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Mei Lin
Mei Lin

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I built an AI-powered research service that delivers market reports in hours

The problem

Every time I needed to validate a product idea or scope out a market, I'd spend days jumping between ChatGPT, Google, Statista, and Reddit. I always ended up with messy notes that weren't useful to anyone.

I wanted something simple: describe what I need to know, and get back a real report.

What I built

Photon Research — you tell us what you need (a market to size, a competitor to analyze, a trend to track), and we deliver a structured PDF report with verified sources and actionable insights.

How it works:

  1. Describe your research need
  2. Our AI scans 300+ sources and cross-references data
  3. You receive a polished PDF report within 4-8 hours

Pricing: Quick reports from $29, deep analysis from $69. No subscription needed.

What's inside a report

  • Market sizing and growth trends
  • Key players and competitive landscape
  • Data tables with sources
  • Actionable recommendations
  • Full citations

The difference from ChatGPT

ChatGPT gives you raw, unstructured answers with no sources. We deliver formatted reports with verified data that you can share with your team or investors.

We've delivered 47 reports so far covering markets like AI agents, casual gaming, and prediction markets.

Would love feedback from the dev community. What kind of research would be most useful to you?

🔗 photonresearch.co

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