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Readiness quiz

Where are you on the founder journey?

Ten yes-or-not-yet questions across Explore, Validate, Build, Launch, Grow and Capital. You get a stage and three next steps. Takes about two minutes.

  1. 1. Can you describe the specific customer and the problem you solve in one sentence? (Explore)
  2. 2. Have you spoken to at least 10 potential customers about this problem? (Explore)
  3. 3. Has anyone taken a real action, such as a pre-order, deposit, letter of intent or sign-up for a paid pilot? (Validate)
  4. 4. Do you know what customers use today instead of your solution? (Validate)
  5. 5. Do you have a first version that customers can use, even if it’s manual? (Build)
  6. 6. Is your business legally set up (licence) or do you have a clear plan to set it up? (Build)
  7. 7. Do you have paying customers? (Launch)
  8. 8. Do you have one main channel that brings customers in? (Launch)
  9. 9. Do most customers come back or stay (retention) month to month? (Grow)
  10. 10. Have you decided whether you need outside funding, or can grow from revenue? (Capital)