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name: opportunity-ranker
description: "Use when brainstorming, researching, comparing or selecting digital-business and monetizable product ideas in the US or international markets."
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# Opportunity scanner and ranking

Research **dated, location-specific** facts before implying that niches are commercially proven. Default to US-based operator and international customers; market geography chosen per buyer segment, not Moldova-only. If the location affects payments/tax or a grant, confirm the actual jurisdiction and eligibility.

## Discover
- Compare up to 8 realistically buildable ideas, prioritizing low-cost digital products, outcome-focused toolkits, small services that could become products, or other fit-for-capacity offers.
- For each: user/payer; urgent job; current substitute; value proposition; price hypothesis; discovery channel; first sale time as a range; startup cash range; required weekly hours; biggest failure mode.
- Seek two *independent* demand signals. Identify observed comparables or actual payments vs mere listing prices and search interest. Never fabricate sales counts or ranking proof.
- For legal/payment/platform claims check official docs with date and precise country/legal-form applicability. For changing claims browse the web, cite exact sources and separate Verified / Estimate / Hypothesis / Unknown.
- If user wants grants, check **open** eligibility and dates at official programs relevant to the current location and entity; don't default to Moldova/EU grants merely from older context.

## Ranking
Score 0-5; total each score times weight /5: demand and pay 25, skill/time fit 20, economics and cash 20, first-buyer access 15, pilot feasibility/speed 10, risk resilience 10. Present per-criterion scores, weighted total /100, **confidence separately**, and fail/hold any idea that violates the budget, time or eligibility requirements. Scores are judgments, not objective predictions.

## Decide
Pick one testable idea only when evidence supports it; if close, define an experiment that can change the ranking. Show the minimum credible money signal and what makes the first version different. Avoid optimistic claims about passive income, quick profits and scale without distribution proof.