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StartupTools is built by Scorchsoft — a UK software company that designs and builds bespoke apps, AI and automation for ambitious businesses.
About Startup Tools
Startup Tools is a free suite of diagnostics, assessments and planning tools built by Scorchsoft. It helps founders and business leaders make better technology decisions before committing significant time or money — and gives the right people a clear path to expert help when they want it.
Startup Tools
Free assessments, diagnostics and planning tools that create genuine standalone value — no project required.
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Expert help to decide the next step, then design, build, integrate and improve the right solution — software, AI, automation or connected data.
Most avoidable project cost and risk comes from deciding how to build something before the underlying business problem is clear. Teams commit to an app, a platform, or "some AI" because it feels like progress — then discover the real need was different.
Scorchsoft has spent years helping organisations avoid that trap. Startup Tools codifies the early, diagnostic part of that work into tools anyone can use — so you can clarify the problem, test your assumptions with evidence where practical, and reach a confident decision before you spend.
The same principles run through every tool here and every engagement at Scorchsoft.
Understand the situation and the goal before recommending any solution.
Choose technology to serve an outcome — not the other way around.
Test demand, feasibility and assumptions rather than guessing.
The honest answer is sometimes not to build at all. We say so.
AI is a tool, not a mandate. We do not force it into every problem.
Smaller, better-informed steps beat large bets on unproven assumptions.
Start with a free assessment to understand where you stand, then use the planning and product tools to turn a decision into a workable plan.
See how prepared your idea is across the pillars that matter to investors and customers.
Understand where AI could disrupt — or strengthen — your position, and what to do about it.
Identify the highest-value AI and automation opportunities available to your business today.
Generate and structure ideas with an AI thought map.
Turn a direction into a clear, shareable project scope.
Sketch screens and flows to make an idea concrete.
Sharpen your value proposition through guided conversation.
Gauge real market demand before you build.
Find and shortlist relevant UK investors.
Explore early brand direction quickly.
Guides and templates to plan with confidence.
Estimate what a build might involve when you are ready.
Tools are added and refined over time — sign in to see everything currently available on your plan.
Scorchsoft is a UK technology partner that helps organisations identify, design, build and continuously improve useful software, AI, automation and connected digital systems. With more than 15 years of bespoke software experience, we help ambitious organisations use technology, AI and data to create competitive advantage.
We still build mobile apps, web applications, portals, SaaS platforms and bespoke software — and increasingly we help established organisations find worthwhile AI and automation opportunities, redesign inefficient workflows, connect fragmented systems, and operate and improve live systems over time.
Clarify scope, priorities, risks and likely return before you invest.
Mobile, web, SaaS and operational systems built to last.
Rapid, focused delivery that shows working progress fast.
Connect fragmented tools and data so they work as one.
Find and prioritise where AI genuinely earns its place.
Controlled automations and agents that carry real work.
Ongoing programmes that improve how the business runs.
Monitor, maintain and keep improving live systems.
The thinking behind Startup Tools carries directly into Scorchsoft's paid work: understand the outcome, challenge the assumptions, choose the right intervention — and only then implement it well. Sometimes that means bespoke software; sometimes it means configuring an existing tool, integrating what you already have, or waiting. Being honest about that is part of how we work.
Two sensible next steps — keep learning, or get expert help with something you've already identified.
Continue using the assessments and planning tools to understand your situation and shape a plan. There's genuine value here even if you never need us.
Get Your ScoreIdentified a meaningful problem or opportunity and want expert help deciding or implementing the next step? Book a free, no-obligation strategy call.
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Looking to learn more about Scorchsoft?
StartupTools is built by Scorchsoft — a UK software company that designs and builds bespoke apps, AI and automation for ambitious businesses.