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Scite vs Startups.RIP

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SummaryResearch discovery tool that shows how papers have been cited as supporting or contrasting.An AI-researched wiki of failed Y Combinator startups, with post-mortems and rebuild playbooks.
Categories
  • AI Search Engine
  • AI Research Assistant
  • AI Research Assistant
Pricing modelFree Trial—
Companyscite LLC—
Key features
  • Smart Citations with supporting or contrasting labels
  • Citation statement search
  • Reference Check for retractions
  • Citation network visualizations
  • Dashboards for article groups
  • Database of 1,700+ YC startup post-mortems
  • AI-generated rebuild playbooks
  • Implementation-ready technical specs for AI coding agents
  • On-demand research reports for Pro subscribers
  • Browsing by industry and YC batch
Use cases
  • Finding sources for claims made by language models
  • Checking whether research has been supported or contrasted
  • Finding references when writing papers
  • Tracking research outcomes
  • Researching market validation and past failures in a niche
  • Finding technical blueprints for rebuilding older startup ideas
  • Doing due diligence on a market segment
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  • SScite
  • SStartups.RIP