Proof of Usefulness Report

Hera

Analysis completed on 1/23/2026

+12
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

The submission presents a critical data integrity failure, conflating two distinct entities. The project description and URL (hera.so) refer to a 2021 Y Combinator-backed meeting assistant startup (now likely inactive or small). However, the provided metrics (10,241 employees, $5.8B market cap, 'Multi-Utilities') belong to 'Hera Group', a major Italian public utility company founded in 2002. Due to this mismatch and the inclusion of demonstrably false traction claims for the software product ('most people have used my product'), the evaluation penalizes the submission for inaccuracy and lack of verifiable usefulness for the actual software project submitted.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+30
Quality Factor Utility+0.5
Audience Reach Impact+0
Quality Factor Reach+0.5
Technical Innovation+30
Quality Factor Innovation+0.5
Evidence Of Traction+0
Quality Factor Traction+0.5
Market Timing Relevance+20
Quality Factor Timing+1
Functional Completeness+10
Quality Factor Response+0.5
Subtotal+8.25
Usefulness Multiplierx1.1
Final Score+9

Project Details

Project URL
Description
We start by giving superpowers to employees during their meetings\n\nOur Minimum Lovable Product is an assistant (MacOS App + Chrome Extension) to use in meetings to capture all key moments, be it highlights or next actions. Hera is built and designed for meetings, everything is optimized for speed, non-intrusiveness and simplicity so that you can stay focus on your meeting. \n\nIn 1-click, after the meeting, our users can generate an executive summary and export bits of it to their preferred tools (Notion, Slack, Asana), where they will have impact.\n\nWe'll then tap into this newly created context to help employees achieve more.\n\nOur vision is to make this context available at all time to our users. A keystroke away, when you need it: To make a decision, To prepare an upcoming meeting...\n\nHera will then be in a great position to structurally improve meetings, reduce the time spent in those, and increase the productivity of entire companies.

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