The startup mistake
you're about to
make has a name.
Answer 7 questions. We match you against 141 real foundersand name what you're about to do wrong.
Which one is you right now?
Pick the one that sounds like you. We'll drop you into the diagnosis prefilled for that stage — skip straight to the relevant questions.
Two ways in. Pick yours.
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Something's off.Answer 7 questions. We match your situation against 141 founder interviews and generate a data-backed diagnosis — what's wrong and why. Full plan, playbooks, and founder contacts unlocked for $9.Diagnose my situation →find my nicheI'm exploring ideas.
Help me pick one.Answer 5 questions about your background, constraints, and goals. Get 3 ranked niche recommendations — each with founder counts, median MRR, time-to-revenue, and real market data from the dataset.Find my niche →
Real output. Pick your situation.
Three live sample outputs. Switch tabs below to see the exact format you'll get — diagnosis, findings with real quotes, week-1 action, and the MRR outcome from founders who ran it.
Yours will reference your niche, your MRR, real founders in your space, and quotes from interviews that match your specific situation.
What's free. What's $9.
The diagnosis is always free — no credit card, no account. Pay once if you want the 3-week plan and founder contacts. No subscription. Ever.
- Named diagnosis matched to your inputs
- 2–4 data-backed findings with real quotes
- Verdict — where you are in the pattern
- One-click X-ready share card
- 3-week action plan, step-by-step
- Founder playbooks from your niche
- Real handles to DM · with templates
- Tools adopted by $10k+ MRR founders
- Unlimited diagnoses · forever
Questions? Here's everything.
The stuff people ask before running a diagnosis. Straight answers, no fluff.
Is this just generic startup advice?
No. Every finding is matched to real patterns from 141 verified founder interviews. When we say "63% of pre-revenue founders in this niche did X" — that's the actual number from the dataset, scoped to your niche, stage, and MRR.
What does "verified" mean?
Interview data comes from Starter Story, where founders disclosed actual MRR figures. Revenue is independently verified via TrustMRR — a platform that cross-checks founder revenue claims. We only include founders with verifiable milestones, not self-reported projections.
How is this different from an article or a framework?
An article gives you general patterns. This matches your specific situation against founders who were in the same position — same niche, same stage, same problem. The findings reference your inputs, not a generic playbook.
What's free and what costs money?
The diagnosis is free — no account, no credit card. You get a named diagnosis and 2–4 data-backed findings matched to your situation. Lifetime access ($9 one-time) unlocks the 3-week action plan, founder playbooks from your niche, founder profiles you can reach out to with DM templates, and the tools used by similar founders. One payment, unlimited diagnoses, forever.
What niches does it cover?
AI / productivity, B2B SaaS, developer tools, content / creator economy, e-commerce / DTC, and service-to-software. More being added as the dataset grows.
What do I get from the free diagnosis?
A named diagnosis (e.g. "ICP mismatch at pre-revenue stage"), 2–4 data-backed findings with real quotes from founders in your niche, and a verdict on where you are in the pattern. No generic advice — findings reference your specific inputs and the dataset.
Check against the data.