Free AI-powered technical discovery tools for founders: startup cost calculator, MVP planner, business model canvas, competitive analysis, market sizing, feature prioritization, tech strategy, and project requirements.
Business Model Canvas
Map your business model with a Lean Canvas
Competitive Analysis
Analyze competitors and find your positioning
Market Sizing
Calculate TAM, SAM, and SOM for your market
User Personas
Generate software-specific user persona cards
Feature Prioritization
Classify features and phase by business impact
Tech Strategy
Build-vs-buy decisions and a consolidated stack
Project Requirements
User stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery plan
Build Cost & Plan
Realistic cost estimates and a 6-week action plan
How It Works
1
Pick a starting point
Choose any of the eight tools — or start with Business Model Canvas and work through them in order. No signup required.
2
Describe your product idea
Each tool asks focused questions about your project. Answer in plain language — the AI turns your input into structured output.
3
Get structured results
You receive a formatted canvas, matrix, estimate, or document — not generic advice. Copy it, share it, or feed it into the next tool.
4
Carry context forward
Your answers persist across tools. Start with the canvas, and by the time you reach cost estimation, the AI already knows your market, stack, and feature set.
What Is Technical Discovery?
Technical discovery is the work you do before writing code. It is a structured process for turning a product idea into a validated plan — covering business model, market, competition, features, tech decisions, and cost. The goal is to reduce risk: build the right thing, with the right stack, at a budget that makes sense.
A typical technical discovery phase takes a founding team through eight steps. You start by mapping the business model, then size your market and analyze competitors. From there you define user personas, prioritize features, make build-vs-buy decisions on your tech stack, write product requirements, and estimate cost. Each step feeds the next — so by the end, you have a coherent plan instead of a pile of disconnected assumptions.
The technical discovery process matters most when resources are limited. A funded startup might survive building the wrong thing for a quarter. A bootstrapped founder or a small team cannot. These tools run the same structured workshop that a consultant would facilitate — but you can do it yourself, at your own pace, for free.
Who Is This For?
These tools are built for startup founders, solo developers, and small teams who are validating an idea before committing to a build. Whether you are preparing for a technical discovery workshop with your co-founder, putting together a pitch for investors, or deciding whether your MVP is worth building at all — this is the starting point.
Everything is free, requires no signup, and runs on AI. You get structured output — not generic advice — tailored to the specifics of your product idea. Use one tool or work through all eight in sequence. Your context carries forward between steps.