Gradient

Gradient Comfort is a legitimate, high-potential hardware startup with significant external validation (TIME Best Invention, venture backing). However, the Proof of Usefulness submission itself is of extremely low quality, containing false claims ('most people have used my product') and inaccurate data ('productivity' tag). While the real-world utility and market timing are exceptional, the score is heavily penalized by the lack of verifiable evidence provided in the submission and the 'Minimal Traction' (<50k users) bucket applicable to its current hardware deployment scale compared to mass-market software.