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Research trail visualizer

Create a tool that maps and visualizes deep research paths across documents and sources.

Why now

As research becomes more interdisciplinary, people need help tracking complex information trails.

Who for
Academic researchers
Business model
Institutional licenses
Effort
A few months

Deep researchers waste time retracing steps when following chains of citations and references across papers.

Build a visual graph that automatically maps connections between sources, showing how concepts develop across documents.

Sell to academic institutions and research teams. Integrate with reference managers.

Start with simple PDF analysis that extracts citations and builds connection graphs.

Risk: May struggle with accuracy across different citation styles and formats.

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