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Viability Calculator

Transparent scoring controls for a manual startup-viability estimate. Share the state or embed the calculator.

Client-side heuristic only: it does not fetch paper data and is not a production score.calculator_heuristic_v1 · reviewed 2026-05-29

Signals

Open-source code or GitHub

Weight +2.0

Demo or project page

Weight +1.5

Dataset release

Weight +1.0

Beats state of the art

Weight +1.5

Market timing50% / +0.8

LateWeight 1.5Early

Competitive landscape50% / +0.5

CrowdedWeight 1.0Open

Author track record50% / +0.8

NoneWeight 1.5Strong

3.0/ 10

Score breakdown

Base floor+1.0

Open-source code+0.0 / 2.0

Demo / project page+0.0 / 1.5

Dataset release+0.0 / 1.0

Beats SOTA+0.0 / 1.5

Market timing+0.8 / 1.5

Competitive landscape+0.5 / 1.0

Author track record+0.8 / 1.5

Formula: min(10, max(1, base floor + weighted visible signals)).

Signal profile

Share URL

Embed code

<iframe
  src="https://sciencetostartup.com/resources/embed/calculator"
  width="480"
  height="640"
  frameborder="0"
  title="ScienceToStartup viability calculator"
  loading="lazy"
  referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
></iframe>

Scoring method

Truth boundary: Client-side heuristic only: it does not fetch paper data and is not a production score. It uses only the values a visitor enters in this browser session.

Method version calculator_heuristic_v1, reviewed 2026-05-29. The score starts at a 1.0 base floor, adds weighted visible signals, and clamps the result to 1-10.

Open-source code or GitHub: Binary toggle · max +2.0
Demo or project page: Binary toggle · max +1.5
Dataset release: Binary toggle · max +1.0
Beats state of the art: Binary toggle · max +1.5
Market timing: Late to Early · max +1.5
Competitive landscape: Crowded to Open · max +1.0
Author track record: None to Strong · max +1.5

Embed the calculator

The iframe preserves the current calculator state through URL parameters and links back to this canonical tool.

<iframe
  src="https://sciencetostartup.com/resources/embed/calculator"
  width="480"
  height="640"
  frameborder="0"
  title="ScienceToStartup viability calculator"
  loading="lazy"
  referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
></iframe>

Recommended size: 480 x 640. The iframe is responsive down to 360px wide.

Scoring method

Truth boundary: Client-side heuristic only: it does not fetch paper data and is not a production score. It uses only the values a visitor enters in this browser session.

Method version calculator_heuristic_v1, reviewed 2026-05-29. The score starts at a 1.0 base floor, adds weighted visible signals, and clamps the result to 1-10.

Open-source code or GitHub

Binary toggle · max +2.0

Demo or project page

Binary toggle · max +1.5

Dataset release

Binary toggle · max +1.0

Beats state of the art

Binary toggle · max +1.5

Market timing

Late to Early · max +1.5

Competitive landscape

Crowded to Open · max +1.0

Author track record

None to Strong · max +1.5

<iframe src="https://sciencetostartup.com/resources/embed/calculator" width="480" height="640" frameborder="0" title="ScienceToStartup viability calculator" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" ></iframe>