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Proof of Usefulness Report

Adaptive IR

Analysis completed on 3/8/2026

+46
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

The project 'Adaptive IR' (rebranded to LiQidity) appears to be a legitimate, functional B2B SaaS platform for capital markets reporting, evidenced by a professional website and specific feature sets like AI-driven insight generation. However, the submission itself is of extremely poor quality, containing demonstrable falsehoods (claiming 'most people' have used it, identifying the audience as 'everyone') and errors (listing the name as 'BlazeForge', a completely unrelated product). While the technology solves a genuine problem for a niche audience, the PoU score is severely penalized by the lack of verifiable traction data and the submission's unreliability.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+20.00
Audience Reach Impact+2.00
Technical Innovation+9.00
Evidence Of Traction+2.50
Market Timing Relevance+8.00
Functional Completeness+0.25
Subtotal+41.75
Usefulness Multiplierx1.10
Final Score+46

Project Details

Project URL
Description
Building automated trading reports for publicly traded companies. Integrating robust data from multiple sources, AI, elegant visualizations, and a user-friendly interface provide capital markets professionals with insights in seconds. This creates efficiencies that enable more focus on crafting flexible strategies that drive value creation rather than hours sifting through complex data. Additionally, end of week and monthly reporting can be automated to deliver flexible insights that the C-suite can immediately understand and collaboratively use to establish achievable KPIs that rely on quantitative, measurable data.

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