The project 'M&A Operating System' appears to be a legitimate boutique consulting firm rather than a scalable technology product. While verifiable external evidence indicates active consulting operations and implied lifetime revenue around $500k, the PoU submission itself contains multiple high-risk red flags, including hyperbolic audience claims ('everyone', 'most people') and nonsensical metrics ('marketcap' used for revenue). The low score reflects the mismatch between a service-based business model and the criteria for a high-growth technology project, further compounded by a low-effort submission.
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