Clarno

About Clarno

Empowering Entrepreneurs toBuild What Matters

AI-assisted platform designed to help entrepreneurs and product teams systematically discover, validate, and refine real customer problems before building solutions.

The Story Behind Clarno

We've seen it happen too many times. Brilliant founders spend months perfecting features that customers never asked for. Product teams celebrate launches only to watch usage flatline. Entrepreneurs burn through funding solving problems that weren't painful enough to matter.

The issue isn't lack of effort—it's lack of a structured approach to understanding customer problems. Most teams rely on intuition, anecdotes, or surface-level feedback. They skip the hard work of systematic problem discovery.

90% Failure Rate

Of startups fail, often from building the wrong thing

42% Cite No Market Need

Cite "no market need" as their failure reason

Our Solution

Systematic discovery before you write a single line of code

That's why we built Clarno—to give entrepreneurs and product teams a proven, AI-powered framework for uncovering real problems worth solving.

Our Philosophy

Great products start with great problem understanding. We believe in three core principles that guide everything we build.

AI Augments, Not Replaces

Our AI guides your thinking, asks tough questions, and surfaces insights—but your expertise and judgment remain at the center.

Structure Breeds Clarity

Following a proven framework isn't limiting—it frees you to think deeper by removing the guesswork about what to explore next.

Evidence Over Assumptions

Every insight should be backed by real observations, interviews, or data—not hunches. We help you collect the proof.

"The biggest risk isn't building the product wrong—it's building the wrong product. Clarno helps you derisk before you invest time and money."

What Makes Clarno Different

We're not another chatbot. We're not a generic survey tool. We're a purpose-built system for systematic problem discovery.

Traditional Approach

  • Random customer conversations
  • Gut-feeling decisions
  • Unstructured feedback
  • Weeks of scattered research
  • Hard to identify patterns

The Clarno Way

  • Guided eight-step methodology
  • AI-assisted critical thinking
  • Organized evidence collection
  • Complete analysis in hours
  • Clear insights and pain statements
Conversational AI

Chat naturally with AI that knows how to dig deeper and challenge assumptions

Workspace View

See your entire analysis at a glance with organized sections and evidence

Progress Tracking

Never lose your place—resume anytime with full context preserved

Who Should Use Clarno?

Whether you're starting from scratch or refining an existing idea, Clarno helps you uncover the truth about customer problems.

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Early-Stage Founders

Validate your idea before writing code or spending months building

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Product Managers

Build compelling cases for new features backed by real evidence

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UX Researchers

Structure your research process and document findings systematically

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Innovation Teams

Explore new opportunities with a proven discovery framework

The Best Time to Start

Use Clarno at the very beginning—before you commit to a solution, before you build an MVP, before you spend money on development. The earlier you discover the real problem, the less you waste on the wrong solution.

Ready to Start Your Problem Discovery?

Join product teams and entrepreneurs who are using Clarno to validate their ideas and build solutions that matter.