Proof of Usefulness Report

The Data Foundry

Analysis completed on 2/18/2026

+26
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

The project represents a legitimate Australian boutique data consultancy (The Data Foundry) established in 2019, verified as an AWS and Databricks partner. However, the submission itself contains significant hallucinations and inaccuracies, claiming a team size of 125 (reality ~12-20), an audience of 'everyone', and that 'most people have used my product'. These verifiable falsehoods, combined with a confusing revenue metric ('marketcap: 500000'), severely degrade the score despite the underlying business's validity.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+7.50
Audience Reach Impact+1.00
Technical Innovation+2.25
Evidence Of Traction+5.00
Market Timing Relevance+7.00
Functional Completeness+0.25
Subtotal+23
Usefulness Multiplierx1.12
Final Score+26

Project Details

Description
We are a highly-specialised, AWS, Snowflake and Databricks data, analytics and ML partner, that specialises in helping customers to unlock their vast data repositories and use the actionable insights to make better, data-driven decisions. We work with customers across high-performance sports, government and higher educations sectors to turn player, citizen and student-centric data into solutions that drive improved outcomes. Employees love working at TDF because we genuinely partner to develop their data-centric skills, expertise and experience, at the speed of cloud. We hire for diversity of thought. We are unashamedly customer-obsessed, always putting ourselves in our customers’ shoes, considering things from their perspective, then determining the best course of action for all concerned. We are a sustainable, carbon-neutral company that believes in playing our small part in reducing the impact of climate change. We love helping our customers to navigate the journey from data to insight at the speed of cloud.

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