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Show HN: I built a multi-agent "Boardroom" to roast my startup ideas
Hi HN,
I’m Max.
I built this because I have a "Yes Man" problem. Whenever I validate ideas with friends or standard LLMs, they are too polite. They focus on why an idea might work, rather than why it will fail.
I tried prompting ChatGPT to be mean, but it often drifts back into being helpful.
So I built Crucible. It orchestrates several specialized agents (a CFO focused on unit economics, a CTO, a Innovation Manager) that debate your idea simultaneously.
It’s not just a chat; I spent a lot of time tuning the system prompts to force them to look for logic gaps, market saturation, and risks rather than just summarizing the pitch.
It costs $5 (one-time). I hate monthly subscriptions, so I just made it a single payment.
I’d love to know if the feedback feels harsh enough, or if I need to dial up the temperature. Roast my work that’s the whole point.
- elbci 9mo agoGreat idea! I love how the un-intuitive UI makes it hard (impossible?) to prompt an elevator pitch to evaluate the roast response. I can barely wait for the on-boarding welcome mail after I register and pay $5: "If you are the type that pays money to be tester for other ppl - business is not for you"
- maxkuan 9mo agoYou probably nailed it. I'm a backend Data Scientist, not a designer, so "un-intuitive UI" is unfortunately my signature style right now. But you are 100% right about the payment friction. You shouldn't have to swipe a card just to see if the analysis is actually good. I just pushed a fix: I opened up a 'Sandbox' mode so you can see the AI Boardroom in action without paying. Thanks for the honest slap in the face. I needed that.