Validate
Current Score
50/100
Verdict
Needs Work
Demand
Problem urgency, existing spend, competition
• Are people actively searching for solutions?
• Is there existing spend in this category?
• How painful is the problem (1-10)?
Moat
Defensibility, network effects, switching costs
• What prevents competitors from copying you?
• Does usage make the product better?
• How hard is it to switch away?
Timing
Why now? What changed recently?
• What technological shift enables this?
• What behavioral change makes this viable now?
• Why didn't this exist 5 years ago?
Founder Fit
Your unfair advantages and domain expertise
• Do you have unique insight into this problem?
• Have you lived this problem?
• What makes YOU the one to solve this?
Revenue
Clear path to making money
• Who pays and how much?
• Is there an obvious business model?
• Can you charge from day 1?
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