Proof of Usefulness Report

Clearbit

Analysis completed on 1/17/2026

+724
Proof of Usefulness Score
Category Standard

Clearbit is a highly established B2B data enrichment platform with significant market penetration and a verifiable exit (acquired by HubSpot). While the project entity is of high value (solving a critical business problem with strong technology), the submission itself suffers from low effort—relying on dated metrics from 2017 and vague claims like 'everyone' and 'most people' for audience reach. Despite the lazy submission data, the verifiable external reality of the business drives a high score, calibrated against its massive scale compared to the baseline.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+237
Audience Reach Impact+180
Technical Innovation+127
Evidence Of Traction+180
Market Timing Relevance+90
Functional Completeness+10
Subtotal+825
Usefulness Multiplierx0.88
Final Score+724

Project Details

Project URL
Description
Our mission is to build the data backbone for modern businesses.\n\nWe believe in autonomy, automation, and the power of great data.\n\nToday, Clearbit is used by more than 1,500 enterprise customers and 300,000 individual marketers, engineers, and sales reps.\n\nWe're a profitable, rapidly growing SaaS company (\u003e 250% ARR growth in 2017), and are just getting started.
Audience Reach
everyone
Target Users
everyone
Technologies
Business Development, Automation, Cloud Computing
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