Previously have used https://github.com/pdf2htmlEX/pdf2htmlEX to convert PDF to HTML at scale, could potentially try and parse the output html to markdown as second stage.
Agree regarding the details - I'm guessing unrelated given the indictment was over a year before the collapse "On Jan. 13, 2022, a federal grand jury indicted Gad"
Agree with this totally, additionally if you are unsure if you will proceed with an idea with no users, getting something done and receiving feedback as fast as possible is better than doing it perfectly the first time.
That said at my last company after 12 months we hired a few engineers so we had to transition to requiring tests for new functionality. This was just to stop regressions and make sure we could continue moving quickly.
Last company, no tests for the first 6 months. Current company after 2 months, have some unit tests for complicated parts in place, will start writing tests once bugs are resolved.
I guess it really depends on what your company is doing, experience of the team and the language/tech you are using.