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Ask the market
before you commit.

By the co-founder of AMAZ · Expo West Pitch Slam Top 5 · BevNET Top 10 · Erewhon · Whole Foods · Sprouts

Before you spend on formulation, packaging, inventory, retail, brokers, or fundraising — use Gravity to read what the market already knows. Start with one question and get a direct answer, supporting evidence, and one recommended next move.

No sign-up. No card. Get a direct answer, supporting evidence and one recommended next move. Already evaluating a complete concept? Run a Gravity Scan — $500 →
AMAZ product at Erewhon — placed by Aterra Studio founder Gustavo Nader AMAZ · Erewhon, Los Angeles
The evidence difference

General AI can sound confident
when the evidence is thin.

Gravity gives you a CPG read built from structured, cross-referenced market signals.

General-purpose AI
Gravity
Foundation
General-purpose AISynthesizes broad knowledge
GravityReads structured CPG evidence
Purpose
General-purpose AIOptimized to provide an answer
GravityOptimized to support a decision
Transparency
General-purpose AISources and assumptions may be unclear
GravityEvidence grades and assumptions are visible
Confidence
General-purpose AICan sound confident with limited evidence
GravityScores are capped when evidence is sparse
Deliverable
General-purpose AIProduces more information
GravityRecommends one next move
Direct operating experience across leading U.S. natural retail and distribution
Whole Foods Market, Erewhon, Gelson's, Lazy Acres, Bristol Farms, Sprouts Farmers Market Gopuff, Faire, Amazon, KeHE, UNFI
Ask Gravity

Ask a U.S. market question. Here's what comes back.

Category dynamics·Consumer need·Claim territory·Ingredient trends·Format fit·Purchase occasion·Channel strategy·Market signals

Every Ask Gravity answer follows the same format — a direct read, the signals behind it, and one recommended next move.

Two different jobs

A question reads the market.
A Scan reads your whole concept.

A Scan is not eight separate answers. It reads how market, consumer, format, claims, ingredients, positioning, and execution risk interact as one system — before capital moves into a specific concept.

Ask Gravity
  • Answers one focused market question
  • Supports repeated market learning
  • Available through Free, Core and Pro
  • Produces a Gravity Read
  • Recommends one next move
Ask Gravity — free
Gravity Scan
  • Evaluates the complete concept
  • Reads eight dimensions together
  • Fixed-scope diagnostic — $500
  • Produces a Gravity Verdict
  • Recommends build, refine, reposition, validate, or pause
See Scan pricing
Choose your path

Two ways to evaluate your concept.
Choose based on the decision ahead.

Both run on the same diagnostic engine. The reviewed brief adds senior Aterra Studio interpretation, sharper recommendations, and a clearer next-step plan.

A market research firm: $15,000–$50,000. A strategy consultant: $5,000–$15,000 per engagement. A focus group: $20,000 and 6 weeks. Gravity starts at $500 — founding rate for the launch cohort.

Option 01 · Instant

Instant Gravity Scan

Runs on The Gravity System
$500 $997 Founding launch rate

Founding launch pricing. Moves to $997 when the founding window closes.

A fast product decision scan that reads your concept against market whitespace, consumer language, format fit, claims, ingredient logic, competitive risk, and recommended next move. Best for early validation or deciding whether deeper work is worth it.


  • Opportunity score + execution risk read
  • Market whitespace and consumer signals
  • Format fit, claim & language direction
  • Ingredient complexity flags
  • Competitive positioning & risk signals
  • Recommended next move
  • 100% of your Scan fee credits toward the Reviewed Gravity Brief within 30 days

Generated in minutes through the Gravity System diagnostic framework. Covers the U.S. market only.

Instant scans are system-generated diagnostics. For decisions involving capital, launch, retail, or investors, choose the Reviewed Brief.

Decision-first brief with scorecard, risk map, claim direction & next moveInstant delivery
See what a Gravity Scan delivers View Sample Brief
Recommended
Option 02 · Senior reviewed

Reviewed Gravity Brief

Runs on The Gravity System
$1,500 Within 3 business days

The Gravity System diagnostic plus senior Aterra Studio strategic review and a 1-hour live session with Gus. Built for product, positioning, launch, investor, and U.S. market-entry decisions — and for investors, advisory firms, or accelerators running independent diligence on a concept.


  • Everything in the Instant Gravity Scan
  • Reviewed & signed by Gustavo Nader — CPG founder, Expo West speaker, Erewhon & Whole Foods operator
  • 1-hour live session with Gus — walk through findings, ask questions, get direct next-step guidance
  • Sharper strategic interpretation of the signals
  • Refined & prioritized risks
  • Positioning guidance & validation roadmap
  • Clear next-step decision: build / refine / reposition / validate / pause
  • Category Intelligence Addendum — whitespace map, competitive gaps, and unmet demand across your specific category, included at no extra cost

Reviewed briefs are limited to 8 per month because each one is read, edited, and signed by Gus personally.

