Proof of Usefulness Report

SciSpace (Formerly Typeset)

Analysis completed on 1/29/2026

+758
Proof of Usefulness Score
Unicorn Utility

SciSpace (formerly Typeset) is a verifiable market leader in the academic technology space, with external data confirming ~4.7M monthly visits and significant adoption (4M+ users). The platform solves a high-value problem (research formatting and AI-assisted analysis) with strong product-market fit. Although the submission contained low-effort data (e.g., 'construction' tag, vague 'everyone' audience), the verified email domain (@typeset.io) and robust external evidence of traction justify a score significantly above the calibration baseline, placing it in the 'high-scale' tier.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+255.0
Audience Reach Impact+180.0
Technical Innovation+120.0
Evidence Of Traction+270.0
Market Timing Relevance+95.0
Functional Completeness+5.0
Subtotal+925
Usefulness Multiplierx0.82
Final Score+759

Project Details

Project URL
Description
SciSpace (Formerly Typeset.io) is an integrated platform that enables researchers and scientific authors to discover, write, and publish research smoothly and drive collaboration.\n\nWe are a team of entrepreneurs and researchers who understand academia's problems. We are building \"Medium.com\" for Research Papers. It is the world's largest social platform for research — hosting 200 million+ publications and 50 million+ profiles.\n\n➡️ Overview of our journey: https://typeset.io/resources/typeset-evolving-into-scispace/\n➡️ What we stand for: https://typeset.page.link/manifesto\n\nThis is what a team member had to say about working at SciSpace:\n\n\"I have been working at SciSpace full-time for more than a year, and I observed the following pros and cons. \n\nPROS:\n\n1. Tons of independence. \n2. Great Pay \n3. Dev environment is a dream team for Full-stack \u0026 Frontend Devs.\n4. A truly mission-led company that drives everything that we do. \n5. Great environment, great colleagues, and we have well looked after. \n6. Fast-paced and constantly changing with an ambition to always do better. \n7. Flexible hours. \n8. High-impact projects.\n9. Highly talented co-workers. \n10. Great perks. \n11. Challenging problems to solve that touch billions of researchers' lives. \n12. Great for getting mentorship.\n\nCONS:\n\n1. If you don't like the challenge of a fast-paced environment with constant change, then it can be challenging. \n2. Very high expectations. \n3. There are so many smart people here, and you should be willing to improvise yourself constantly.\"\n\nCheck out our internal engineering blogs here: blog.typeset.io/orchestrating-a-product-engineering-team-5784d9eb72e2

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

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Document User Growth

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Technical Roadmap

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