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| Idea | Score | Why it failed | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Grocery Delivery | 31 | Last-mile cost destroyed unit economics before scale | Logistics is a capital game |
| Social Network for Pets | 24 | Zero retention after week 1, no core loop | Cute ≠ sticky |
| NFT Event Ticketing | 28 | Market collapsed overnight, no pivot plan | Never build on volatile assets |
| Hyperlocal News App | 33 | No monetisation path existed for local news | Audience ≠ business |
| AI Life Coach App | 42 | Too broad, no clear persona, competed with everything | Niche before you scale |
| Marketplace for Freelancers | 29 | Cold-start problem killed it — no supply, no demand | Marketplaces need a dominant side to start |
| Crypto Payments for SMBs | 22 | Regulatory risk wiped out the target market | Compliance is a moat, not an afterthought |
| AR Shopping Try-On | 44 | Device penetration too low for the go-to-market | Hardware timing risk is a real kill factor |
| LinkedIn for Doctors | 48 | Doctors didn't want another social network | Professional users are not consumers |
| Voice-First CRM | 41 | Enterprise sales cycle too long, ran out of runway | Runway must match your sales cycle |
Last-mile cost destroyed unit economics.
Logistics is a capital game
Zero retention after week 1.
Cute ≠ sticky
Market collapsed overnight.
Never build on volatile assets
No monetisation path existed.
Audience ≠ business
Too broad, no clear persona.
Niche before you scale
Regulatory risk killed the market.
Compliance is a moat
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