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FOR FOUNDERS

Find what could kill your idea before you build it.

The structured research you would skip otherwise. Risks named. Build outline, launch-channel notes, and stack options included.

Verdikt is a research and validation tool. Not investment, financial, career, or legal advice.

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Most ideas die because no one named the risks early enough to redesign them.

Tuaha and Farzan, on the thesis behind Verdikt

WHAT FOUNDERS USE IT FOR

Four moments it pays for itself.

The specific weeks where a structured outside read changes the next move. The same moments Y Combinator and Marc Andreessen say separate the teams that ship from the teams that stall.

  1. Gut-check before you buildSee whether the idea has evidence behind it. Structured, not vibes.
  2. Find what could kill the ideaThe three or four risks that would change the score. We surface them in writing, grounded in the research.
  3. Plan the launchRiskiest assumption. Strongest counter. A build outline with milestones.
  4. Align cofounders on what to build firstA third voice. No equity stake. Cited sources behind every claim.
WHAT WE ACTUALLY ASK

The questions that surface what could kill your idea.

We do not want a deck. We want what you actually know.

tryverdikt.app/intakeGUIDED BRIEF
  1. 01
    The pitch in one sentenceWhat you would say in an elevator. We pull the thesis from there.
  2. 02
    Who you have talked toFive users, zero users, your mom. We weight evidence by what is real.
  3. 03
    What is already builtCode, a Figma, a checkout link, a spreadsheet. Or nothing yet, which is fine.
  4. 04
    What scares you mostThe thing you do not put in the deck. We pressure-test it.
  5. 05
    Your constraints and goalsTime, skills, geography. Constraints shape the risks. We need yours to set them.
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START

You start the brief on the train. One sentence. The pitch you would say out loud.

SUBMIT

You finish. The pipeline starts. You go back to whatever you were doing.

RECEIVE

Your verdict is ready in your workspace. Verdict, named risks, sources, share link.

Nothing in the brief is throwaway. Every answer shapes the research.

WHAT LANDS IN YOUR WORKSPACE

A memo, a roadmap, a share link.

Not a chat log. Not a vibe check. A document you can forward to your cofounder and they will know exactly what to do next.

BUILD OUTLINE

Sample milestones from the report.

12 wk
“Start with the smallest testable version and keep pricing evidence visible.”
  • WK 02Lovable MVP shipped
  • WK 04Early user signal
  • WK 09Launch-channel test
  • WK 12Evidence review
RISK IFFewer than 25 active testers or activation under 40% at the evidence review.
  1. 01
    Your Verdikt Score on the front pageA numerical Verdikt Score (0 to 100). Evidence-backed. Never hidden behind a maybe.
  2. 02
    Named risks, in plain EnglishThe two or three facts that would change the score. Defended with sources.
  3. 03
    An execution path with milestones and decision gatesMilestones, decision gates, the experiment that resolves the riskiest assumption first.
  4. 04
    A share link your cofounder can argue withEvery claim cited. Every source in the library. No login wall.
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A research letter for AI builders.

One letter per month. What we're shipping, what we're learning, what's actually working in the field.

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WITH AND WITHOUT

The same week, two ways.

WITHOUT A VERDICT
  • Six weeks of guessing what users actually want.
  • A landing page no one converts on.
  • Risks show up live, after you have already shipped.
  • You leave with no signal and three questions you cannot answer.
WITH A VERDICT
  • A cited research report waiting in your inbox.
  • Risks named in writing, before the build.
  • Three counters drafted, sources attached, ready to act on.
  • You leave with a Verdikt Score and a cited read on what could kill the idea.
WHEN IT IS NOT A FIT

Three cases where Verdikt is not the right product.

Better to set scope clearly before you pay.

  1. 01
    You have already shipped and have real signalA verdict pressure-tests an idea before it gets built. After shipping, your own product analytics and users matter more.
  2. 02
    You want a managed research engagementVerdikt is a self-serve software product. We do not provide consulting, done-for-you research, or custom analyst work.
  3. 03
    You want validation you are rightWe surface what could kill the idea. If that is not what you came for, keep the $14.99.
COMPARE

How Verdikt compares to other startup-idea tools.

The honest read on IdeaProof, Ideabrowser, and ValidatorAI. Where each fits, where Verdikt wins, and where it doesn't.

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