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      <title>🚀 I was tired of generic AI business plans. So I built Evaltrum</title>
      <dc:creator>Emmanuel Etienne</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/emmanuel_etienne_a52febab/i-was-tired-of-generic-ai-business-plans-so-i-built-evaltrum-5gbb</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Every AI tool gave me the same problem&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Over the last few months, I've tested dozens of AI tools that claim to generate business plans.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most of them produce beautiful documents...&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Until you actually read them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The market analysis is generic.&lt;br&gt;
The financial assumptions are unrealistic.&lt;br&gt;
The SWOT analysis could apply to almost any company.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As someone who works with entrepreneurs every day, I knew there had to be a better way.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The idea&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Instead of asking AI to "write a business plan", I asked myself another question:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What if AI could actually think like a business consultant?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;That became the foundation of Evaltrum.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What makes Evaltrum different?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Rather than generating a giant wall of text from a single prompt, Evaltrum guides users through a structured process.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It combines:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;📊 Real market intelligence&lt;br&gt;
🤖 AI-assisted business planning&lt;br&gt;
💰 Financial projections&lt;br&gt;
📈 SWOT analysis&lt;br&gt;
🎯 Executive summary&lt;br&gt;
📄 Investor-ready documents&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Everything is generated from guided questions instead of a single vague prompt.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Built for more than startups&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Evaltrum isn't only for founders.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It can also help:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Freelancers&lt;br&gt;
Consultants&lt;br&gt;
Business coaches&lt;br&gt;
Incubators&lt;br&gt;
Small businesses&lt;br&gt;
Students&lt;br&gt;
Entrepreneurs applying for funding&lt;br&gt;
The biggest lesson I learned&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;People don't actually want AI.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;They want confidence.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;They want to know:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"Is this business idea viable?"&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;That's the real problem I wanted to solve.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What's next?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'm currently expanding Evaltrum with:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;AI Market Intelligence&lt;br&gt;
Industry-specific business plans&lt;br&gt;
Local market reports&lt;br&gt;
Better financial forecasting&lt;br&gt;
More than 100 SEO landing pages&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The goal isn't to replace consultants.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It's to help entrepreneurs make better decisions faster.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'd love your feedback&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you've built a SaaS, used AI for business planning, or simply have ideas to improve the product, I'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://evaltrum.com/en" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://evaltrum.com/en&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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