[HN Gopher] Show HN: I accidentally built a startup idea validat...
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Show HN: I accidentally built a startup idea validation tool
I was working on validating some of my own project ideas. While
trying to find how to validate my idea, I realized the process
itself could be turned into a tool. A few late nights later, I had
something that takes any startup idea, fetches discussions,
summarizes sentiment, and gives a quick "validation score." It's
very rough, but it works, and it's already making me rethink a few
of my own ideas. It's still a work in progress. I don't actually
know what I'm doing, but I know it's worth it. Honest feedback
welcomed! Live demo here: https://validationly.com/
Author : kptbarbarossa
Score : 9 points
Date : 2025-08-12 20:29 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| alberth wrote:
| Maybe dumb luck but I keep getting exactly the same "75" score -
| for each business idea I type in.
|
| Like the idea though.
| furyofantares wrote:
| My idea: extra stairs on staircases even when you don't need
| them because LLMS exist.
|
| > 65, "good potenial"
|
| > Model:Freemium SaaS
|
| > Price:$29/month
|
| > Break-even:18 months
|
| > LTV/CAC:4.2x
|
| > Projected MRR:$25K by Year 1
| KaseKun wrote:
| I got a score of 25 for "What if everything was spiders?"
| jkubicek wrote:
| I hit a score of 75 with $1b in realistic revenue for
| "racoonatooie"
| jkubicek wrote:
| > Announcing Raccoonatooie, a game-changing SaaS solution
| for [target audience]. Learn more about how we help
| businesses [value proposition].
| harlanlewis wrote:
| I only got 65 for the same idea. I guess you have first
| mover advantage?
| 3yanlis1bos wrote:
| I really liked all the info you have provided. You need a solid
| evidence to back some of the claims made by the system.
|
| You might want to add a section where you list related/similar
| startups and how well they are doing (in terms of ARR and/or
| other metrics.)
| xnx wrote:
| Yet another "give me your business ideas for free" business tool
| ... now with AI wrapper!
| jkubicek wrote:
| This tool thinks my intentionally dumb idea (Like Uber, except
| for beekeepers) has "good potential" with an obtainable market of
| $500mm/year within 5 years.
| jkubicek wrote:
| My next idea wasn't as good. "boat stuff" is only a $12mm/year
| idea.
| ojosilva wrote:
| yeah, the niceness and complacent nature of model training
| makes it hard to try to nuke any idea from all possible angles,
| which is what a good VC review does anyway. This a
| confirmation-bias validation tool!
|
| OP, here are some pointers: prompt the model into the most
| negative, raunchy and insurmountable as possible personality.
| Give it examples in the system prompt on how VCs (or your
| average reddit user...) responds to business ideas, maybe as a
| different persona, then present negatives and positives from
| the model at different angles. Wash, rinse, iterate.
| gavinh wrote:
| > Farts for busy people who dont have time and also LLMs
|
| 30/100
| wc_nomad wrote:
| > an app that tells you how potent your poo is, and rates it
| against other poos to see who has the worst poo
|
| 35/100
|
| My start up is going to crush yours.
| romanhn wrote:
| Entered the marketing text from the home page into the textbox
| ("Validate your idea before you build it. Get AI-driven market
| validation in seconds. Analyze demand across social platforms
| with actionable insights."), received a 75/100 score with a $10B
| TAM. I guess we'll see how valid this validator is soon enough.
| annoyingnoob wrote:
| Dating for Salesforce looks like a winner!
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