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Proof of Usefulness Report

Tractionworks

Analysis completed on 3/13/2026

+18.43
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

The project addresses a relevant market need by combining AI deployment with venture capital and agency services. However, the submission is severely penalized for highly exaggerated, contradictory, and unverifiable claims (e.g., audience reach of 'everyone', traction claiming 'most people have used my product', and a confused 'marketcap: 500000' revenue metric). The lack of substantiated evidence results in low quality factors across most criteria.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+7.5
Audience Reach Impact+1.0
Technical Innovation+3.0
Evidence Of Traction+1.25
Market Timing Relevance+7.0
Functional Completeness+0.5
Subtotal+20.25
Usefulness Multiplierx0.91
Final Score+18

Project Details

Project URL
Description
TractionWorks: The New Due Diligence We don't pitch AI. We weaponise it. At TractionWorks, we've flipped the traditional VC model. Instead of investing based on slides and promises, we build your AI-powered unfair advantage first, engineer real traction, then back you with capital. THE PROBLEM WE SOLVE Founders raise with decks instead of users. Investors are skeptical. Competitors deploy AI while you're still figuring it out. Without real traction and AI capability, rounds stall and runways shorten. HOW WE WORK We Back Businesses We Believe In SaaS founders (pre-seed → Series A) with sharp ICP + clear painpoint. Professional Services firms with obvious AI inflection points. We Build Your AI Advantage Custom AI systems built from your knowledge. Micro-apps that eliminate busywork. AI that transforms your go-to-market into a weapon. We Engineer Traction AI analytics → rapid deployment → REAL users, REAL revenue, REAL proof. Not projections. We Invest Up to £100k when we see results. Our upside is tied to yours. THREE WAYS TO WORK WITH US Pre-Rev (Traction Builder) We eat the risk. Engineer traction. Fund it with revenue we create (no rev = no fee). Up to £100k in your next round if it works. Seed+ (Scaling Fuel) Got some traction? We scale it. 3-week build. Love it, you pay. Hate it, walk away. Zero risk. Momentum (AI Ops Chief) Your expert knowledge + our AI = your unfair advantage. Live intelligence in 3 weeks. Pay only if you stay. WHY US ✓ 4× founder exits. Real scar tissue. Speed scars. ✓ Anti-agency: No decks. No jargon. No scope creep. ✓ Aligned incentives: If you don't win, we don't win. ✓ 3-week builds, 10-day ships, real users in week two. WHO WE BACK Fundraising or scaling SaaS founders with clear ICP. Professional Services with AI vision. SEIS/EIS eligible. If we don't think you'll win, we don't touch it.

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