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Proof of Usefulness Report

Firmus Consulting

Analysis completed on 3/21/2026

+73.83
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

The submission represents a boutique tech recruitment agency with 6 employees. While it addresses a valid real-world hiring need, it lacks technical innovation. Furthermore, the submission features nonsensical and highly exaggerated claims (e.g., audience reach is 'everyone', monthly revenue listed as 'all time marketcap: 500000', traction as 'most people have used my product'), resulting in heavily penalized scores for traction, reach, and response quality. It falls squarely into the minimal traction category.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+50.0
Audience Reach Impact+5.0
Technical Innovation+1.5
Evidence Of Traction+2.5
Market Timing Relevance+20.0
Functional Completeness+1.25
Subtotal+80.25
Usefulness Multiplierx0.92
Final Score+74

Project Details

Description
Welcome to Firmus Consulting... Cyber security. Machine learning. Blockchain. Tech recruitment is unique: fast-paced, specialised and ever evolving. It takes expert knowledge to understand the skills of a candidate. The demands of a vacancy. The objectives of a business. Firmus recruit exclusively for the tech sector – placing exceptional tech professionals into exciting roles across the UK, Europe and beyond. EXCEPTIONAL TECH CANDIDATES, WITHOUT LIFTING A FINGER There’s no time to hire the wrong person. We connect you with candidates who have the skillset to hit the ground at speed. Everyone from startups to global names like Dyson choose Firmus to fill their tech vacancies. Perhaps you should too. You wouldn’t go to a bakery for great seafood. Recruitment companies: there are hundreds out there. Why would you choose Firmus? Look at it this way. Every food business understands the process of combining ingredients to make something tasty. But you wouldn’t go to a bakery if you wanted great seafood. Seafood isn’t their specialism. “We are aware that these roles are difficult to fill so everyone here has been really impressed, so going forward you will definitely be our preferred agency for IT vacancies”. Recent Client. As the saying goes, you don’t know what you don’t know. The big generic recruiters may understand the process of recruitment. But they lack the knowledge needed to make sense of the tech sector. They have blind spots that they are not even aware of. They reduce candidates to sets of keywords and recommended them for roles that ultimately they can’t perform. Here at Firmus we specialise in tech recruitment – and tech recruitment only. We understand the sector. We know what skills are required to excel in a role. And we know what our candidates are looking for in their next career challenge. That saves time. It saves money. And it saves a lot of hassle. Anyone for lobster?

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