Round 1 Winners!
Proof of Usefulness Report

ILA Capital

Analysis completed on 3/18/2026

+27.72
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

The submission contains highly exaggerated and contradictory claims, including the statement 'most people have used my product' for a boutique private credit firm. The combination of nonsensical metrics ('all time marketcap: 2500000'), a suspicious numerical email address, and a complete lack of specific evidence regarding the proprietary machine learning technology results in a very low score. The quality factor has been penalized to 0.5 across all metrics due to unverifiable, vague, and unrealistic inputs.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+15
Audience Reach Impact+2.5
Technical Innovation+5
Evidence Of Traction+1
Market Timing Relevance+6
Functional Completeness+2
Subtotal+31.5
Usefulness Multiplierx0.88
Final Score+28

Project Details

Project URL
Description
Operating in New York and Boston, ILA Capital utilizes leading research and the latest technology to invest in private credit. The founders of ILA Capital have collectively accomplished groundbreaking research at Harvard Business School and spent over 20+ trading in global markets, working in London, New York and Boston. Collaboratively, ILA founders have created a proprietary process that allocates capital to credit using statistical modeling and machine learning to acquire high performing assets for their investors.

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