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EVIDENCE BEFORE INVESTMENT

Find out what your idea needs to prove.

Validate your micro-SaaS or startup idea before you build. Killgate helps you review the market evidence, competitors, and contradictions, then identify what still needs a real buyer test.

Watch the decision path How to use it

For founders, product teams, and research-led advisors.

LIVE MODEL · ILLUSTRATIVE COMPOSITE

Every idea runs the same gates.

  1. T+000 SYSTEM -- Streaming example ideas into the gates…
  • GO: Contact buyers0Public evidence supports talking to buyers.
  • GO: Offer a pilot0Enough buyer pain and price interest.
  • Build ready0Paid pilots recorded. Build waits for your approval.
  • Continue0Too few qualified buyers yet. Keep testing.
  • Research needed0Evidence gap recorded. Revise into a new version or stop.
  • Feasibility required0Payment depends on a capability. Prove it before buyer calls.
  • Pivot0Change the idea. It returns as a new version.
  • Research fail0Public evidence did not clear the gate.
  • Stop recommended0Buyer evidence points to stopping. You decide.

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HOW TO USE KILLGATE

From a rough idea to a useful next action.

You do not need to know research jargon. Start with the decision you are trying to make.

01 / CHOOSE

Pick the right path

Use Idea Validation for a venture decision. Explore the Studio preview for a separate market or product question; Studio purchases are coming soon.

02 / DEFINE

State the bet

Describe the buyer, their problem, your proposed answer, and what you need to know before spending more.

03 / EXAMINE

Read the evidence

Inspect source trails, supporting signals, contradictions, and open questions. An unknown stays an unknown.

04 / TEST

Talk to buyers

For Idea Validation, use qualified conversations, price reactions, and payment evidence to test what public research cannot prove.

05 / DECIDE

Take the next step

Continue, pivot, test feasibility, or stop based on the recorded decision and the evidence behind it.

KILLGATE MCP / GUIDED BETA

Use Killgate from an AI workflow.

MCP, the Model Context Protocol, lets an AI client call connected tools. Killgate's beta gives an authorized client a way to work with your Idea Validation records and read the evidence behind a decision.

01 / ACCESS

Ask for beta access

Tell us which AI client or integration you use. MCP access is currently limited to approved Killgate accounts.

02 / CONNECT

Set up your private connection

Approved users connect with a personal access token and client-specific configuration. Ask Support for the current setup steps, keep the token private, and revoke it if exposed.

03 / USE

Ask, inspect, then decide

List your idea families, lock a validation contract, or ask for the latest verdict, sources, contradictions, and next action. A live research run requires an eligible credit and uses it.

WHY USE IT

Conviction is useful. Evidence tells you where to aim it.

A polished report can make an uncertain idea feel settled. Killgate keeps the question, sources, contrary signals, and next test in view so you can decide what deserves more time and money.

Find your path
01

Ask a testable question

Put the buyer and the risky assumption into words before researching.

02

See what the evidence actually says

Separate direct support, contradictions, gaps, and interpretation.

03

Avoid false confidence

Public signals can guide the next test. Buyer and payment evidence must be earned.

WHO IT IS FOR

For the moment before you commit more.

Killgate works best when there is a real decision to make, not just a desire for more pages of research.

01

Early founders

Test whether a specific buyer problem deserves a product before investing months in building.

02

Founders considering a pivot

Keep the original decision and evidence visible while testing a materially different answer to the same opportunity.

03

Product teams and advisors

Get a bounded, source-linked view of a market or product decision without turning it into a venture verdict.

TWO DISTINCT PATHS

Choose the decision you need to make.

Each path has its own purpose, work, and output.

01 / IDEA VALIDATION↗

Should this idea move forward?

Frame one venture hypothesis, investigate evidence, surface contradictions, and record the next decision. Direct buyer and payment tests matter before a build decision.

  • Venture question and decision history
  • Evidence trail and visible unknowns
  • Continue, pivot, feasibility test, or stop
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02 / MARKET RESEARCH STUDIO · COMING SOON◇

What should this market decision consider?

Explore the preview of a separate, bounded market research workflow. Studio does not issue or change an Idea Validation verdict. Purchases are not available yet.

  • Source-linked market evidence
  • Competitors, pricing, customer voice, and gaps when supported
  • A preview that saves, spends, and triggers nothing
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FOR BOOTSTRAPPED FOUNDERS & INDIE HACKERS

Micro-SaaS idea validation starts with a specific buyer.

A small software business still needs a real problem, a reachable customer, and a reason to pay. Use evidence to decide what to test before investing more time.

01

How do I validate a micro-SaaS idea?

Define who needs it, the problem they face, and the assumption most likely to break the business. Use Killgate to examine public evidence and contradictions, then test the offer with qualified buyers.

02

What should micro-SaaS market research cover?

Look at existing alternatives, competitor pricing, customer complaints, and how buyers solve the problem today. Record evidence gaps and switching barriers alongside promising signals.

03

Does research prove customers will pay?

Public research helps you choose the next test. Customer interviews, price reactions, and paid pilots provide the direct evidence needed to judge demand for your specific offer.

THE EVIDENCE STANDARD

Know what is known. Keep the gaps visible.

Search results and public discussion can indicate a problem worth testing. They cannot tell you that your specific buyer will pay for your specific offer.

Killgate preserves where claims came from, what contradicts them, and which real-world test comes next.

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FREE FOUNDER GUIDES

Make the next test more useful.

Practical micro-SaaS research guides with worked examples and worksheets you can copy into your own notes.

THE NEXT MOVE

Make the next decision easier to defend.

Start with the idea or market question you are facing now.

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