An AI startup advisor that challenges the idea.
Research the market, expose fragile assumptions, and get a direct decision before building.
Illustrative verdict
Revise before building
The problem is credible, but the audience is too broad and pricing evidence is missing.
Next experiment
Run five pricing conversations with the narrowest founder segment.
Claims stay linked to inspectable sources.
Startup idea scorecard, with the reasoning attached.
A score without an explanation is decoration. RoastIdea shows what supports each judgment and what would change it.
Market and timing
Market shape, category shifts, urgency, and why now.
Problem and customer
ICP clarity, pain severity, current behavior, and willingness to pay.
Competition and edge
Alternatives, differentiation, moat risk, and credible whitespace.
Model and execution
Business model, GTM path, founder context, and execution risk.
Confidence should follow the evidence.
Research before judgment
Current competitors, pricing, substitutes, category trends, and other time-sensitive claims are researched when they matter to the decision.
Verified facts
Claims supported by inspectable sources.
Supported inferences
Reasoned conclusions that still require judgment.
Missing evidence
Unknowns that should remain unknown until tested.
Questions founders ask before trusting the verdict
Get the hard answer before the expensive work.
Describe the idea in your own words. RoastIdea will identify what is promising, what is weak, and what to test next.
Validate an idea