIRED
ScopeMinimal data
Why this keeps the start simple
A smaller starting point is easier to test.
Clearer scope
Focus validation on inventory planning signals and decision usefulness.
Respect context
Make the minimum-data premise visible while the product concept is still being shaped.
Help shape what comes first.
StockGuard is at the pre-launch validation stage. Join the waitlist to share which inventory questions matter most in your day-to-day work.
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