Proof of Usefulness Report

Ua

Analysis completed on 2/18/2026

+30
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

UA (ua.nl) is a verified, established trade journal for pharmacy assistants in the Netherlands, acquired by KNMP in 2023. While the project has high utility for its specific niche (providing practice tips and product info to ~12,500 professionals), the submission itself is of extremely low quality, containing fabricated metrics (e.g., '$1B market cap', '3000 team size', audience 'everyone'). The score reflects the legitimate but small-scale nature of the publication (approx. 10k subscribers vs. HackerNoon's 3M) while heavily penalizing the inaccurate and exaggerated claims in the submission.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+18.75
Audience Reach Impact+2.40
Technical Innovation+0.75
Evidence Of Traction+5.00
Market Timing Relevance+5.00
Functional Completeness+0.12
Subtotal+32.02
Usefulness Multiplierx0.93
Final Score+30

Project Details

Project URL
ua.nl
Description
UA is een onafhankelijk vakblad voor apothekersassistenten, farmaceutisch consulenten en farmaceutisch managers. UA geeft branche-informatie, praktijktips, scholings- en trainingsnieuws en relevante productbeschrijvingen. De doelstelling is steeds de apothekersassistenten in een makkelijk leesbare vorm te voorzien van achtergrondinformatie en praktische feitjes en weetjes, zodat ze klanten beter kunnen adviseren over de producten in de apotheek. Met als uiteindelijk resultaat: beter gebruik van de producten, hogere klanttevredenheid en een verbeterde therapietrouw. Bereik deze doelgroep multimediaal: 6x per jaar hardcopy vakblad, 100% landelijke dekking 12x per jaar online nieuwsbrief aan 10.000 abonnees met CTR 43%

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