KT Score Explained
The Keep Thinking Score is a composite metric (0-100) that validates your startup through expert reviews, community engagement, and objective quality metrics.
The Formula
Where each component is scored 0-100
Component Breakdown
1. Jury Score (40%)
Average of all expert jury reviews. Each review scores your startup on 5 criteria (1-10 scale).
5 Review Criteria
Market opportunity, demand validation, positioning
Experience, skills, execution capability
Users, revenue, growth metrics
Uniqueness, technology, competitive advantage
Business model, unit economics, growth potential
2. Project Quality (20%)
Objective metrics based on profile completeness, traction data, team composition, and activity level.
All fields filled, media uploaded, detailed description
User count, MRR, growth rate metrics
Number of team members, completeness of profiles
Recent updates, engagement with community
3. Community Engagement (15%)
Quality of discussions, founder responsiveness, and helpful feedback from the community.
Number of discussions, questions, and comments
Founder engagement and reply rate to community
Comments marked as helpful by founder
4. Community Votes (15%)
Reputation-weighted upvotes from the community. Higher reputation users have more voting power (0.5x - 1.5x).
Vote Weight Formula
weight = max(0.5, min(1.5, reputation / 100))
• Reputation 0-50: 0.5x vote weight
• Reputation 100: 1.0x vote weight
• Reputation 150+: 1.5x vote weight (max)
5. Competition Bonus (10%)
Bonus points for participating and winning in themed startup competitions.
Score Interpretation
Strong validation, ready for investors
Solid foundation, needs refinement
Early stage, work on feedback
Major improvements needed
Score Updates
Automatic Recalculation
Your KT Score is automatically recalculated every 6 hours and whenever significant events occur:
- • New jury review submitted
- • Profile updated with new traction data
- • Community upvotes or discussions
- • Competition results finalized