The Complete Validation System
From raw market data to actionable recommendations in one automated workflow
Review Mining
We scour the web for user reviews of existing solutions in your target market. Our AI identifies pain points, feature gaps, and opportunities where you can carve out your niche.
Data Spreadsheet
Get a comprehensive spreadsheet of ~50 curated reviews, organized by themes, pain points, and opportunity areas to help you understand real user needs.
Mom Test Research Plan
AI generates a custom research plan based on The Mom Test methodology. Get specific questions to ask your target audience without leading them to false positives.
Where to Find Users
Receive targeted suggestions on where to find your ideal customers—communities, forums, events, and platforms where they already gather.
ValiSaaS Score
Get a data-driven score (0-100) combining review mining analysis, market pain points, and your customer interview responses. We recommend proceed, pivot, or pause—with clear reasoning based on real data.
Technical Suggestions
Get suggested tech stack recommendations, tools, and resources to help you get started. We provide starting points and references—not a full roadmap—so you can make informed decisions about your build.
What You'll Receive
Delivered as a comprehensive PDF report + interactive spreadsheet within 48-72 hours
Interactive Spreadsheet
~50 curated reviews organized by themes, pain points, and opportunity areas
Mom Test Research Plan
Custom interview questions + where to find your target customers
ValiSaaS Score (0-100)
Data-driven recommendation: proceed, pivot, or pause—with detailed reasoning
Technical Suggestions
Recommended tech stack, tools, and resources to get started
Your Validation Journey
Share Your SaaS Idea
Tell us about your concept, target market, and what problem you're solving. The more specific you are, the better insights we can provide.
AI Mines Market Reviews
Our AI scours the web for user reviews of existing solutions, competitor products, and alternative tools. We identify gaps, pain points, and opportunities specific to your niche. You'll receive a detailed spreadsheet with ~50 categorized reviews.
Conduct Customer Interviews
Using our Mom Test research plan, you conduct 5-10 interviews with your target customers. We tell you exactly where to find them and what questions to ask. Then, paste your interview notes back into ValiSaaS for analysis.
Get Your ValiSaaS Score
After you submit your interview responses, our AI analyzes them and gives you a comprehensive score (0-100) with clear reasoning. We tell you whether to proceed, pivot, or pause based on real customer feedback—not guesses.
Get Your Technical Suggestions
If you decide to move forward, we provide suggested tech stack recommendations, tools, and resources to help you get started. We give you starting points and references—not a full roadmap—so you can make informed decisions about your build.
The Mom Test: Science-Backed Validation
Based on Rob Fitzpatrick's proven methodology that's helped thousands of founders avoid building products nobody wants.
What Is The Mom Test?
The Mom Test is a set of simple rules for crafting good questions that even your mom can't lie to you about. It's named after the ultimate problem: if you ask your mom whether your business is a good idea, she'll lie to you because she loves you.
The methodology focuses on three core principles:
- Talk about their life instead of your idea
- Ask about specifics in the past instead of generics or opinions about the future
- Talk less and listen more to uncover real problems and behaviors
Why This Methodology Works
People are naturally polite and want to encourage you. When you pitch your idea and ask if they'd use it, you're putting them in an awkward position where saying "no" feels mean. So they say "yes" to be nice—not because they'd actually pay for it.
The Mom Test works because it removes this bias by:
- Focusing on past behavior: What people have actually done is the best predictor of what they'll do in the future
- Avoiding hypotheticals: People are terrible at predicting their future behavior, but excellent at recounting their past
- Uncovering real pain points: By asking about frustrations and workarounds, you discover problems worth solving
- Revealing willingness to pay: If someone hasn't tried to solve the problem yet, it might not be painful enough to pay for
Bad Questions vs. Mom Test Questions
Bad Question
"Would you use an app that helps you track your fitness goals?"
Why it's bad:
- Hypothetical future behavior
- Pitching instead of learning
- Easy to say "yes" to be polite
- Gives you false confidence
Mom Test Question
"Tell me about the last time you tried to track your fitness. What tools did you use? What frustrated you?"
Why it works:
- Focuses on actual past behavior
- Reveals real pain points organically
- Shows what they've tried (commitment level)
- Uncovers specific frustrations to solve
Bad Question
"Would you pay $29/month for this solution?"
Why it's bad:
- Asks them to predict future actions
- No commitment required
- "Maybe" means nothing
- Doesn't validate willingness to pay
Mom Test Question
"What are you currently paying to solve this problem? If nothing, why not?"
Why it works:
- Reveals current budget allocation
- Shows if problem is worth paying for
- Uncovers price sensitivity
- Identifies actual competitors
How ValiSaaS Applies The Mom Test
Our AI analyzes your SaaS idea and generates a comprehensive research plan with 20-30 Mom Test-compliant questions specifically tailored to your market, organized into key areas:
Current Process Questions
How do they currently solve this problem? What's their workflow?
Pain Point Discovery
What frustrates them most? Where do they waste time or money?
Budget & Investment
What are they currently paying? What's their budget for solutions?
Buying Behavior
How do they research and purchase similar tools? Who makes the decision?
Plus, we tell you exactly where to find your target customers to ask these questions—saving you weeks of research and guesswork.
Understanding Your ValiSaaS Score
A data-driven decision framework based on real market signals
Strong Go
Clear market need, viable opportunity, and strong technical feasibility. Recommended to proceed with confidence.
Cautious Go
Market potential exists but with notable risks or gaps. We recommend additional research or a more focused niche before committing to full development.
Pivot/Pause
Significant challenges identified. We explain what's missing and suggest pivots or alternative approaches worth considering.
Even If We Say No, We Tell You Why
If your ValiSaaS Score is low, we don't just leave you hanging. Our report includes:
- Specific reasons why we advise against proceeding
- What would need to change for this to be viable
- Any merits or opportunities if you choose to build anyway
- Alternative pivots or angles worth exploring
From Software Engineer to Serial Validator
Michael • Founder who's tired of "hindsight is 20/20"
I'm a software engineer who spent the past year building SaaS products that nobody wanted. After my third failed launch, I got fed up. The build → fail → repeat cycle wasn't working, and I was tired of pouring my soul into products only to watch them crash and burn.
So I crafted my own validation methodology—a systematic process to validate ideas before writing code. I used this exact methodology to validate ValiSaaS itself—and you're seeing the result. Now I'm helping other founders skip the pain I went through.
I built this to help you reduce the time from idea to profitable SaaS. I know the frustration of spending months on something only to realize nobody wants it. Let's make sure your next build is one people actually need.