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.
EVIDENCE BEFORE INVESTMENT
Find out what your idea needs to prove.
Killgate helps you turn a promising idea into a clear next decision. See the evidence, the contradictions, and what still needs a real buyer test.
For founders, product teams, and research-led advisors.
THE DECISION PATH / INTERACTIVE EXAMPLE
Same checks. Different evidence. Different next steps.
Choose an example idea and follow it through the same ordered checks. Every turn in the path has a reason you can read.
ILLUSTRATIVE COMPOSITE
Follow one idea
These are teaching examples, not Killgate research findings or customer results.
ONE ORDERED PATHCHECK 1 OF 5
- 01BuyerChecking
- 02ProblemWaiting
- 03AlternativesWaiting
- 04EvidenceWaiting
- 05Buyer proofWaiting
CURRENT CHECK BUYER
Who would use it?
Independent auto-shop owners are the proposed buyer. That is a defined audience, not buyer proof.
SIGNAL TO CHECKShop owner interviews
NEXT STEP
Keep testing
The next check asks whether missed calls are a repeated, costly problem.
The same five checks apply to each example idea.
An idea can stop or pivot before later checks. A public research signal alone does not establish willingness to pay.
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.
State the bet
Describe the buyer, their problem, your proposed answer, and what you need to know before spending more.
Read the evidence
Inspect source trails, supporting signals, contradictions, and open questions. An unknown stays an unknown.
Talk to buyers
For Idea Validation, use qualified conversations, price reactions, and payment evidence to test what public research cannot prove.
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 path01
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.
Early founders
Test whether a specific buyer problem deserves a product before investing months in building.
Founders considering a pivot
Keep the original decision and evidence visible while testing a materially different answer to the same opportunity.
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
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
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.
See current product pricingTHE NEXT MOVE
Make the next decision easier to defend.
Start with the idea or market question you are facing now.