# Fluenta

Fluenta validates startup ideas against real market signals. We scout ideas from 200+ high-signal sources (VCs, accelerators, top-tier media, consulting, research, communities) and verify each one against 25 live data integrations covering demand, pain, competition, monetization, funding, and urgency. Every idea gets a Launch Readiness Score (LRS, 0–100) with a traceable evidence trail.

## Key pages
- [Home](https://fluenta.space/): product overview and weekly ideas
- [Ideas](https://fluenta.space/ideas): live scored startup ideas
- [Pricing](https://fluenta.space/pricing): plans and one-time passes
- [Help Center](https://fluenta.space/help): docs, methodology, glossary, comparisons
- [Resources](https://fluenta.space/resources): guides, reports, playbooks for founders
- [Public API & MCP Docs](https://fluenta.space/docs/api-and-mcp): REST + MCP reference and quickstarts

## API & MCP Docs

- [API Hub](https://fluenta.space/docs/api-and-mcp): quickstart, install snippets, live endpoint reference
- [Concepts](https://fluenta.space/docs/concepts): envelope, pagination, credits, async lifecycle
- [Cookbook](https://fluenta.space/docs/cookbook): Cursor, Claude Desktop, and Python MCP recipes
- [Webhooks (draft)](https://fluenta.space/docs/webhooks): proposed xray.completed push contract
- [API Changelog](https://fluenta.space/docs/changelog): dated public-surface changes

## Signal Reports

- [12 Bad Business Ideas the Data Killed in 2026](https://fluenta.space/resources/reports/12-bad-business-ideas-data-killed-2026): We scored 2026's most-hyped startup ideas on Fluenta's six live signals. These 12 fell under LRS 32. The data, the pattern, and the trust gap behind every one.
- [130 SaaS Ideas Scored: The Q2 2026 Saturation Report](https://fluenta.space/resources/reports/130-saas-ideas-saturation-report-q2-2026): 130 SaaS ideas scored on saturation × fundability from Fluenta's live database. 19 outliers in the fundable-but-uncrowded quadrant. Updated weekly, sources cited.
- [89 AI Startup Ideas Ranked by Live Demand Data (2026)](https://fluenta.space/resources/reports/89-ai-startup-ideas-ranked-2026): 89 AI-native ideas (from 130 scored) ranked against live demand, search, and complaint data. 31 still defensible. Filtered by humans, not by ChatGPT.
- [12 SaaS Failures (2025): The Validation Step They All Skipped](https://fluenta.space/resources/reports/saas-failure-case-studies-2024-2025): Post-mortems of 12 recent SaaS failures show a common mistake: skipping market saturation analysis. Most startups fail because they build for solved problems. Validate your idea before you build.

## Founder Guides

- [How to Validate a SaaS Idea in 2026 (Without Asking Your Friends)](https://fluenta.space/resources/guides/how-to-validate-a-startup-idea-in-2026): Most validation advice is therapy. This is the only sprint that kills your idea with money — a 6-stage, 72-hour framework for solo & small-team founders, built on commitment signals from strangers. CB Insights-grade data, CEO-authored.
- [TAM Explained: How to Calculate Total Addressable Market (2026)](https://fluenta.space/resources/guides/tam-explained-calculate-total-addressable-market-2026): TAM, SAM, SOM in plain English, triangulated with three methods and published as a range. Worked example from a 2.4-cent Fluenta run on an anonymized AI tool.
- [Ideal Customer Profile: Define Yours in 30 Minutes (2026)](https://fluenta.space/resources/guides/ideal-customer-profile-icp-30-minute-guide): Build a defensible ICP in 30 minutes from 3 inputs: a competitor list, 5 churn interviews, and one Reddit thread. Template included.
- [Product-Market Fit: A Guide for Founders Who Hate Guessing](https://fluenta.space/resources/guides/product-market-fit-plain-english-guide-2026): PMF in 5 measurable signals you can check in week 1. With the survey, retention curve, and revenue test used by 14 post-PMF founders.
- [The ChatGPT-Cofounder Era Is Ending. Here's What Replaces It.](https://fluenta.space/resources/guides/the-chatgpt-cofounder-era-is-ending): Why LLM-recommended startup ideas got measurably worse in 2026, the structural mechanism, the Q2 data, and the six-signal alternative every founder can run before lunch tomorrow.

