AI market research before you build blind.
Describe the product. FSS finds similar startups, shows sources, and gives Codex or Claude Code skills for the next pass from your repo.
First scan, then agent workflow
Instant Research lists nearby companies. Agent Skills let Codex or Claude Code rerun source searches from your repo.
Sources
Two useful paths
Start with a scan. Use skills when you need more sources.
Use the scan for a quick read. Use skills when your coding agent needs source search inside the project.
Instant Research
Free scanScan similar startups
Paste an idea or URL. FSS returns nearby companies, source links, and a first read on competitive density.
Agent Skills
Codex / Claude CodeOpen sourceInstall FSS skills
Give Codex or Claude Code local commands for source search, competitor checks, and evidence review.
One research stack
The web scan and agent skills use the same research stack.
FSS searches startup sources, compares companies, and gives your agent the same steps the web scan uses.
Key questions
Questions founders ask before they search.
FSS vs. ChatGPT
FSS searches startup sources, checks relevance against your idea, and separates direct competitors from adjacent products.
Best time to use Instant Research
Use it before you spend a day researching. You leave with names, sources, and a density read.
Agent Skills use case
They give Codex or Claude Code commands for source search, competitor comparison, and evidence review from your repo.
Public research
We publish market maps from our searches.
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 launch-day analysis: we grouped products, measured where attention concentrated, and published the map for founders.
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