{
  "calculator": "ship-or-kill-score",
  "title": "Ship-or-Kill Decision Score",
  "site": "AI Biz Hub",
  "input": {},
  "defaults_used": {
    "hours_spent": 200,
    "hours_per_week": 10,
    "paying_customers": 8,
    "mrr": 160,
    "free_users": 150,
    "wow_growth": 5,
    "monthly_cost": 40,
    "monthly_revenue": 160,
    "competitors": 4,
    "distribution": "organic",
    "differentiation": "better_ux"
  },
  "result": {
    "composite": 55,
    "verdict": "ITERATE",
    "dimensions": [
      {
        "name": "Traction",
        "score": 45,
        "weight": 0.35,
        "insight": "8 paying customers is real signal. Now figure out why they pay and find 50 more like them."
      },
      {
        "name": "Economics",
        "score": 90,
        "weight": 0.2,
        "insight": "Revenue is 3x+ costs. The economics work. Scale distribution, not features."
      },
      {
        "name": "Momentum",
        "score": 40,
        "weight": 0.15,
        "insight": "5% WoW growth is decent. Sustain it for 8 weeks and you'll have real compounding."
      },
      {
        "name": "Efficiency",
        "score": 40,
        "weight": 0.15,
        "insight": "10h/week with 200 hours invested. Make sure each hour is moving a metric, not just shipping code."
      },
      {
        "name": "Market",
        "score": 60,
        "weight": 0.15,
        "insight": "4 competitors in a market where you're not clearly unique. You need a wedge — a specific use case or audience nobody else owns."
      }
    ],
    "summary": "8 paying customers is real signal, but $160/mo MRR won't sustain this. You need to 10x your price, your customer count, or both. Focus on understanding why those 8 customers pay.",
    "nextSteps": [
      "Double down on whatever is driving growth. Document and systematize it before it fades.",
      "Track hours by activity type (building vs. selling vs. marketing). Shift ratio toward revenue-generating work.",
      "Set a 30-day checkpoint with specific metrics. If the numbers don't improve, make a hard call."
    ]
  },
  "provenance": {
    "run": "https://aibizhub.io/api/run/ship-or-kill-score",
    "page": "https://aibizhub.io/ship-or-kill-score/",
    "methodology": "https://aibizhub.io/ship-or-kill-score/",
    "contract": "https://aibizhub.io/contracts/ship-or-kill-score.json",
    "engine": "https://aibizhub.io/engines/ship-or-kill-score.js",
    "engine_sha256": "df75943db1d2b42dba0e1e6b67db8c8251dd5b77937444d82767dec7afd97fad",
    "build": "42c727dd573e245d1be09199a062c665d7f6f47e",
    "prices_verified": "2026-10-24",
    "prices_source": "https://aidevhub.io/api/models.json"
  },
  "disclaimer": "Business planning estimates — not legal, tax, or accounting advice.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "cite": "AI Biz Hub, Ship-or-Kill Decision Score (engine df75943db1d2), https://aibizhub.io/api/run/ship-or-kill-score"
}