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Show HN: I accidentally built a startup idea validation tool (validationly.com)

15 points by kptbarbarossa ↗ HN
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/

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alberth
Maybe dumb luck but I keep getting exactly the same “75” score - for each business idea I type in.

Like the idea though.

3yanlis1bos
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
Yet another "give me your business ideas for free" business tool ... now with AI wrapper!
jkubicek
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.
gavinh
> Farts for busy people who dont have time and also LLMs

30/100

romanhn
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
Dating for Salesforce looks like a winner!
electrondood
Oh sure... I'll just give you my idea to make Uber but for dogs.
wrayjustin
It doesn't like my bottled mountain fresh air idea. Says it "needs work."

> Breathe in the crisp mountain air, anywhere > Introducing bottled mountain air. > #fresh #nature #wellness

fionic
My "Weapons of mass destruction manufacturer and arsenal storage with mercenary soldier services” got a 65 rating with good potential. Market size is $0.
4b11b4
LLM psychosis detector got a 75. The author should consider
limoce
"Train a 100,000,000,000B multimodal large language model" got 75/100
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kptbarbarossa
Hi HN,

Just added an X content creator inside the app so users don’t have to switch between tools.

It’s still very early, but already working for basic use cases. I’d love to hear whether this feels genuinely useful, or if it’s unnecessary bloat.

Feedback would mean a lot: https://validationly.com/blog/x-content-generator-guide

6510
I think you need a similar tool to debunk startup ideas and average out the scores.