Questions Niche Scoring Should Answer (AI SaaS)

If you cannot answer these in one sentence each, do not commit engineering or token spend.

Required Answers

• Who specifically is the audience? (Role + recent behavior)
• What specific channel reaches paying customers?
• What do they currently pay for adjacent solutions?
• What is the customer-visible differentiation? (Not model choice)
• What is your real builder-fit? (Audience, not capability)
• How many AI startups already shipped this idea? (Crowding score)
• What did scoring force you to revise from your gut pick?

If You Cannot Answer One

Twenty minutes of research, or score five new candidates.