From a market hunch to an investor-ready product bet in one session.
One sequenced workflow: generate, refine, score, map strategy, quantify market, build blueprints, produce the roadmap, export the memo. No copy-paste between tools. No lost context.
The workflow
Founders lose months stitching tools that were never meant to know about each other.
Generation lives in one app, scoring in a spreadsheet, strategy in a notebook, the memo in a doc. Context evaporates between steps. This workflow keeps the chain — every artifact reads the upstream output natively, so the memo at the end reflects every decision you made.
Step by step
Seven steps, one chain.
Each step takes the upstream artifact as input, transforms it, and hands it to the next. You see the input, what happens, the output, and the decision the step unlocks.
Generate the idea
Input
A topic, a competitor URL, or a one-sentence hunch.
What happens
Gaplyze frames the hunch and proposes multiple distinct candidates — each with a customer, a problem, and an outcome.
Output
A short list of framed candidates ready to score.
Decision unlocked
Which candidate to pursue first.
Refine the wedge
Input
Your chosen candidate from step 1 (or one you brought yourself).
What happens
The framing is tightened — vague customer becomes specific segment, vague outcome becomes a measurable one.
Output
A sharper customer + problem + outcome triple, with lineage to the original.
Decision unlocked
Is this sharp enough to score?
Score for viability
Input
The refined framing.
What happens
Gaplyze rates the idea across the dimensions investors probe — wedge, willingness-to-pay, defensibility, founder-market fit, and more.
Output
A 0-100 overall score with per-dimension breakdown and qualitative tier.
Decision unlocked
Build it, refine more, or park it.
Map strategic paths
Input
The scored idea.
What happens
Gaplyze proposes the distinct strategic paths the same idea could take — different customers, different go-to-market, different monetization.
Output
Distinct side-by-side strategic paths with trade-offs and a recommended pick.
Decision unlocked
Which path matches your conviction.
Quantify market intelligence
Input
The selected path.
What happens
Gaplyze sizes the market, identifies adjacent dynamics, and surfaces competitor signals — scoped to the path you locked.
Output
TAM/SAM/SOM, growth signals, adjacent markets, and the live competitor map.
Decision unlocked
Is the market big enough — and contested in your favour?
Generate blueprints and roadmap
Input
Selected path + market intelligence.
What happens
The founding blueprints are generated (positioning, monetization, retention, etc.) and sequenced into an execution roadmap.
Output
A blueprint pack plus a phased roadmap of shippable work.
Decision unlocked
What to build first and what to defer.
Export the memo
Input
Every artifact above.
What happens
Gaplyze bundles the chain into an investor-ready memo or a build-ready pack — formatted, sourced, and exportable.
Output
A polished memo (or pack) ready to send, present, or hand to an AI coding agent.
Decision unlocked
Send, present, or build.
Example walkthrough
From topic to investor-ready memo, in a single session.
Watch a single hunch travel the full chain — "async work tools for engineering teams" becomes a scored, sized, blueprinted bet ready to present.
Starting point
A founder pastes the topic "async work tools for engineering teams" into Gaplyze on a Sunday evening.
- 1
Generate
Topic: "async work tools for engineering teams".
→ A shortlist of framed candidates returns — "Async-First Standup OS" picked for refinement.
- 2
Refine
Sharpen customer to eng managers leading distributed teams across multiple time zones.
→ Outcome becomes "reclaim hours per week of manager reconciliation".
- 3
Score
Overall lands in the Elevated tier. Pinnacle wedge clarity, robust willingness-to-pay.
→ Defensibility flagged as the weakest dimension.
- 4
Strategy
Distinct paths emerge: SMB freemium, mid-market PLG, enterprise-led.
→ Path B (mid-market PLG) selected based on founder fit.
- 5
Intelligence
SAM sized at $1.4B; two adjacent markets surface; 4 active competitors mapped.
→ Defensibility plan emerges via integration depth.
- 6
Blueprints + Roadmap
Positioning, monetization, and retention blueprints generated; phased 90-day roadmap produced.
→ First milestone: ship reconciliation MVP in 30 days.
- 7
Export
Memo bundled as PDF + Markdown; prompt pack handed to the coding agent.
→ Ready for the next investor conversation.
Final memo bundled — under 90 minutes from topic to investor-ready brief.
Example walkthrough — your inputs, scores, and outputs will vary.
