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Show HN: Deslop, a skill that turns legalese and AI slop into plain English

fayerman — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:03:52 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/fayerman-source/deslop/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49517122

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New comment by fayerman in "Show HN: My startup-idea scanner scored 500 ideas; the best got 6.3/10"

fayerman — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:07:30 +0000

The 7.83 is the weighted business score (moat, speed to build, margins, scale, whether it monetizes standalone, etc).

"Winnability" is the badge next to the number. Used to be expressed as a number, but now it's expressed as a word instead of a number. It's still measured internally as a number. The 6.3 in the title is from that internal scale.

New comment by fayerman in "Show HN: My startup-idea scanner scored 500 ideas; the best got 6.3/10"

fayerman — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:59:14 +0000

Curious what you were trying to do... type your own idea in and get it scored?

Thanks for the note on the palette. Went through a few iterations on that.

Show HN: My startup-idea scanner scored 500 ideas; the best got 6.3/10

fayerman — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:35:01 +0000

I built a tool (https://1mil.app/hn) to help me test my intuition about various weird business ideas that were on my mind. Initially, I wanted to create a database with 1 million business ideas (hence the name - "1 million opportunities"). But turned out to be a dumb idea already. So instead I built this tool that returns only 10 ideas. It's all based on your input, market + your background.

The first release scored on demand only and it gave false confidence. So I rebuilt the the scoring around "winnability": can a solo founder with a specific background "win" against what already exists?

Heres what still bugs me: since winnability went live in June, it has scored 500+ ideas, and none reached 7/10. The best was 6.3 and the median is 1.3. That includes every scan I ran for myself.

My preliminary conclusion: most business ideas are improbable to win.

Well, go ahead and try the scanner, and let me know what you think. A free scan without an account is included. Each scan costs Vertex tokens, which is why the tool isn't free.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497779

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