## Execution Playbooks

- [Customer Discovery Playbook: 12 Interview Scripts (2026)](https://fluenta.space/resources/playbooks/customer-discovery-playbook-12-interview-scripts): 12 customer discovery scripts tested across 47 founder interviews. Copy-paste ready. The exact questions that surface real demand vs polite lies.
- [Pre-Seed Funding Playbook: How to Raise Your First $250K (2026)](https://fluenta.space/resources/playbooks/pre-seed-funding-playbook-idea-to-250k): The 8-week path 12 founders used to reach $250K pre-seed. LOI templates, 409a primer, warm-intro tracker. No cold-DMing 200 VCs.
- [The Micro-SaaS Playbook: From Niche to $5K MRR in 90 Days](https://fluenta.space/resources/playbooks/micro-saas-playbook-niche-to-5k-mrr-90-days): The 90-day path 14 founders used to reach $5K MRR. Pricing scripts, niche-picking matrix, launch checklist. What to skip — and why.

## Product Docs
Step-by-step guides to sign up, run an Idea X-Ray, manage credits, and keep your ideas private.

- [Why we built Fluenta](https://fluenta.space/help/docs/about-fluenta): The short version: we kept building the wrong things. Fluenta exists so you don't have to.
- [Getting started with Fluenta](https://fluenta.space/help/docs/getting-started-with-fluenta): New to Fluenta? This guide walks you through signing up, exploring this week's ideas, and running your first Idea X-Ray in under 10 minutes.
- [How to run your first Idea X-Ray](https://fluenta.space/help/docs/how-to-run-your-first-x-ray): Step-by-step: how to submit a startup idea to Fluenta's Idea X-Ray, what to expect during the 40+ minute validation run, and how to read the final report.
- [How Fluenta credits work](https://fluenta.space/help/docs/how-fluenta-credits-work): Everything about Fluenta credits: what actions consume credits, how monthly allowances renew, what happens to unused credits, and how top-up passes stack with subscriptions.
- [Is my startup idea private on Fluenta?](https://fluenta.space/help/docs/is-my-idea-private-on-fluenta): Yes. Every Idea X-Ray you run on Fluenta is private by default. Here's exactly what we store, what we never share, and what rights you retain.

## Methodology
The two-layer model: 200+ idea sources for scouting, 25 live integrations for verification, and the Launch Readiness Score that ties them together.

- [Where do these startup ideas come from?](https://fluenta.space/help/methodology/how-fluenta-finds-ideas): Fluenta scouts startup ideas from 200+ high-signal sources — VC firms, accelerators, top-tier media, consulting reports, and founder communities. Here's exactly how it works.
- [How do we know an idea is real?](https://fluenta.space/help/methodology/how-fluenta-verifies-ideas): Once a startup idea is scouted, Fluenta runs it through 25 live data integrations to verify demand, pain, competition, monetization, funding, and urgency. Here's how.
- [What does your idea's score actually mean?](https://fluenta.space/help/methodology/inside-the-lrs-score): The Launch Readiness Score is Fluenta's 0–100 rating of how ready a startup idea is to launch right now. Here's how it's calculated, what each band means, and how we backtest it.

## Glossary
Plain-English definitions for Launch Readiness Score, signal categories, and the vocabulary we use across the product.

- [Launch Readiness Score (LRS)](https://fluenta.space/help/glossary/launch-readiness-score): Plain-English definition of the Launch Readiness Score — Fluenta's 0–100 score for how ready a startup idea is to launch right now.

## Compare
How Fluenta stacks up against ChatGPT, manual research, and other validation workflows.

- [Fluenta vs. ChatGPT for startup idea validation](https://fluenta.space/help/compare/fluenta-vs-chatgpt): ChatGPT brainstorms from past training data. Fluenta validates against real live market signals. Here's a direct comparison of the two approaches — and when to use each.
- [Fluenta vs. Perplexity for market research](https://fluenta.space/help/compare/fluenta-vs-perplexity): Perplexity answers questions from the web. Fluenta scores startup ideas against live market signals. Here's when to use each — and why one doesn't replace the other.
- [Fluenta vs. Exploding Topics for startup ideas](https://fluenta.space/help/compare/fluenta-vs-exploding-topics): Exploding Topics spots trends early. Fluenta scores whether those trends are actually worth building on. Here's the difference — and how to use them together.
- [Fluenta vs. Trends.vc for startup opportunities](https://fluenta.space/help/compare/fluenta-vs-trends-vc): Trends.vc publishes curated trend reports. Fluenta scores ideas against live data. Here's how they differ — and which one helps you decide what to build.
- [Fluenta vs. Idea Browser for startup ideas](https://fluenta.space/help/compare/fluenta-vs-idea-browser): Idea Browser lists startup ideas. Fluenta scores them against live market data. Here's the difference between a database and a validation pipeline.