Before you commit

Whether the niche is worth entering — answered in five days, with the numbers behind it.

An analytical report on a market you are considering: real demand and its seasonality, size and geography, competitors and their pricing, unit economics, required investment, regulatory barriers — and a plain verdict with the conditions under which entering makes sense.

5 days
to the report
instead of two months and a consulting invoice
8
sections, each ending in a conclusion
demand, size, competitors, buyer, economics, investment, regulation, verdict
€3–30M
typical cost of the wrong call
which is what the report exists to prevent
ÆTHER — market validation · illustrative data
ÆTHERmarket validation · demo reportsources cited · 46demandcompetitorseconomicsverdictcategory demand · 5 years2021 2022 2023 2024 2025seasonalitypeak March–June · trough Decemberregional spreadES 34% · PT 21% · FR 18%unit economicsaverage order value€ 2,400contribution margin31%customer acquisition cost€ 310break-even volume68 orders / monthverdictenter — with two conditions01 · start in the two regions where demand outruns supply02 · secure logistics before the March peakrisk · one supplier holds 40% of upstream capacity

Interface generated in code · figures illustrative

WHY IT EXISTS

What it removes

The decision is made on feeling

An acquaintance said the category is growing, the idea is appealing, and a seven-figure commitment follows.

Nobody measured demand

Growth is inferred from social media rather than from search behaviour in the specific category and region.

Unit economics are missing

Margin is calculated from a price list, without logistics, returns, platform fees or the cost of acquiring a customer.

Consulting is too slow

A classical study costs six figures and takes two months — by which time the window has closed.

WHAT IT INCLUDES

Inside the engagement

HOW IT RUNS

From access to outcome

01

Brief

Your idea, region and resources — twenty minutes is enough.

02

Collect

Demand, competitors, pricing and requirements for your category.

03

Calculate

Unit economics, investment and break-even under several scenarios.

04

Conclude

Verdict, conditions and the hypotheses worth testing with money.

ENGAGEMENT

Scope and price

Indicative starting points. The number is fixed after the assessment, and it does not move afterwards.

3 working days
Express
from €2,500

The core question answered: is there demand and who already holds the niche.

  • demand and seasonality
  • principal competitors and pricing
  • key restrictions
  • short verdict
  • 8–12 page document
5–7 working days
Full report
from €7,500

All eight sections, economics and investment, scenarios and a test plan.

  • every section of the report
  • unit economics and investment
  • buyer profile and channels
  • regulatory barriers
  • verdict with scenarios
  • review call after delivery
2–3 weeks
Comparison
from €18,000

Three directions under one methodology — so the choice rests on comparable numbers.

  • three full reports
  • comparison table
  • ranked by risk and return
  • recommended sequence
  • two review calls
TIMELINE

What happens week by week

Day 1

Brief

your idea discussed

region and resources

questions listed

collection starts

Days 2–3

Data

demand and seasonality

competitors and pricing

requirements and barriers

buyer profile

Day 4

Numbers

unit economics

investment and timing

break-even

volume scenarios

Day 5

Report

verdict and conditions

document produced

delivery

review call

QUESTIONS

Asked before
every start

A decision made on evidence — including, sometimes, the decision not to spend the money.

Search-demand analysisCompetitor and pricing collectionUnit-economics modellingRegulatory reviewSourced, referenced documentReview call on delivery
Will you tell us not to do it?
If that is what the data says, yes — with the conditions under which the picture would change. We do not shape the conclusion to the client's hope.
Can we check the numbers?
Every figure carries its source. Where open data is thin, the report says so plainly and proposes how to test that part with a small experiment.
Is it usable for investors?
It is written to be shown: structured sections, sourced numbers, explicit assumptions and a stated verdict.
NEXT STEP

Start with the assessment

Free, and yours to keep. We look at your own data or site, show what we found, and only then talk about scope.

Request the assessment