Proof of Usefulness Report

DataFinery

Analysis completed on 1/19/2026

+10
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

The submission describes an established recruitment agency (DataFinery) pivoting to build a SaaS product (DeepSpirit). However, the Proof of Usefulness is severely compromised by a lack of specific product details, irrelevant tags (e.g., 'space-technology'), and demonstrably false claims regarding traction (claiming 'most people' have used an unlaunched product). While the underlying business appears legitimate, the project submission fails to provide credible evidence of the new product's utility, innovation, or market fit.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+3
Audience Reach Impact+1
Technical Innovation+0
Evidence Of Traction+1
Market Timing Relevance+1
Functional Completeness+0
Subtotal+8
Usefulness Multiplierx1.12
Final Score+10

Project Details

Project URL
datafinery.ca
Description
Who are we:\n\nDataFinery Inc. has been a successful and growing technical recruitment partner for many players in the local startup and scaleup community. We have been supporting the people behind the tech for over 4 years now. \n\nThe success of our recruitment services has allowed us to understand the business and the pain points in a clear meaningful way through hands on experience building a firm from scratch, all bootstrapped. \n\nWhat are we up to:\n\nWe are now investing our revenues from our services stream, combined with other sources of dilutive and non-dilutive funds to build SaaS solutions solving very important problems and challenges in the antiquated HR / People Operations space. We are going to begin with what we know best - technical recruitment.\n
Audience Reach
everyone
Target Users
everyone
Technologies
Analytics, Cloud Computing, Space Technology
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