Source workspace

Research memos

This page lists the source memos the thesis should be grounded in. Full memos should live under /research and be treated as internal source material.

Perplexity market research

Market size, segment structure, operators, competitors, public/private split.

research/01-perplexity-market.md

Perplexity value and cost research

Cost stack, value drivers, public examples, cost/waste/admin assumptions.

research/02-perplexity-value.md

Perplexity startup opportunity research

Broader startup opportunity framing and research synthesis.

research/03-perplexity-startup-opportunity.md

ChatGPT cost and value analysis

Meal economics, waste evidence, admin-time savings, and software subscription logic.

research/04-chatgpt-cost-value-analysis.md

ChatGPT market and ICP analysis

Segment attractiveness, current tooling, competition, and first beachhead recommendation.

research/05-chatgpt-market-icp-analysis.md

Research handling rule

If a claim is used externally, trace it back to the original source cited inside the memo. If the original source is unclear, mark it as “from research memo — verify before external use.”