Delivered within 3 business days with senior Aterra review.

3-day cycleSenior Aterra sign-off

Start with the scan if you are still shaping the idea. Choose the reviewed brief if you are preparing for product, launch, investor, or advisory decisions — or running independent diligence on a concept. View a sample brief →

Ask Gravity — first question free. Not ready to commit? Start with a question and see how Gravity thinks.
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Keep asking — Ask Gravity Core & Pro. Core — $49/mo · 25 credits + saved answers  ·  Pro — $149/mo · 75 credits + $100 Scan credit  ·  Both include the biweekly Gravity Letter · Cancel anytime
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Go deeper
CPG concept testing
What the eight-dimension read covers, who it is for, and what comes back.
What it costs
$500 to $50,000 across every method — and how to sequence the spend.
Functional beverage
The same read, narrowed to the category AMAZ was built in.

Nine evidence streams, seven steps, and 21,170 classified signals across 18 CPG categories — including what Gravity deliberately does not claim.

Read the full methodology →
Who it's built for

Five moments when founders need a hard read.

Gravity is built for a specific kind of decision — when the next move actually has to be the right one. Here's exactly what that read looks like.

Moment 01

"I have an idea and need to know if it's worth building."

Moment 02

"I have a formula and need to know how to position it."

Moment 03

"I have a SKU extension and need to know if it earns shelf space."

Moment 04

"I'm entering the U.S. and need to avoid expensive misreads."

Moment 05

"I'm preparing for investors and need a sharper product story."

Every Scan reads 8 dimensions
D·01Whitespace Validation D·02Consumer Language & Signals D·03Format Fit D·04Claims & Language D·05Ingredient Logic D·06Competitive Positioning D·07Business-Model Risk D·08Recommended Next Move
Sample output — the decision page from a Gravity Scan brief

Sample output · demonstration concept · live system output — see the full brief →

Best-fit categories · Aterra OS taxonomy
Functional Beverage RTD · Hydration · Prebiotic Soda · Adaptogen Mocktail · Nootropic Beverage · Functional Shots
Supplements Herbal / Adaptogens · Digestive Health · Women's Wellness · Hormonal Health · Performance · Nootropics
Functional Drink Mix Powder sticks · Electrolyte mixes · Collagen drink powders · Functional creamers
Functional Powders Superfood blends · Protein powders · Greens · Mushroom powders · Regenerative sourced
Functional Food Bars · Functional snacks · GLP-1 companion · Probiotic dairy · Better-for-you formats
Natural Snacks Better-for-you snacks · Regenerative pantry · Meat snacks · Clean-label ambient
The founder

The system built by someone who's done it.

Gustavo Nader at the AMAZ Whole Foods Market ‘We Love Local’ display

Gustavo Nader · Founder, Aterra Studio · Whole Foods Market, Venice CA

Co-founder, AMAZ · Aterra Studio

I built Gravity after spending a decade learning how product ideas break in the real CPG market — not in decks, but in formulation, retail, Amazon, brokers, buyers, reviews, repeat purchase, and cash flow.

Gustavo Nader co-founded AMAZ and took it from concept into premium U.S. retail — including Erewhon, Whole Foods Southern Pacific, Sprouts 400+ doors, Gelson's, Bristol Farms, and natural channel independents across the country.

Gravity is the system he didn't have — the one that would have caught the expensive mistakes before they shipped. Every signal layer, every scoring dimension, every decision framework was built from that experience. The Reviewed Gravity Brief is reviewed and signed by him personally.

+44% YoY velocity · +17% repeat rate · −26% CAC vs. category avg. AMAZ · Amazon Performance
Connect with Gustavo on LinkedIn
AMAZ across premium U.S. retail
AMAZ functional beverage on shelf at Sprouts San Francisco
Sprouts · San Francisco
Floor-to-ceiling AMAZ endcap at Erewhon Market
Erewhon · Multiple locations
AMAZ cans on Erewhon shelf in competitive set
Erewhon · Competitive set
Gustavo Nader holding AMAZ Yerba Mate at Sprouts Farmers Market
Sprouts Farmers Market · 400+ locations
AMAZ Amazon Plant-Based Elixir bottles in Whole Foods refrigerator with organic and vegan tags
Whole Foods · Elixir line
AMAZ cans at Gelson's Good Living Organic Selections aisle, Los Angeles
Gelson's · Los Angeles
AMAZ booth at Natural Products Expo West
Natural Products Expo West

Erewhon · Whole Foods Market SoPac · Sprouts 400+ locations · Gelson's · Bristol Farms · Lazy Acres · Pavilions · Jimbo's · Mother's Market · Rainbow Acres · Co-opportunity Market · Down to Earth HI · Better Health · Fruitful Yield · Fairway Market NYC · INFRA Independents

Gustavo helped us bring clarity and structure at a key point in our journey. His guidance across go-to-market, packaging, and messaging helped us tighten our positioning and move faster, supporting our expansion into national distribution and continued sales growth.

