I think that&#x27;s a great market.  The lack of reproducibility in scientific experiments is an elephant-in-the-room problem.  I feel like I read a new story about it every week.<p>Even though you are your own target user, it&#x27;s dangerous to build a full prototype without talking to actual users.  It&#x27;s likely that you will find that what you thought people wanted does not match 100% with what they actually want.<p>Do you have mockups or screenshots of the tool?  I would recommend lining up some research scientists who can serve as product advisors.  Tell them about your idea and ask them what they would want in this kind of tool.  Try to get a commitment from them to use it after you build it - that will force clarity on their side.<p>Not only will that prevent you from potentially throwing away code, it will get you started building the kind of deep advocates in the science community that you will need to get a movement like this started.