01 — Market & competitive intelligence
Every claim sourced.
Every report in 24–72 hours.
Competitor and market intelligence for founders prepping a raise, VC associates under diligence deadlines, and PE teams needing a fast, defensible market read. Full source list and methodology included with every report — check our work before you present it as your own.
02 — The problem
Every option on the table costs you something.
- 01 A research firm quote comes back at $15,000 and six weeks out. You have a board meeting in nine days.
- 02 A freelancer will do it for $200 in 48 hours, but you can't tell if the "market size" figure is real or a guess — and you're the one defending it to your partners.
- 03 You could run it through ChatGPT yourself, but then you're the one catching the hallucinated stat before it lands in an IC memo.
- 04 Every option costs too much, takes too long, or leaves you unable to verify what you're about to put your name on.
03 — The approach
Nothing goes in the report without a link to where it came from.
Fixed scope, fixed window
A scoped report in 24–72 hours — narrow by design, no open-ended discovery calls.
Linked source citations
Every competitor claim, pricing figure, and market estimate links to its public source. Check any claim in seconds.
Methodology included
A summary explaining exactly how findings were gathered and cross-checked ships with the report, not after it.
Read before you pay
A full sample report and methodology page are available below, at no cost, before you commit to anything.
04 — How it works
Scope the report
Tell us the market, the competitors you already know about, and the decision this feeds — raise, board meeting, IC memo, partner review. Under 10 minutes.
We research, verify, and cite
Findings are gathered, cross-checked against public sources, and compiled with full citations. Methodology is prepared alongside the research, not retrofitted after.
You receive a sourced, ready-to-present report
Delivered as a document you can hand to your board or partners directly — traceable if anyone asks where a number came from.
05 — Trust & methodology
Don't take the findings on faith. Check them.
Every report ships with a full citation for every factual claim, and a methodology summary explaining what was verified against primary sources and where an estimate was used instead of a confirmed figure.
Source-Integrity Guarantee
If you find a factual claim in your delivered report that isn't backed by a checkable, cited source, we fix it within 24 hours or refund that report in full. No other conditions.
06 — Pricing
Rapid Scan
$500
24-hour turnaround
- Competitor pricing table
- Positioning summary
- 1-page findings brief
- Full citations + methodology summary
Full Report
$3,000
48–72 hour turnaround
- Full competitive landscape analysis
- Market sizing, with confidence notes on estimates
- Buyer persona research
- Fully cited sources throughout
- Methodology summary included
Not sure which fits? Rapid Scan answers "is this worth a deeper look" — Full Report is built to be the document you actually present. Need something larger or highly specialized in scope? Contact us for a custom quote.
07 — FAQ
Is this AI-generated?
AI tools are used for parts of the research synthesis and drafting — that's part of how we deliver a 24–72 hour turnaround at this price. What matters more than the tool is the standard: every factual claim in your report is backed by a cited, checkable public source, and you get a methodology summary explaining how the research was conducted. You don't have to trust the process — you can verify the output directly, claim by claim.
How is this different from a $50 freelance report?
The deliverable format may look similar. The difference is verifiability: every claim links to a source, and you get a methodology page showing how findings were gathered and checked.
How is this different from a $25,000 research firm engagement?
Scope and speed. Traditional firms run open-ended discovery over weeks and price for that flexibility. We run a fixed, narrower scope in a fixed window — less open-ended customization, comparably rigorous, a fraction of the cost and time.
What if a source turns out to be wrong or unverifiable?
Covered by the Source-Integrity Guarantee: flag it, and we fix it within 24 hours or refund that report in full.
Can I see an example before I pay?
Yes — a full sample report and methodology page are linked above, no signup required.
I need this faster than 72 hours.
Rapid Scan is built for exactly that — a 24-hour turnaround for the pricing table, positioning summary, and findings brief you need to make an initial call.
Read the sample report. Then decide if you want one.
No signup required to see how the citations, sourcing, and methodology actually work. If it holds up to your own scrutiny, order a report scoped to your deadline.