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Financial and public institutions commissioning legacy modernization projects take an average of 2-3 months to find senior developers who understand both COBOL and Java/Python. General recruitment platforms lack COBOL experience filters, and most of these professionals are in their 50s+ and don't register profiles on platforms.
Provides a specialized Platform matching COBOL/RPG/PL/I experienced developers with modernization projects. Freelancers register their legacy language skills, system experience, and industry domain in their profiles. Clients post project requirements and AI recommends optimal matches. Includes a streamlined coding assessment for experience verification.
| N Novelty | 1-5 | How uncommon the service is in market context. |
| U Urgency | 1-5 | How urgently users need this problem solved now. |
| M Market | 1-5 | Market size and growth potential from proxy indicators. |
| R Realizability | 1-5 | Buildability for a small team with realistic constraints. |
| V Validation | 1-5 | Validation signal quality from competition and demand data. |
| Tech Complexity | / 40 | Difficulty of core implementation stack. |
| Data Availability | / 25 | Practical availability and cost of required data. |
| MVP Timeline | / 20 | Expected time to ship a usable MVP. |
| API Bonus | / 15 | Bonus for viable public API leverage. |
| Competition | / 20 | Signal quality from competitor landscape. |
| Market Demand | / 20 | Demand proxies from search and mention patterns. |
| Timing | / 20 | Fit with current shifts in tech, behavior, and regulation. |
| Revenue Signals | / 15 | Reference evidence for monetization viability. |
| Pick-Axe Fit | / 15 | How well the concept serves participants in a trend. |
| Solo Buildability | / 10 | Practicality for lean-team implementation. |