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startup math (1 posts)
The Brutal Math of Startup Success: Why Your Idea's Numbers Probably Don't Add Up (And How to Fix Them)
May 19, 2025 • 5 min read
Most founders miscalculate market size, unit economics, and financials. Learn how to get your numbers right—and why i...
market size (1 posts)
The Brutal Math of Startup Success: Why Your Idea's Numbers Probably Don't Add Up (And How to Fix Them)
May 19, 2025 • 5 min read
Most founders miscalculate market size, unit economics, and financials. Learn how to get your numbers right—and why i...
unit economics (2 posts)
The SaaS Founder's Reality Check: Why 90% of Software Ideas Never Make Money
August 02, 2025 • 17 min read
Most SaaS founders focus on building great software but ignore the brutal business realities. Learn the SaaS-specific...
The Brutal Math of Startup Success: Why Your Idea's Numbers Probably Don't Add Up (And How to Fix Them)
May 19, 2025 • 5 min read
Most founders miscalculate market size, unit economics, and financials. Learn how to get your numbers right—and why i...
financial modeling (1 posts)
The Brutal Math of Startup Success: Why Your Idea's Numbers Probably Don't Add Up (And How to Fix Them)
May 19, 2025 • 5 min read
Most founders miscalculate market size, unit economics, and financials. Learn how to get your numbers right—and why i...
EvaluateMyIdea.AI (28 posts)
Bootstrapped SaaS Pricing Playbook: Annual Prepay & Phased Launch
September 04, 2025 • 10 min read
Price like a boutique, use annual prepay to fix cash flow, and run a phased launch to increase ARPU and MRR—without c...
How to Get 100+ Customer Interviews (and Emails) Without a Social Media Audience: The Founder’s Guerrilla Validation Playbook
September 02, 2025 • 25 min read
Most founders think you need a big audience to validate your idea. Here’s the step-by-step, no-BS playbook for gettin...
Exit Strategy Planning: The Framework That Turns Startups Into $100M+ Acquisitions
August 31, 2025 • 15 min read
Most founders never think about exits until it's too late. Learn the systematic exit planning framework that maximize...
The Founder Team Equation: How to Evaluate If Your Co-Founders Will Kill Your Startup
August 30, 2025 • 20 min read
Most startup failures aren't caused by bad ideas—they're caused by founder team breakdowns. Learn the 8-dimension fra...
Scaling Operations Without Breaking: The 10x Growth Framework That Prevents Startup Implosion
August 24, 2025 • 16 min read
Most startups that achieve product-market fit die during scaling. Learn the systematic operational framework that ena...
Customer Development vs. Customer Validation: The $100K Mistake Most Founders Make
August 23, 2025 • 16 min read
Most founders confuse customer development with validation, leading to expensive failures. Learn the systematic frame...
The AI Startup Evaluation Framework: Why 85% of AI Companies Are Just Feature Wrappers
August 19, 2025 • 18 min read
Most AI startups are building features, not businesses. Learn the systematic framework for evaluating AI company viab...
Legal and Compliance Landmines: The $500K Mistakes That Kill Startups Before They Scale
August 17, 2025 • 16 min read
Most founders ignore legal and compliance issues until they explode. Learn the systematic framework for identifying a...
The Global Startup Trap: Why Your 'Universal' Idea Will Fail Internationally
August 16, 2025 • 18 min read
Most founders assume their idea will work everywhere. This costly mistake has killed thousands of startups. Learn the...
The Marketplace Business Model Trap: Why 80% of Two-Sided Platforms Never Reach Critical Mass
August 12, 2025 • 18 min read
Marketplace businesses look simple but are the hardest to execute. Learn the systematic framework for evaluating two-...
Competitive Intelligence: The Secret Weapon 90% of Startups Ignore (Until It's Too Late)
August 10, 2025 • 18 min read
Most founders obsess over their product while ignoring their competition—until a competitor destroys them. Learn the ...
Beyond Revenue: The 12 Hidden Metrics That Predict Startup Success (And How to Track Them)
August 09, 2025 • 21 min read
Revenue is a lagging indicator that lies. Discover the 12 leading metrics that predict startup success before it show...
The B2B Sales Cycle Evaluation: Why 70% of B2B Startups Underestimate Time-to-Revenue
August 05, 2025 • 24 min read
Most B2B founders assume they can sell quickly to businesses. Learn the systematic framework for evaluating B2B sales...
The SaaS Founder's Reality Check: Why 90% of Software Ideas Never Make Money
August 02, 2025 • 17 min read
Most SaaS founders focus on building great software but ignore the brutal business realities. Learn the SaaS-specific...
Startup Validation on a Budget: 7 Ways to Test Your Idea Without Breaking the Bank
August 01, 2025 • 19 min read
Discover how to validate your business idea with minimal investment using these seven proven, low-cost validation tec...
Stop Pitching on a Prayer: The AI That Forces You to Build a Bulletproof Business Case
July 31, 2025 • 11 min read
42% of startups fail because they build something nobody wants. Don't be a statistic. We built an AI due diligence te...
The Subscription Business Model Trap: Why 60% of Subscription Startups Fail Within 3 Years
July 30, 2025 • 15 min read
Subscription businesses look like guaranteed recurring revenue until churn destroys everything. Learn the systematic ...
The Founder's Kryptonite: How Your Own Biases Are Sabotaging Your Idea
June 23, 2025 • 14 min read
The cognitive biases that blind founders to flaws in their business ideas—and how to overcome them with systematic ev...
