PlebTest

Target: Solopreneurs who dread customer discovery calls

Pricing: Freemium with 7-day trial, 60% conversion target

Next:

• Fix OAuth user record creation
• Implement tier limit enforcement (P0)
• Public launch

Founders skip customer validation because talking to strangers is painful. They build blind, discover too late nobody wants it, and waste months on the wrong idea. 42% of startups fail from no market need. Founders avoid cold calls due to phone anxiety, introversion, or time constraints. ChatGPT and other AI tools give sycophantic feedback that confirms bad ideas. The cost: 3-6 months wasted building the wrong thing, runway burned on features nobody wants, and winning ideas sit unbuilt while chasing losers.

PlebTest gives your market a voice without you having to pick up the phone. Users describe their idea (problem, solution, hypotheses), define their ideal customer profile (ICP), and AI generates diverse personas based on that ICP—varying demographics, psychographics, and personality traits. These personas challenge assumptions through simulated conversations and deliver a clear verdict: Kill, Pivot, or Build. The anti-sycophancy engine is built to challenge, not flatter. Collective intelligence from multiple personas finds holes no single conversation could. Pivot intelligence doesn't just kill bad ideas—it shows how to twist them into winners.