Proof of Usefulness Report

Oxalis Design

Analysis completed on 2/26/2026

+42
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

Oxalis Design is a verifiable UK-based electronics consultancy incorporated in 2022, offering legitimate engineering services (PCB, firmware, IoT). However, the project submission is extremely poor, containing incorrect categorization ('Civil Engineering'), exaggerated audience claims ('everyone'), and unverifiable traction statements ('most people have used my product'). While the business is real and useful, the 'marketcap' revenue claim appears to be a confusion of terms (likely total lifetime revenue), and the reach is niche B2B, not mass market. The score reflects a legitimate small business (<50k users/clients category) significantly penalized for low-quality, dubious submission data.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+18.75
Audience Reach Impact+1.00
Technical Innovation+10.50
Evidence Of Traction+3.75
Market Timing Relevance+5.00
Functional Completeness+0.25
Subtotal+39.25
Usefulness Multiplierx1.08
Final Score+42

Project Details

Project URL
Description
Oxalis are Bristol-based electronics and software experts with experience designing and developing products for consumer, industrial, wireless IoT, and medical clients. We are a small, agile team of engineers with electronics expertise spanning schematic capture, advanced PCB design, RF and wireless, design for manufacture, and mechatronics system design. Combined with our in-house software capabilities across C/C++ firmware development, a wealth of embedded platforms and RTOSs, PC application and python development, and Android application development, we're positioned to develop fully integrated electronics solutions.

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