Proof of Usefulness Report

Peoplebox

Analysis completed on 1/27/2026

+378
Proof of Usefulness Score
Certified Problem Solver

Peoplebox is a legitimate Y Combinator (S22) backed company with verified traction (~$1M ARR, 500+ customers including Razorpay/Disney), offering a solid OKR/Performance management platform. However, the project submission itself was of extremely low quality: the user entered the wrong name ('IronKeeper'), claimed 'everyone' as the audience (false for B2B), and provided no verifiable evidence ('most people have used my product'). While the underlying business is strong (comparable to the HackerNoon baseline), the PoU score is penalized significantly due to the lack of effort and accuracy in the submission data.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+75.0
Audience Reach Impact+15.0
Technical Innovation+50.0
Evidence Of Traction+30.0
Market Timing Relevance+60.0
Functional Completeness+5.0
Subtotal+430
Usefulness Multiplierx0.88
Final Score+378

Project Details

Project URL
peoplebox.ai
Description
Peoplebox is an OKR platform that makes it easy for large companies to align teams and execute faster.\n\nEnterprises like Disney and Razorpay use Peoplebox to track their strategic goals, initiatives and what's blocking their progress in one single dashboard.\n\nPeoplebox integrates with all work-tools (SQL, Jira, Asana, Hubspot, etc) to provide giving cross-functional visibility on key goals and initiatives progress in real-time.\n\nOur vision is to be the single source of truth to set, align and track all goals in an organization to help accelerate business growth. \n\nPeoplebox is backed by YC and Nexus partners and started by ex IIT/ NIT founders.

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Strong market validation with clear user adoption patterns
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