Reconalyst

Understand a company in minutes before deciding whether it is worth your time.

Problem

Researching companies is fragmented and time-consuming.

Users often spend 30–60+ minutes trying to understand:

• What a company does
• Who it serves
• How it is positioned
• Who its competitors are
• Whether it is worth pursuing

Solution

Reconalyst analyzes a company using:

• Website data
• External research
• AI-powered analysis

and generates a structured company intelligence report.

Features

• Company Summary
• Target Audience Analysis
• Value Proposition Analysis
• Competitive Positioning
• Competitor Discovery
• Recent Company Signals
• Opportunities & Risks
• Final Assessment

Architecture

User
↓
Next.js Frontend
↓
Express API
↓
Firecrawl + Tavily
↓
Gemini
↓
Structured Report

Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• shadcn/ui

Backend

• Node.js
• Express
• TypeScript

Research

• Firecrawl
• Tavily

AI

• Gemini

Project Structure

Reconalyst/
├── docs/
├── frontend/
├── backend/
└── README.md

MVP Scope

Current focus:

• URL → Company Intelligence Report
• Fast analysis
• Useful insights

Out of scope:

• Authentication
• Billing
• Saved Reports
• Team Workspaces
• Notifications

Future Roadmap

• Founder Intelligence
• Hiring Signals
• Funding Intelligence
• Market Intelligence
• Opportunity Scoring

Why I Built This

I was spending significant time researching startups before deciding whether they were worth pursuing.

Reconalyst was built to turn scattered information into a structured decision-making framework and reduce company research from hours to minutes.