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Comment on: I built a PDF Q&A tool that highlights exact source locations. Any feedback?
Every tax season he manually ctrl+F's through dozens of client PDFs (T4s, RRSP receipts, bank statements) to extract numbers.
🔥 Score 42.3
FinSnap: Tax Document Data Miner
Tax season is a manual slog of searching PDFs for numbers; FinSnap uses AI to instantly locate and extract key financial figures from client PDFs, turning spreadsheets into ready‑to‑use data.
Quantitative Score Breakdown
complaint frequency
1.5
growth rate
9
competition density
10.5
monetization potential
9
technical feasibility
7.5
search interest
4.8