validate your startup idea with evidence, not enthusiasm.
general-purpose chatbots tell you your idea is great. your mom tells you your idea is great. the market tells you the truth ~ siift helps you hear it before you spend six months building the wrong thing.
no credit card required ~ siift can make mistakes, check information
idea: b2b onboarding tool
validation score · needs evidence
problem interviews (7 completed)validated
customers will pay $99/moweak signal
market size & competitionsourced
distribution channeluntested
the problem
most idea validation is just Vibe-Founding with extra steps
AI made it easier than ever to create — and easier than ever to confuse imagination with truth. that's how founders end up confidently building things nobody wants.
the yes-man problem
ask a general-purpose chatbot to validate your idea and it will find a way to agree with you. flattery isn't feedback, and confident output isn't evidence.
bias, blindspots & distractions
you're too close to your own idea to see its weak points. more information doesn't help when you can't tell signal from noise.
the six-month mistake
most founders build for months before talking to a single customer — then act surprised when nobody buys. what if you validated first?
how it works
how siift validates your idea
ideas → actions → results. three steps, no workspace sprawl.
1
map it
drop your idea into the Intelligent Business Canvas. siift breaks it into testable parts — problem, customer, pricing, channels, competition — so nothing hides in a paragraph.
→
2
score it
every assumption gets challenged and scored against real market signals. siift's Truth Hierarchy weighs validated evidence — customer feedback, traction — above hunches and hype.
→
3
prove it
see exactly what's validated, what's weak & what to tackle next. run the highest-signal validation steps first, and build only when the evidence says go.
why siift
built to tell you the truth
siift is an executive filter, not a content generator. it's designed to get you objective, measurable results — not to make you feel good.
validation scoring
anti-sycophancy by design. siift scores every element of your idea for evidence strength — so a 48 means a 48, not “great question!”
Truth Hierarchy
structured memory that ranks evidence by how real it is: validated customer signal at the top, untested assumptions at the bottom — and rebalances as you learn.
guided validation modes
Convograms walk you through focused validation sprints — customer discovery, pricing tests, competitor analysis — each with a defined outcome, not an aimless chat.
full traceability
every score links back to its sources. fully auditable, so you can defend your idea to co-founders, partners & investors with receipts.
from real founders
what our users say
executive guidance, without the gatekeeping.
“I've used Siift and it helped me to validate my business idea. I am still using it to solidify the project idea into a full working MVP. Well done Siift!”
WookyFounder, Stealth
“Siift helped unblocked my business after a month of no progress with Claude. I really liked how it helped me validate my strategy.”
Joshua HuttFounder, Stealth
“Way better than ChatGPT or other tools, actually maps out my thoughts and guides my thinking. Already found some new angles.”
Marcus SousaFounder, Stealth
questions
frequently asked questions
straight answers. that's kind of our thing.
What does it mean to validate a startup idea?
validation means systematically testing the assumptions your idea depends on — that the problem is real, that specific customers will pay, that you can actually reach them — before you invest months building. the goal is reducing risk by testing your riskiest assumptions first.
How is siift different from asking a chatbot to validate my idea?
general-purpose chatbots optimize for a satisfying answer, which usually means agreeing with you. siift is an executive filter: it challenges your assumptions, scores them against evidence & keeps every claim traceable to a source. objective, measurable results — not encouragement.
Do I need customers or traction before using siift?
no — most founders start at the idea stage. siift helps you figure out which validation steps to run first, then folds what you learn back into your canvas as ranked evidence.
How long does idea validation take with siift?
mapping your idea takes minutes, and a first scoring pass typically surfaces your weakest assumptions the same day. from there, timelines depend on the real-world tests you run — siift keeps them prioritized so you never wonder what's next.
Is my idea safe to share with siift?
yes. siift is built as a Non-Disclosing AI: your business data is never used to train third-party models, and privacy is the architecture — not a settings toggle.
stop vibe-founding. start building with confidence.
save time, money & opportunity cost by focusing on what actually moves the needle. your first validation pass is free.
