Free founder tools
Everything you need to think through a startup — free.
Educational tools for founders exploring an idea. Each one previews a slice of the full StartupDeckAI validation pipeline. When you're ready to run a real 60-second validation, sign up free.
Free tools for founders that help you brainstorm ideas, name a company, and structure a strategy. Each tool is educational and pairs with StartupDeckAI's full validation pipeline for evidence-backed, investor-ready reports.
Ideation
AI Startup Idea Generator
Generate defensible startup ideas mapped to real markets, real customers, and real pains — not random buzzwords.
ExploreAI Startup Name Generator
Generate memorable, brandable startup names with available .com and .ai domains — grounded in your positioning, not random word soup.
ExploreStrategy
AI SWOT Analysis Generator
Generate a rigorous SWOT analysis grounded in real market and competitive data — not generic bullet points.
ExploreAI Lean Canvas Generator
Turn a startup idea into a one-page Lean Canvas — problem, solution, unique value proposition, unfair advantage, and metrics — grounded in market data.
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Everything below is free, evidence-based, and cross-linked so you can go from raw idea to investor-ready validation without leaving the platform.
Validation steps
The six-step path from idea to investor-ready evidence.
- Step 1 — Validate your startup idea with real market evidence
- Step 2 — Run structured customer and problem validation
- Step 3 — Size the market with bottom-up TAM, SAM and SOM
- Step 4 — Map direct, indirect and status-quo competitors
- Step 5 — Score the idea across six validation dimensions
- Step 6 — Turn validation into an investor-ready memo
Related guides
Long-form playbooks on validation, market sizing and PMF.
Glossary terms
Plain-English definitions with formulas and worked examples.
- Product-Market Fit (PMF) — definition & formula
- Market Validation — definition & formula
- Total Addressable Market (TAM) — definition & formula
- Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM) — definition & formula
- Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM) — definition & formula
- Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) — definition & formula
- Lifetime Value (LTV) — definition & formula
- Minimum Viable Product (MVP) — definition & formula
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