Simplest Idea Filters for AI SaaS

Five binary questions. Capability comes last, not first.

The Five

1. Can I reach 50 buyers warm in 30 days?
2. Are they paying for adjacent already?
3. Three named buyers?
4. Is the pain weekly?
5. Is the wedge anything beyond a model call?

Why Capability Last

If F1-F4 do not pass, the capability does not matter. If F5 fails, the next model release commoditizes you.

How to Use

Most ideas die at F1 or F5. The pattern is real. Survivors get a paid pilot offer before any infra.