diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 9a42d9b..8bfaca7 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class AppLauncher:
             )
 
             # Wait a bit and check if process started successfully
-            time.sleep(2)
+            time.sleep(3)
 
             if self.backend_process.poll() is None:
                 self.print_success("Backend server started successfully")
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ class AppLauncher:
                 return True
             else:
                 self.print_error("Backend server failed to start")
+                # Try to read error output
+                if self.backend_process.stdout:
+                    try:
+                        output = self.backend_process.stdout.read()
+                        if output:
+                            print(f"\n{Color.FAIL}Error output:{Color.ENDC}")
+                            print(output[-500:] if len(output) > 500 else output)  # Last 500 chars
+                    except:
+                        pass
                 return False
 
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/start-dev.bat b/start-dev.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bddbaf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start-dev.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+@echo off
+REM 5 Why Root Cause Analyzer - Simple Dev Launcher
+REM Uses npm dev which runs both services with concurrently
+
+echo.
+echo ======================================================================
+echo   5 Why Root Cause Analyzer - v1.0.0
+echo   Starting Development Servers...
+echo ======================================================================
+echo.
+
+REM Kill any existing processes on ports 3001 and 5173
+echo Cleaning up ports...
+for /f "tokens=5" %%a in ('netstat -ano ^| findstr :3001 ^| findstr LISTENING') do taskkill /F /PID %%a 2>nul
+for /f "tokens=5" %%a in ('netstat -ano ^| findstr :5173 ^| findstr LISTENING') do taskkill /F /PID %%a 2>nul
+
+echo.
+echo Starting services with npm dev...
+echo.
+echo Access Points:
+echo   Frontend: http://localhost:5173
+echo   Backend:  http://localhost:3001
+echo.
+echo Test Accounts:
+echo   Admin: admin@example.com / Admin@123456
+echo   User1: user001@example.com / User@123456
+echo   User2: user002@example.com / User@123456
+echo.
+echo Press Ctrl+C to stop all services
+echo ======================================================================
+echo.
+
+npm run dev