Proof of Usefulness Report

Change Machine

Analysis completed on 1/17/2026

+381
Proof of Usefulness Score
Certified Problem Solver

Change Machine is a verified, high-impact social enterprise with significant B2B traction (~$3M annual revenue, 400+ partner organizations), exceeding the scale of the HackerNoon reference. However, the specific project submission provided low-quality, lazy, and factually incorrect data in the fields (e.g., claiming 'everyone' as the audience and 'most people' have used it). The score credits the high real-world utility and verified organizational scale, but is heavily penalized by the poor response quality and unsupported claims within the submission itself.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+225
Audience Reach Impact+30
Technical Innovation+30
Evidence Of Traction+75
Market Timing Relevance+70
Functional Completeness+2
Subtotal+432
Usefulness Multiplierx0.88
Final Score+381

Project Details

Project URL
change-machine.org
Description
Powered by The Financial Clinic, Change Machine is the revolutionary online platform that significantly improves service to America’s working poor. Change Machine contains all the tools and resources practitioners need to address their customers’ underlying financial insecurity. Built by practitioners for practitioners, Change Machine offers unprecedented opportunities for dramatically increasing the impact of financial coaching. Change Machine provides a single platform where practitioners can learn best financial coaching practices; access all the tools and worksheets they need to coach their customers; a professional social network specifically designed for the field to share best practices; and special access for supervisors to manage their staff, customers and data. Change Machine launched publicly in October 2015 and is used by the Clinic’s full time coaching staff and is sold as a social enterprise via subscriptions to over 100 partner organizations around the country.
Audience Reach
everyone
Target Users
everyone
Technologies
Training And-Consulting
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