Proof of Usefulness Report

5-Dee Studios

Analysis completed on 2/25/2026

+24
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

5-Dee Studios appears to be a small boutique consultancy/venture studio rather than a scalable technology product. While the team has participated in hackathons (Open Interpreter, Lablab.ai) and created small tools like 'NESGPT' (300+ conversions), the submission's claims of 'everyone' as the audience and 'most people' having used the product are demonstrably false and hyperbolic. The connection to high-profile clients like Future and Cookies is not verifiable in public records. The project mixes disparate elements—hypnotherapy, 'Tao Science' (a spiritual concept), and supply chain consulting—resulting in a lack of clear product focus or real-world utility for a general audience. The reported 'marketcap' of 500,000 is ambiguous (likely lifetime revenue) and low for a studio operating since 2016.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+24.0
Audience Reach Impact+5.0
Technical Innovation+45.0
Evidence Of Traction+5.0
Market Timing Relevance+70.0
Functional Completeness+10.0
Subtotal+22.5
Usefulness Multiplierx1.08
Final Score+24

Project Details

Project URL
Description
• Serving the Bay Area for over a decade, offering creative direction, business optimization, and technical services for brands and organizations worldwide • Nine-time hackathon winner in the GenAI/Agent/XR space from events hosted by Founders Inc., Redpoint Ventures, Twelve Labs, and many other SV-based companies. • Operating from a first principles perspective utilizing information theory, quantum phenomena, and Tao Science as the bedrock of our creative process • Services include holistic health and business consulting, hypnotherapy, audio engineering, product design, merchandising, supply chain, and innovating Gen AI/XR solutions. • Worked with industry-leading artists like Future and Pressa for NFT strategy and creative design work as well as brands such as Jungle Boys and Cookies to handle supply chain fulfillment. • Explored the forefront of technological and cultural advancements such as phygital products, digital twins, IoT/EDGE computing, and immersive XR(AR/VR) technologies such as photogrammetry and neural radiance fields (NeRFs). • Grew sales by 233%, increased number of new customers by 2.7x and repeated sales from existing customers by 2.7x while optimizing supply chain, marketing and communications. • Designed and developed AI SaaS applications such as Play.AI, an e-learning tool for small businesses to learn emerging Generative AI tooling using a gamified user experience • Developed Thread of Life, a protocol for creating on-chain merchandise for creators and brands • Utilized research papers from an information theory researcher, Dr. Rulin Xu, from UC Berkely to prepare and finetune TAOGPT, a domain-expert on an emerging branch of information theory that Dr. Rulin authored called Tao Science • Developed "akasha", an XR experience that teaches Tao Science with an interactive agent that can be accessed cross-platform on iOS, Android, Quest, and Apple Vision Pro; this includes a low-latency conversational agent that can be accessed via phone call

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Growing utility with room for optimization
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline