Where the evidence comes from
Twelve connectors, 4,308 records so far. Each connector declares how it gets its data — some run out of the box, some need credentials, and some read licensed exports because scraping the site would breach its terms.
Complaints
Where people describe problems in their own words.
Hacker News
livehackernews
Algolia public search API. No credentials, no rate-limit friction.
news.ycombinator.com ↗Official OAuth API (~100 req/min). Query is a phrase, or 'r/subreddit' to scope.
reddit.com ↗Jobs
Job posts — demand made explicit, with a budget attached.
Upwork
keyedupwork
Official GraphQL API (org-level OAuth). Falls back to data/imports/upwork/ when no token is set.
www.upwork.com ↗Launches
What has already shipped, and how it was received.
Product Hunt
keyedproducthunt
Official GraphQL v2 API. Maps the competitive landscape around each idea.
producthunt.com ↗Revenue
What comparable companies actually earn.
Acquire.com
importacquire
Startup marketplace listings with revenue and asking price. Set ACQUIRE_API_URL, or export to data/imports/acquire/.
acquire.com ↗Stripe Revenue Index
importstripe-index
Revenue-generating company index. Import-only — drop a dataset in data/imports/stripe-index/.
stripe.com ↗TrustMRR
importtrustmrr
Verified MRR data. Set TRUSTMRR_API_URL if you have API access, or drop an export in data/imports/trustmrr/.
trustmrr.com ↗Y Combinator
liveycombinator
Public YC company directory. Query filters by industry substring.
www.ycombinator.com ↗Reviews
One and two-star reviews, where users say exactly what is missing.
Apple App Store
liveappstore
Public iTunes search + customer-reviews RSS. Keeps 1-3 star reviews only.
apps.apple.com ↗Capterra
importcapterra
ToS forbids scraping. Set CAPTERRA_API_URL for a licensed feed, or export reviews to data/imports/capterra/.
www.capterra.com ↗G2
importg2
ToS forbids scraping. Set G2_API_URL for a licensed feed, or export reviews to data/imports/g2/.
www.g2.com ↗Google Play
livegoogleplay
Undocumented Play web endpoint — brittle by nature. Query is a search term or a package id. Keeps 1-3 star reviews.
play.google.com ↗Recent ingest runs
Every pull is logged, including the ones that failed. We would rather show you a broken connector than pretend it worked.
| Source | Query | Docs | Companies | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ycombinator | Consumer | 0 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:33 |
| ycombinator | Healthcare | 0 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:33 |
| ycombinator | Fintech | 0 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:33 |
| ycombinator | B2B | 0 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:32 |
| googleplay | habit tracker | 57 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:32 |
| googleplay | inventory management | 29 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:32 |
| googleplay | field service | 176 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:32 |
| googleplay | invoice app | 36 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:31 |
| appstore | scheduling | 59 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:31 |
| appstore | time tracking | 23 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:31 |
| appstore | crm | 26 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:31 |
| appstore | project management | 72 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:31 |
| appstore | invoicing | 12 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:31 |
| hackernews | why is this so hard | 264 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:31 |
| hackernews | spreadsheet hell | 211 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:31 |
| hackernews | we built this internally because | 89 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:31 |
| hackernews | biggest pain point | 243 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:31 |
| hackernews | is there a better alternative to | 201 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:31 |
| hackernews | I wish there was a tool | 141 | 0 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:31 |
| ycombinator | Consumer | 0 | 30 | ok | 2026-08-17 12:29 |