AI market research before you build blind.
Describe your idea, see nearby competitors in minutes, and go deeper with a source-backed competitive analysis report when the decision needs evidence.
From fast signal to founder judgment
Instant Research shows the terrain. Deep Research expands the sample. Founder Grade turns evidence into an editorial read.
Sources
Three ways to reduce the risk
Start fast. Go deeper when the decision gets serious.
Free when you are exploring; deeper when you are deciding; Jorge-reviewed when you need a sharper read.
Instant Research
Free, instantFree first signal
Finds similar startups in seconds, shows sources, and gives you a first read on competitive density.
Deep Research Report
Deeper, slowerFull self-serve investigation
Expands the sample, filters with sharper judgment, and analyzes similarity, gaps, positioning risks, and source-level evidence.
Founder Grade
Jorge-reviewedHuman editorial review
Jorge reviews a much larger sample, filters noise, and turns the findings into a founder-validated strategic read.
The same engine behind every surface
The scan, report, platform, and CLI come from the same research engine.
Search startup sources, compare competitors, save the landscape, and rerun research from the platform or CLI.
Key questions
What should be clear before you request a report.
How is this different from asking ChatGPT?
FSS does not just return names. It searches startup sources, evaluates relevance against your idea, and separates direct competitors, adjacent products, and noise.
When should I use Instant Research?
When you want a fast read before investing more time: names, sources, and a first signal on competitive density.
When is Deep Research worth it?
When the idea matters enough to need a competitive analysis report with a larger sample, filters, gaps, and positioning risks.
What does Founder Grade add?
It adds human review: Jorge filters noise, checks the evidence, and turns the landscape into a founder-readable decision memo.
Public research
We are also publishing the market maps we use to think.
Blog
Latest market notes
Original research on startup launches, competitor density, and where founders are building now.
3D experiment
Product Hunt Orbit Map: 533 launches in a 3D universe
An experimental sandbox for exploring a Product Hunt launch day as planets, clusters, satellites, votes, and shared orbits.
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Market map
Product Hunt W20: 3,826 launches and a market map
The full market map: clusters, attention curve, claim ledger, and source-level evidence behind the make work disappear hook.
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Special analysis
Vercel Day on Product Hunt: 60 launches and 5 winners
A special market analysis from launch day: we grouped products, measured where attention concentrated, and published the full founder-readable map.
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