Should I stand up a business that uses comps + an AI model trained on $1M–$20M deals?

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November 12, 2025

by a searcher from Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management in Nashville, TN, USA

Long story short: I’m in an Exec‑MBA program. A class‑project prototype got real interest. Before I spend real time and money, I’d like a blunt gut check from people who actually search and buy on their own in this range. If I am uniquely positioned to build a tool that uses anonymous, licensed comps and a fine‑tuned AI to help buyers or sellers value $1M to ~$20M businesses, and it provides a defensible valuation range with the reasons, would you (or anyone) actually use it? would you pay for it? Or is this better left to DIY research and human advisors? Be direct, blunt feedback is appreciated (yes/no and why). My hope is that I could demystify M&A for this price band and remove some incentive conflicts, but I don't want to figure out I'm wrong too late.
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Reply by a lender
from Mississippi State University in Nashville, TN, USA
What problem does it solve?
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Reply by a professional
from University of California, Berkeley in Washington, D.C., USA
Would be happy to provide thoughts but would need to know more details first. What does the model's output look like? What inputs does the model need? When you say trained, what does that entail? How diverse was the training data? Would the product be able to actually replace a person at any point, or would it only supplement human work? Let me know if you'd like to discuss further - definitely sounds interesting!
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