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startup idea validation
validate your startup idea with evidence, not enthusiasm.
general-purpose chatbots tell you your idea is great. your mom tells you your idea is great. the market tells you the truth ~ siift helps you hear it before you spend six months building the wrong thing.
try free
see how it works
no credit card required ~ siift can make mistakes, check information
48
idea: b2b onboarding tool
validation score · needs evidence
problem interviews (7 completed)
validated
customers will pay $99/mo
weak signal
market size & competition
sourced
distribution channel
untested
the problem
most idea validation is just Vibe-Founding with extra steps
AI made it easier than ever to create — and easier than ever to confuse imagination with truth. that's how founders end up confidently building things nobody wants.
the yes-man problem
ask a general-purpose chatbot to validate your idea and it will find a way to agree with you. flattery isn't feedback, and confident output isn't evidence.
bias, blindspots & distractions
you're too close to your own idea to see its weak points. more information doesn't help when you can't tell signal from noise.
the six-month mistake
most founders build for months before talking to a single customer — then act surprised when nobody buys. what if you validated first?
how it works
how siift validates your idea
ideas → actions → results. three steps, no workspace sprawl.
1
map it
drop your idea into the Intelligent Business Canvas. siift breaks it into testable parts — problem, customer, pricing, channels, competition — so nothing hides in a paragraph.
2
score it
every assumption gets challenged and scored against real market signals. siift's Truth Hierarchy weighs validated evidence — customer feedback, traction — above hunches and hype.
3
prove it
see exactly what's validated, what's weak & what to tackle next. run the highest-signal validation steps first, and build only when the evidence says go.
why siift
built to tell you the truth
siift is an executive filter, not a content generator. it's designed to get you objective, measurable results — not to make you feel good.
validation scoring
anti-sycophancy by design. siift scores every element of your idea for evidence strength — so a 48 means a 48, not “great question!”
Truth Hierarchy
structured memory that ranks evidence by how real it is: validated customer signal at the top, untested assumptions at the bottom — and rebalances as you learn.
guided validation modes
Convograms walk you through focused validation sprints — customer discovery, pricing tests, competitor analysis — each with a defined outcome, not an aimless chat.
full traceability
every score links back to its sources. fully auditable, so you can defend your idea to co-founders, partners & investors with receipts.
from real founders
what our users say
executive guidance, without the gatekeeping.
“I've used Siift and it helped me to validate my business idea. I am still using it to solidify the project idea into a full working MVP. Well done Siift!”
Wooky
Founder, Stealth
“Siift helped unblocked my business after a month of no progress with Claude. I really liked how it helped me validate my strategy.”
Joshua Hutt
Founder, Stealth
“Way better than ChatGPT or other tools, actually maps out my thoughts and guides my thinking. Already found some new angles.”
Marcus Sousa
Founder, Stealth
questions
frequently asked questions
straight answers. that's kind of our thing.
What does it mean to validate a startup idea?
validation means systematically testing the assumptions your idea depends on — that the problem is real, that specific customers will pay, that you can actually reach them — before you invest months building. the goal is reducing risk by testing your riskiest assumptions first.
How is siift different from asking a chatbot to validate my idea?
general-purpose chatbots optimize for a satisfying answer, which usually means agreeing with you. siift is an executive filter: it challenges your assumptions, scores them against evidence & keeps every claim traceable to a source. objective, measurable results — not encouragement.
Do I need customers or traction before using siift?
no — most founders start at the idea stage. siift helps you figure out which validation steps to run first, then folds what you learn back into your canvas as ranked evidence.
How long does idea validation take with siift?
mapping your idea takes minutes, and a first scoring pass typically surfaces your weakest assumptions the same day. from there, timelines depend on the real-world tests you run — siift keeps them prioritized so you never wonder what's next.
Is my idea safe to share with siift?
yes. siift is built as a Non-Disclosing AI: your business data is never used to train third-party models, and privacy is the architecture — not a settings toggle.
stop vibe-founding. start building with confidence.
save time, money & opportunity cost by focusing on what actually moves the needle. your first validation pass is free.