Ship/Sink

We Build Tools That
Tell Founders the Truth
No One Else Will

Ship/Sink is the no-BS reality check for your ideas, pricing, MVPs, and teams. Will probably hurt your feelings.

47,283

Founders Diagnosed

8.1/10

Average Pain Level

2,941

Founders Actually Cried

Real data (more like goals). Updated daily (not really, but maybe one day). No vanity metrics.

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Pick Your Poison

Lower average score = more pain. You’ve been warned.

MOST POPULAR
Strategy

Quiz: Is This Vision Actually Compelling?

Average score: 7.2/10

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Discovery

Quiz: Are We Building the Right Thing?

Average score: 6.8/10

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Discovery

Quiz: Is This MVP Actually an MVP?

Average score: 5.4/10

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Discovery

Quiz: Should I Kill This Idea Before It Starts?

Average score: 4.7/10

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Validation

Quiz: Have We Validated This Problem Enough?

Average score: 6.1/10

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Validation

Quiz: Is This Pricing Completely Insane?

Average score: 3.9/10

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Prioritization

Quiz: Should This Go on the Roadmap?

Average score: 5.8/10

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Prioritization

Quiz: Is This OKR Total Bullshit?

Average score: 4.2/10

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Roadmapping

Quiz: Will This Roadmap Survive First Contact?

Average score: 6.5/10

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Design

Quiz: Is This Spec Actually Ready to Ship?

Average score: 7/10

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Design

Quiz: Should We Redesign This?

Average score: 4.9/10

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Design

Quiz: Is This PRD Clear Enough to Build From?

Average score: 6.9/10

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Design

Quiz: Is This Story Ready for the Sprint?

Average score: 7.1/10

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Design

Quiz: Is the Design Handoff Actually Ready?

Average score: 5.5/10

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Development

Quiz: Are We in the Right Phase?

Average score: 5.6/10

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Development

Quiz: Are We Set Up to Ship Fast?

Average score: 6.2/10

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Launch

Quiz: Should We Launch This Feature?

Average score: 6.3/10

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Launch

Quiz: Can We Ship This Today?

Average score: 7.4/10

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Post-Launch

Quiz: Will This Pricing Change Kill Us?

Average score: 4.8/10

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Post-Launch

Quiz: Is This Migration Going to Explode?

Average score: 5.1/10

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Retention

Quiz: Are We Doing Enough to Stop Churn?

Average score: 6/10

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Sunset

Quiz: Should We Kill This Feature?

Average score: 3.5/10

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Sunset

Quiz: Are We Sunsetting This Professionally?

Average score: 5.7/10

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Team Health

Quiz: Is This Team About to Implode?

Average score: 4.4/10

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What Founders (Might) Say

"This just saved me 9 months and $120k. I hate you."

- Founder, anonymous

"I sent the pricing tool to my co-founder. We’re getting divorced now."

- Real DM, 2024

"The OKR one called my OKRs 'performative theater'. I have no comeback."

- Product lead at Series B startup

Just the truth you didn’t want.

Built by Alin Mateescu - the guy who killed three of his own startups before they even started.
I use these tools on myself first. They still hurt.

Alin Mateescu