Finding your idea
Roast My Idea
Roast My Idea gives your startup idea the honest read friends won't: the fatal flaw, the competitor you haven't named and the assumption you're glossing over. It ends with the one move that might save it, if any can.
The unsoftened read. The take your friends won't give.
Roast my startup idea: the honest read friends won't give
How it reads you
- Paste the idea as plain as it is. Don't polish it.
- It looks for the flaw, the missing competitor and the hidden assumption.
- You get a verdict and the one move that might save it.
Questions
- Where can I get honest feedback on my startup idea?
- Paste it into Roast My Idea. It names the fatal flaw, the competitor you have not named and the assumption you are glossing over, then the one move that might save it.
- Will it just tell me my idea is good?
- No. It is built to find what kills the idea first.
- Is it free?
- Your first runs are free on the free plan.
What you get
- the read
- The fatal flaw, the competitor you haven't named, the assumption you're glossing over.
- the save
- The one thing that might actually save it, if anything can.
- the tone
- No softening. A strong idea survives the roast.
Try it with real input
example input, real run“Solo technical indie dev, 15 hours a week, bootstrapped, idea stage. The idea, an AI tool that reads a game description and predicts whether players would keep playing, using player archetypes. Validating before building; encouragement so far only from Discord friends.”
You are at the cheapest moment this idea will ever have: nothing built, a clear concept, and the instinct to check before sinking your 15 hours a week into it. That instinct is rare and it is right. The fear under the question is that Discord friends saying cool is the only signal you have, and you can already feel it is not a buyer.
see the full Roast My Idea run →For a sharper read
- include
- The idea, plain, and who it's for if you know. This tool is built to work on a thin input, so don't pre-polish it.
- your vault
- If your background is already in your Vault from an earlier run, the roast reads against your actual unfair advantage, not a stranger's idea with no history behind it.
of 385 identifiable VC-backed failures cited poor product-market fit.
CB Insights, The top 9 reasons startups fail, March 2026 · causes could overlap
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