Is your idea worth your time and money?
Find out how strong your idea is, how risky it is, and which experiments to run before you build the product or spend money.
- About 5 minutes
- Free
- Instant result
- A practical validation plan
Strongest: problem clarity
Weakest: validation evidence
Most ideas don't fail because they're bad
Often the founder starts building before confirming that the customer really has the problem — and is willing to pay to solve it.
An attractive idea with no clear problem
A slick product, a tidy deck, and everyone saying "nice idea" — yet nobody paid and nobody changed their behaviour for it.
A simple idea solving a real problem
A rough, unglamorous solution — but customers pay in week one because they were already hunting for any fix.
What the assessment measures
Every dimension is scored on its own, and the report shows your strongest and weakest point.
Problem clarity
Can you state the problem in one sentence a customer recognizes?
Customer clarity
Who exactly is the primary customer, and how do you reach them?
Market need
Is there real demand today, or an imagined need?
Value proposition
What tangible value does the customer actually get?
Competition
How is the customer solving this today without you?
Differentiation
Why would a customer switch from their current alternative?
Founder–market fit
Do you have relevant experience, network, or market access?
Monetization potential
Can the idea generate revenue at a sensible price?
Validation evidence
What real evidence exists — interviews, preorders, payments?
Execution risk
What could stop you from actually executing this idea?
What you receive
- Idea Score out of 100
- Opportunity Score and Risk Score
- Dimension-by-dimension analysis
- Your top 3 strengths
- Your top 3 gaps
- A validation checklist before you build
- Low-cost experiments to run next
- A 30-day validation roadmap
- Recommended Raed ElBusiness episodes
- A recommended course and community invite
- A consultation recommendation when relevant
Score levels
The score isn't a verdict — it's a read on where you stand and a map for the next step.
The idea isn't clear yet
Define the problem, the customer and the value proposition before building anything.
The idea needs stronger validation
There may be potential, but the evidence is still weak.
Promising idea with clear gaps
The idea has potential but requires focused experiments.
Strong idea, ready for a real test
Move toward a landing page, interviews, presales, or an MVP.
Ready for structured execution
The idea shows strong clarity and evidence — but success is never guaranteed.
How it works
- 1
Describe your idea and where you stand
- 2
Answer the market and customer questions
- 3
Get your idea analysis
- 4
Run the recommended validation experiments
Who is it for?
A good fit for
- Anyone with an idea
- An employee thinking about starting up
- A founder before building an MVP
- Someone torn between several ideas
- A founder who wants to test the market
- Anyone who wants to de-risk the start
Not a fit for
- An operating company looking for an operations diagnostic
- A startup ready for a funding round
- Someone looking for a guarantee of success
- Anyone unwilling to talk to customers or run experiments
Sample result
This is the report you'll receive — illustrative data for a hypothetical case.
Core insight
The problem is clear and the customer is defined — but the confidence rests on opinions, not paying behaviour.
Urgent risk
Urgent risk: building started before any payment signal from a real customer.
3 recommended actions
- 1Run 10 interviews with customers from the target segment
- 2Publish a landing page and measure signup rate
- 3Ask 3 customers for a preorder or deposit
Next step: prove willingness to pay before any further development.
Frequently asked questions
Before you build the product, test the idea.
Five minutes now can save you months of work and money spent in the wrong direction.
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