Proof of Usefulness Report

Alpha Recon

Analysis completed on 1/9/2026

+376
Proof of Usefulness Score
Certified Problem Solver

Alpha Recon is an established security risk management firm (founded 2013) with estimated annual revenue of ~$3.7M and a verifiable B2B product suite (SecuRecon). However, the project submission contains significant red flags: objectively false claims of traction ('most people have used my product'), vague audience definitions ('everyone'), and empty data fields. While the underlying business has verifiable utility and revenue comparable to the 'Comparable Scale' calibration (e.g., HackerNoon), the score is penalized heavily for submission quality and negative external sentiment regarding company culture.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+187
Audience Reach Impact+48
Technical Innovation+75
Evidence Of Traction+60
Market Timing Relevance+70
Functional Completeness+2
Subtotal+443
Usefulness Multiplierx0.85
Final Score+376

Project Details

Project URL
Description
Isn't it about time that security and risk professionals had the technology and tools that sales, product, and marketing pros have to help them do their jobs better and more efficiently? \nShouldn't physical security companies have data science powered tools to help drive efficiency and offer their clients next generation threat assessment, analytics, and intelligence?\nWhy are security companies still using archaic technology and why are risk managers breathing their own exhaust with outdated information and underwhelming risk modeling?\n\nAlpha Recon provides security and risk professionals manage their holistic programs like never before with data science driven early warning threat and risk intelligence, threat and security event management, and security program management tools. \n\n\"Think Salesforce or customer relationship management (CRM) for security/risk professionals. In fact, we call part of our software a threat relationship management tool or TRM.\" \n\nWhether you are protecting a client's physical assets, your own, need to offer a better and more robust security service, need better security management operations, or need to improve intelligence fusion, sharing, and communication, Alpha Recon can help. \n\nWith Alpha Recon software, businesses, pros, and organizations can proactively understand relevant and comprehensive threats and opportunities impacting the organization for strategic, operational and tactical benefits. We help security and risk companies offer a higher level of threat assessment, risk management and security service for staff and clients while improving efficiencies and bottom line. Siloed or simple security solutions not powered by prediction, software security management capabilities, and actionable insights are outdated and will be hard to sustain in today's markets.\n\nAlpha Recon offers 3 SaaS products:\n\nSecuRecon: For security companies and professionals\nAuxilium: For campuses, small/medium companies, and schools\nOmniscient: Enterprise
Audience Reach
everyone
Target Users
everyone
Technologies
Analytics, Cloud Computing, Software Development
Traction Evidence
most people have used my product

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Strong market validation with clear user adoption patterns
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