🧠 FounderSignal — Test Startup Ideas Fast

⚠️ NOTE: FounderSignal website is no longer functional. The backend was deployed on a paid platform on free tier and since it's already expired and I could not get enough active users, I decided to archive the project.

A real-time micro-validation platform for startup founders to test startup ideas within 72 hours — powered by dynamic MVPs, user feedback, and AI summaries.

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Watch the demo video:

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📦 Folder Structure

/foundersignal
├── api/
│   ├── .air.toml
│   ├── .env
│   ├── .env.example
│   ├── AUTHOR.txt
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   ├── go.mod
│   ├── go.sum
│   ├── Makefile
│   ├── cmd/
│   │   ├── config/
│   │   └── server/
│   ├── internal/
│   │   ├── domain/
│   │   ├── dto/
│   │   ├── pkg/
│   │   ├── repository/
│   │   ├── service/
│   │   ├── transport/
│   │   └── websocket/
│   ├── pkg/
│   │   ├── database/
│   │   └── validator/
│   ├── scripts/
│   └── tmp/
│       └── main
├── web/
│   ├── .dockerignore
│   ├── .env.example
│   ├── .env.local
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   ├── README.md
│   ├── components.json
│   ├── eslint.config.mjs
│   ├── middleware.ts
│   ├── next-env.d.ts
│   ├── next.config.ts
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── postcss.config.mjs
│   ├── tsconfig.json
│   ├── app/
│   │   ├── (public)/
│   │   │   ├── explore/
│   │   │   └── submit/
│   │   ├── dashboard/
│   │   │   ├── audience/
│   │   │   ├── ideas/
│   │   │   └── reports/
│   ├── components/
│   │   ├── comments/
│   │   ├── dashboard/ # dashboard related components
│   │   ├── navbar/
│   │   ├── reactions-btns/
│   │   └── ui/ # shadcn ui components
│   ├── contexts/
│   ├── lib/
│   ├── public/
│   └── types/
├── .dockerignore
├── .gitignore
├── docker-compose.yml
├── LICENSE
├── README.md

🚀 Features

• Idea Cards with elevator pitch and landing CTA
• Auto-generated MVP simulators (fake landing pages)
• Realtime interaction tracking (clicks, time, scroll, heatmaps)
• Audience testing pool with tokenized incentives
• AI-powered summaries of market signal
• Public or private testing modes

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 15, TailwindCSS, Clerk.dev
• Backend: Golang (Gin), PostgreSQL, (To be implemented later)
• Realtime: WebSockets
• AI: OpenAI API (for summarizing feedback) (To be implemented later)

🧪 Getting Started

1. Clone the repo
2. Setup .env files for both apps

• For the web app, navigate to the web directory:

  cd web
  cp .env.example .env.local

  Then, fill in the necessary environment variables in .env.local.
  • For the API, navigate to the api directory:

    cd api
    cp .env.example .env

    Then, fill in the necessary environment variables in .env.

3. Install dependencies:
   • For the web app (from the web directory):

   pnpm install
   pnpm dev

• For the API (from the api directory):

  # Ensure you have Go installed
  go run cmd/server/main.go
  # Or, if you prefer using Air for live reloading (ensure Air is installed):
  # air

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✨ Inspiration

FounderSignal is inspired by the need to quickly iterate on startup ideas, get real feedback, and reduce time spent building products no one wants.

📜 License & Attribution

Code License

This project's code is licensed under the MIT License.