Proof of Usefulness Report

CrossBraining

Analysis completed on 1/19/2026

+52
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

CrossBraining is a legitimate seed-stage EdTech company addressing the skilled trades labor shortage with video-based assessment tools. External verification confirms the company has raised ~$1.7M and generates revenue. However, the submission itself was of extremely poor quality, containing demonstrable falsehoods (claiming 'most people have used my product') and nonsensical data fields. The final score acknowledges the project's genuine utility and market timing but is heavily penalized for the lack of credible evidence and professionalism in the submission.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+21
Audience Reach Impact+3
Technical Innovation+9
Evidence Of Traction+6
Market Timing Relevance+8
Functional Completeness+0
Subtotal+48
Usefulness Multiplierx1.08
Final Score+51

Project Details

Description
You probably already know there’s a huge labor shortage in just about every skilled trade in the United States. You might also guess that corporate training and competency is broken - that neither professional educators nor their trainees have products developed with them in mind. And on top of that, the skills training market has completely missed the trend toward video creation. \n\nCrossBraining was founded by a professional educator who built a product to solve his own problem of nuanced skills development with his students. We’re a seed-stage B2B SaaS product with early validation from our first few customers. It’s time to scale our business - but we’re still early enough in our journey that critical elements of our GTM strategy are wide open. We’re starting to scratch the surface of the most important, and most fun, parts of building a successful business, and we want you to have an instrumental role in helping us build it.
Audience Reach
everyone
Target Users
everyone
Technologies
Business Development, Cloud Computing, Software Development
Traction Evidence
most people have used my product

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