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Tell me your idea.
I'll give you a hard reason to say yes or no.

One cited verdict — real competitors, a calibrated confidence number, and the conditions that would flip it. Probably-not when it's probably-not.

$29 · pay once, yours forever24h verdict deliveryYour idea stays privateNo prompt skills neededReal citations, no agent-fluff
DESK INTAKE — DESCRIBE YOUR IDEAunsaved
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Your idea stays private. We never share, sell, or publish your submission unless you explicitly opt in.

Specimen · Verdict 04704.25.26
47%
Don't build.
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Why yOptions

ChatGPT cheerleads. Friends won't tell you the truth.

Reddit has no signal. The free validators score every idea a 7/10. yOptions is an analysis team that returns one cited verdict — with a confidence number, the conditions that flip it, and (when warranted) a “probably not, but try this instead.”

Built to challenge weak ideas, not flatter them.

Best for

Anyone deciding whether an idea deserves more time.

You have an idea but don’t know how crowded the market really is.

You want sharper questions to ask yourself before you build.

You’re comparing two directions and need a tiebreaker.

You want what already exists, not what you hope exists.

You need a verdict you can show your spouse, partner, or co-founder.

You’re a consultant, coach, or domain expert evaluating a new offer.

A “not yet” is still a useful answer. The report explains what would need to change for the idea to become more promising — so a negative verdict points to the next experiment, not a dead end.

How a Reality Check is run.

Three chapters. The depth of the research is the product. Speed varies; honesty doesn't.

01

You sharpen the idea.

One paragraph is enough. After you submit, we ask three pre-filled questions plus two tuned to your specific idea — the assumptions worth challenging before any research begins. Skip any you don't want.

INTAKEFive questions
02

We do the research.

Every competitor we cite is visited and their actual pricing page fetched. Every market number is tracked to its primary source — no Top-10 listicles, no LLM hallucinations. The draft passes an honesty audit before any verdict is approved for delivery.

DEPTHEvery claim cited
03

The verdict lands.

A permanent URL with one cited verdict: a calibrated confidence number (a real percentage, never round), a one-sentence honesty preface, and five cards — the 60-second take, the competitors, the numbers, the hard questions, and the verdict you can show your spouse.

DELIVERABLEYours forever

0 UNCITED CLAIMS SHIPPED — COUNTED AT DELIVER TIME, NOT ESTIMATED

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FILED — TIER SCHEDULE — 04.25.26
Free First Take
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  • +One-paragraph synthesis of your idea
  • +Closest existing thing, with a fetched URL
  • +A specific upgrade prompt — not a watered-down report
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Reality Check · A cited second opinion
"Tell me if this is real, with sources."
$29· one outcome · own it forever
+ stripe fee · human-reviewed within 24h
  • +The 60-second take — three sentences, the elevator answer
  • +Five competitors with real fetched pricing pages
  • +Three market numbers — every claim cited, no Top-10 listicles
  • +Five hard questions you haven't asked yourself
  • +A verdict with explicit confidence + flip-conditions
Founder Pack
For when you're past "is this real?"
$99· deeper, longer
human-reviewed within 24h · for those past initial validation
  • +Everything in Reality Check, deeper
  • +Pricing analysis with sensitivity model
  • +Lean financial model — months 6, 12, 24
  • +Pitch-deck structure for customer-discovery calls
House terms: Accurate negative verdicts are not refundable — that's the product. If something else isn't right, reply to your order email — we respond personally.