Dark Data Group is a verifiable boutique Industrial IoT consultancy based in Chicago with real case studies (e.g., construction sensors). However, the project submission is severely compromised by demonstrably false claims ('most people have used my product', audience 'everyone') and misused financial metrics ('all time marketcap: 500000', likely total lifetime revenue). While the core service offering is legitimate, the lack of verifiable scale, the low revenue-to-headcount ratio ($500k over ~5 years for 6 people), and the deceptive nature of the traction evidence result in a low Proof of Usefulness score.
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