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Trigger Vertical Finder.

Type in an app or niche idea. Get a letter grade in ~60 seconds — Demand, Data, Margin, Competition.

01 / THE IDEA
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Build a sharper ideaFive questions. One focused opportunity.

Use details you believe are true. These answers shape your description; they don’t establish market demand.

Name the buyer with the budget.

Describe an observable event, not an ongoing interest.

Name a source you can actually verify.

Describe the buyer’s economic outcome.

Choose a geography or specific customer segment.

This replaces the idea below. Review it, then grade it.

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Be specific: who’s the buyer, what’s the trigger, and where’s the data?

Rule-based scoring. A starting point for your research.

Four signals. One clear next step.

THE FRAMEWORK
01

Demand

A moment that makes people act.

02

Data

A signal you can actually access.

03

Margin

A problem worth paying to solve.

04

Competition

A niche with room to make your mark.