Outcomes
What the workflow returns — by entry point.
| Inputs | Time | Output | Decision unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| A topic + one rough hunch | 60-90 min first pass | Scored idea, locked path, intelligence pack, blueprint pack, phased roadmap, memo | Whether to commit your next 12 months — and what to ship in month 1 |
| An existing idea + competitor URL | 45-60 min refresh | Updated score, refreshed intelligence, updated roadmap reflecting the pivot | Whether the pivot improved the bet or weakened it |
| A portfolio of candidates | 30-45 min per candidate | Side-by-side comparison, per-candidate memos, one defensible pick | Which candidate gets the next quarter of focus |
Inputs
A topic + one rough hunch
Time
60-90 min first pass
Output
Scored idea, locked path, intelligence pack, blueprint pack, phased roadmap, memo
Decision unlocked
Whether to commit your next 12 months — and what to ship in month 1
Inputs
An existing idea + competitor URL
Time
45-60 min refresh
Output
Updated score, refreshed intelligence, updated roadmap reflecting the pivot
Decision unlocked
Whether the pivot improved the bet or weakened it
Inputs
A portfolio of candidates
Time
30-45 min per candidate
Output
Side-by-side comparison, per-candidate memos, one defensible pick
Decision unlocked
Which candidate gets the next quarter of focus
Prerequisites
What each step needs before it can run.
The chain is sequenced so each step can rely on the artifact above it. You can't jump to the memo without a chain — but you can stop after any step and the memo will reflect what you built.
Refine
Needs
A framed idea (generated or brought-in)
Why
Refinement needs something to sharpen — Gaplyze won't refine an empty input.
Score
Needs
A framed idea with a clear customer + outcome
Why
Scoring measures fit; without a customer, there is nothing to fit.
Strategy map
Needs
A scored idea
Why
Strategy uses the score's per-dimension breakdown to propose distinct paths.
Market intelligence
Needs
A selected strategic path
Why
Intelligence is scoped to the path — different paths surface different markets.
Blueprints + roadmap
Needs
A selected path (intelligence recommended)
Why
Blueprints inherit positioning + monetization framing from the locked path.
Memo export
Needs
At least one upstream artifact
Why
Exports compose what exists — the more chain you ran, the richer the memo.
Start free
Run the chain end to end without a credit card.
Generate, score, refine, and compare for free. Upgrade only when you want deeper market intelligence, blueprints, and investor-ready exports.
FAQ
Questions before you start the chain.
How long does the full workflow take in one sitting?
Most founders finish a first pass within a single working session. Generation and scoring are fast; strategy mapping and blueprints take longer because the model carries forward your decisions step by step. You can pause between any steps and pick up later — your workspace keeps state.
Can I pause between steps and come back later?
Yes. Each artifact saves to your workspace as you go. The workflow is sequenced, not single-session — start scoring tonight, finish the roadmap next weekend, export the memo before your next investor call.
Is my in-progress work private?
Yes. Everything you generate during this workflow is private to your workspace until you explicitly export, share, or publish it. There is no public-by-default feed.
Do I have to run every step?
No. The workflow is the recommended sequence, but each step is independent. You can score an idea without generating one, run strategy without intelligence, or export a memo with only the artifacts you already have. The chain is a map, not a gate.
What happens if I pivot the idea halfway through?
Re-run the affected step. The chain detects the change and prompts you to refresh downstream artifacts so they reflect the pivot. Strategy paths, blueprints, and the roadmap all carry lineage back to the framing they were built from.
Can I use the exports outside Gaplyze?
Yes. Every artifact exports as Markdown, JSON, or PDF. Paste the memo into an email to an investor. Hand the blueprint pack to your co-founder. Feed the prompt pack into your AI coding agent. The product is the thinking; the exports are how it travels.
Continue exploring
Explore each step on its own.
Idea Generator
Step 1 — framed candidates from a topic or hunch
Idea Score
Step 3 — commercial-viability score
Strategy Map
Step 4 — distinct strategic paths
Validate an existing idea
If you already have the idea, skip generation
AI-native product build
End with a prompt pack for your coding agent
Investor-ready exports
Step 7 — bundle the chain into the memo
Stop stitching tools. Run the chain.
Generate, score, strategize, blueprint, export — in one sequenced session, with every step reading the upstream artifact natively.