Daniel Medvene, CEO & Co-Founder, Quantum Energy Squares

Quantum Energy Squares is distributed nationally across premium U.S. retail.

Sloane Stephens holding Quantum Energy Squares bars

Quantum Energy SquaresNational distribution · Celebrity partnership

Why this is different

Not another research report. A decision, written down.

01

Built for decisions, not information overload.

Research platforms give you data. Gravity gives you a next move.

02

Reads product, consumer, ingredient and model together.

Concepts don't fail in a single dimension. Gravity reads them as a single system.

03

A productised offer, not an open-ended engagement.

Fixed scope, fixed cycle, fixed deliverable. You know what you get on day three.

Common questions

Before you buy, honest answers.

Is this just ChatGPT with a nice template?

No. Gravity runs on the Aterra Intelligence OS — a structured diagnostic system built on real CPG launch frameworks developed across a decade of product development, retail placement, and go-to-market execution in the natural channel. The output is a scored, multi-dimensional brief with a written recommendation — not a generated essay. On the $1,500 path, it is reviewed and signed by Gustavo Nader personally.

What's the difference between Ask Gravity and a Scan?

Ask Gravity answers one focused market question — free to start, with paid Core and Pro plans for repeated use. A Gravity Scan is a fixed-scope diagnostic that reads eight dimensions of a complete concept together — market, consumer, format, claims, ingredients, positioning, and execution risk — and returns one verdict: build, refine, reposition, validate, or pause. Start with Ask Gravity while you're still shaping the idea. Run a Scan once you have a specific concept to commit capital to.

Is my concept kept confidential?

Yes. Your submission is used solely to generate your brief. It is not shared, stored for model training, or accessible to third parties. If you are working on something sensitive, the Reviewed Gravity Brief includes a confidentiality commitment.

What if my concept is very early — just an idea?

That is the best time to use it. The brief is designed for concepts at any stage: raw idea, formulated product, existing SKU, or repositioning. The earlier you run the diagnostic, the more capital it protects.

How is this different from Mintel, SPINS, or NielsenIQ?

Those platforms give you data. Gravity gives you a decision. The brief synthesizes category signals, consumer language, ingredient complexity, competitive positioning, and execution risk into one written recommendation: build, refine, reposition, validate first, or pause. Analyst-grade output at a founder-accessible price.

What data sources actually go into a brief?

The system draws from a structured research library built from public market signals, published category reports, Amazon and digital demand data, consumer review mining, competitive benchmarking, industry transcripts, and Aterra's operator frameworks. Gravity does not claim to replace licensed syndicated datasets — it synthesizes available market evidence into a decision. When a client provides proprietary data, it can be incorporated into the analysis.

Where Gravity is strongest is operator-layer intelligence: Aterra actively tracks signals across social listening, brand case studies, conference sessions (Expo West, BevNET Live, Natural Products), podcast commentary from category operators, and field intelligence built from a decade of product development and natural retail placement. This is the layer most research platforms cannot replicate — pattern recognition drawn from operators who have actually built in this space.

AI synthesis is the last step. It connects the signals. It does not generate the intelligence — the intelligence comes first. All analysis is scoped to the U.S. market.

What is the Aterra Intel Feed?

The Intel Feed is a live signal stream built into the Aterra Intelligence OS. It continuously ingests and categorizes CPG market signals — ingredient trends, consumer behavior shifts, category movements, competitive launches, Amazon demand signals, and social listening data — and routes them into a structured research library. When you submit a brief, the system pulls from this library to surface what is actually moving in your category right now, not six months ago when a report was published.

What categories does Gravity read best?

The system has the deepest signal coverage in functional beverages, supplements, gut health, adaptogens, women's wellness, hydration, mood support, functional snacks, clean-label wellness, powder sticks, and regenerative CPG. If your concept falls outside these areas, we will let you know before accepting your brief.

What do I need to submit?

Plain language. Your concept or product, target consumer, format, key ingredients or claims, and your current situation. No deck, no spreadsheet, no formal document. The intake takes about 15 minutes.

What happens after the Scan?

You'll get a scored reading across all eight dimensions and one recommended next move. If you want senior interpretation, 100% of your Scan fee credits toward the Reviewed Gravity Brief within 30 days — reviewed and signed personally by Gustavo Nader, with a 1-hour live session.

What is the brief not?

A diagnostic is a diagnostic. Said honestly: the brief does not replace legal review, regulatory approval, clinical efficacy assessment, final formulation work, a full financial model, or brand identity. It does not guarantee a launch outcome — no serious advisor sells a guarantee. What it gives you is clarity: a hard read on whether the product architecture is sound, before the money is gone.

On the $1,500 path, the brief is reviewed and signed by Gustavo Nader personally — not a generic AI output.

Submit your concept

Before the next dollar goes into
formulation, packaging, retail,
or fundraising — get the hard read.

Get the hard read instantly through the Gravity System — or reviewed and signed by Aterra.

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