Idea Bob: AI Idea Scoring and Validation for Developers and Founders
What does Idea Bob offer? Idea Bob is an AI idea scoring tool for founders. It gives an honest score before you build. The main benefit is less wasted time and money.
In summary: Idea Bob scores, validates, and stress-tests startup ideas so developers ship ideas worth building.
What Idea Bob Scoring Does for Developers
Most founders pick ideas by gut feeling, and many spend months building products nobody wants. Idea Bob replaces that guesswork with a structured scoring framework. You describe the idea, the target customer, and optionally a competitor or product website. The AI then rates the idea across nine weighted dimensions and returns a single Opportunity Score from 0 to 100, plus a clear decision label. Each report explains the strengths, the biggest risks, and the market signals behind the score. The goal is a candid, specific read on your idea, not cheerleading, so you can decide quickly whether to build, validate further, or move on.
The 9 scoring dimensions
- Market demand and problem intensity
- Competition saturation and revenue potential
- Build complexity and time to MVP
- Audience clarity and distribution difficulty
- Founder advantage
How Idea Validation Works in Four Steps
- Describe your idea, your customer, and an optional website.
- The AI scores 9 dimensions and calculates your Opportunity Score.
- Review strengths, risks, the Durability Assessment, and recommendations.
- Run a pressure test, competitor comparison, and generate a build prompt.
After scoring, Idea Bob turns a promising idea into a buildable plan. The idea page adds an MVP blueprint, monetization suggestions, a technical roadmap, and a live product comparison that scrapes competitor websites. A Durability Assessment rates Phase, Power, and Permanence to show whether the idea can last. When you are ready, the Build Prompt card creates a paste-ready prompt for Claude Code, Cursor, or other AI coding tools, using everything saved on the idea.
Key Features and Benefits of Idea Bob
- Paul Graham Pressure Test: a 6-stage evaluation that hunts for fatal flaws.
- Product comparison with live competitor scraping and positioning insights.
- Market research reports, interview scripts, and A/B test briefs.
- Branded PDF reports and team voting on ideas.
- MCP server, public API, and CLI for Claude, Cursor, and agents.
Idea Bob is free to start with up to 3 ideas. Pro costs $12 per month and Team costs $29 per month, and one-time credit packs cover extra AI features. Idea Bob is built by Master 22 Solutions and is the front door of the CEO Bob suite, where BoardroomBob, DistributionBob, and Agent Bob help you plan, launch, and automate after validation.
FAQ: Common Questions About Idea Bob
Q: What is Idea Bob?
A: Idea Bob is an AI idea scoring and validation tool for founders and developers. It scores a startup idea across 9 dimensions and returns an Opportunity Score from 0 to 100.
Q: How does Idea Bob score an idea?
A: You describe your idea, your target customer, and optionally a website. The AI rates market demand, problem intensity, competition, build complexity, time to MVP, revenue potential, audience clarity, distribution difficulty, and founder advantage.
Q: Is Idea Bob free to use?
A: Yes, the Free plan lets you score up to 3 ideas. Pro costs $12 per month and Team costs $29 per month. Credit packs start at $9 for 100 credits.
Q: What is the Paul Graham Pressure Test?
A: It is a 6-stage AI evaluation inspired by the Y Combinator review style. It looks for fatal flaws, weak demand, and crowded markets before you spend money building.
Q: Can I use Idea Bob from Claude or Cursor?
A: Yes. Idea Bob runs as an MCP server and also offers a public validation API and a command line tool. You connect them with a personal API token.
Q: Who builds Idea Bob?
A: Idea Bob is built by Master 22 Solutions. It is part of the CEO Bob suite of founder tools.
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