Innovation or Illusion? Why Your 'Genius' Solution Might Be Solving Nothing (And How to Find a Problem Worth Your Passion)
June 21, 2025 • 14 min read
Why solution-first thinking is a trap for founders, and how to ensure your idea addresses a real, validated problem t...
Stop Blaming the AI: How to Get the Answers You Actually Want
June 19, 2025 • 9 min read
You're not getting the right answers from AI because you're asking the wrong questions. Learn how to prompt AI like a...
Stop Guessing, Start Knowing: The Power of an 'Overall Viability Score' (Score Your Idea Like the College Baseball World Series)
June 14, 2025 • 12 min read
How objective scoring transforms business idea evaluation, reduces risk, and gives founders the clarity they need to ...
Evaluation vs. Validation: Why Knowing the Difference Can Save Your Startup
June 07, 2025 • 8 min read
Many founders confuse evaluating a business idea with validating it. Here's why the distinction matters—and how to us...
Why Smart Entrepreneurs Kill Their Own Ideas (And How They're Better Off For It)
June 06, 2025 • 10 min read
Abandoning a business idea isn't failure—it's a strategic move. Learn why the best founders kill their own ideas and ...
Venture Capitalists Confess: The Real Reasons We Reject 99% of Pitches (Before You Even Finish Talking)
June 02, 2025 • 11 min read
Insider insights from VCs on why most startup pitches are rejected—and how systematic, objective evaluation can help ...
The 10-Minute Idea Audit That Could Save You 10 Months of Wasted Effort
May 28, 2025 • 5 min read
How to run a 10-minute startup idea audit to avoid wasted months and build what customers actually want. Step-by-step...
Action Beats Analysis: Why Startups Are Like Sharks (And Why Most Founders Are Afraid to Swim)
May 25, 2025 • 6 min read
Most founders die from overthinking, not under-thinking. Here's why action produces information that endless planning...
The Startup Graveyard: 90% of Ideas Are Doomed. Are You Walking into a Trap? (And the Escape Hatch Most Founders Miss)
May 21, 2025 • 18 min read
Why most startups fail for predictable reasons, and how systematic idea evaluation is the escape hatch that can save ...
The Brutal Math of Startup Success: Why Your Idea's Numbers Probably Don't Add Up (And How to Fix Them)
May 19, 2025 • 5 min read
Most founders miscalculate market size, unit economics, and financials. Learn how to get your numbers right—and why i...
startup failure (4 posts)
The Global Startup Trap: Why Your 'Universal' Idea Will Fail Internationally
August 16, 2025 • 18 min read
Most founders assume their idea will work everywhere. This costly mistake has killed thousands of startups. Learn the...
Stop Pitching on a Prayer: The AI That Forces You to Build a Bulletproof Business Case
July 31, 2025 • 11 min read
42% of startups fail because they build something nobody wants. Don't be a statistic. We built an AI due diligence te...
The #1 Reason Your 'Million-Dollar Idea' Will Actually Cost You a Fortune (Don't Let It Be the Next 'No Kings' Story)
June 15, 2025 • 12 min read
Why most founders lose time and money by falling in love with their solution before validating the problem—and how sy...
The Startup Graveyard: 90% of Ideas Are Doomed. Are You Walking into a Trap? (And the Escape Hatch Most Founders Miss)
May 21, 2025 • 18 min read
Why most startups fail for predictable reasons, and how systematic idea evaluation is the escape hatch that can save ...
idea evaluation (1 posts)
The Startup Graveyard: 90% of Ideas Are Doomed. Are You Walking into a Trap? (And the Escape Hatch Most Founders Miss)
May 21, 2025 • 18 min read
Why most startups fail for predictable reasons, and how systematic idea evaluation is the escape hatch that can save ...
entrepreneur mistakes (5 posts)
Gap Analysis: The Secret Weapon for First-Time Entrepreneurs
June 29, 2025 • 12 min read
Discover how gap analysis can reveal hidden flaws in your business idea, help you avoid costly mistakes, and set you ...
Innovation or Illusion? Why Your 'Genius' Solution Might Be Solving Nothing (And How to Find a Problem Worth Your Passion)
June 21, 2025 • 14 min read
Why solution-first thinking is a trap for founders, and how to ensure your idea addresses a real, validated problem t...
The #1 Reason Your 'Million-Dollar Idea' Will Actually Cost You a Fortune (Don't Let It Be the Next 'No Kings' Story)
June 15, 2025 • 12 min read
Why most founders lose time and money by falling in love with their solution before validating the problem—and how sy...
The 10-Minute Idea Audit That Could Save You 10 Months of Wasted Effort
May 28, 2025 • 5 min read
How to run a 10-minute startup idea audit to avoid wasted months and build what customers actually want. Step-by-step...
The Startup Graveyard: 90% of Ideas Are Doomed. Are You Walking into a Trap? (And the Escape Hatch Most Founders Miss)
May 21, 2025 • 18 min read
Why most startups fail for predictable reasons, and how systematic idea evaluation is the escape hatch that can save ...
business validation (1 posts)
The Startup Graveyard: 90% of Ideas Are Doomed. Are You Walking into a Trap? (And the Escape Hatch Most Founders Miss)
May 21, 2025 • 18 min read
Why most startups fail for predictable reasons, and how systematic idea evaluation is the escape hatch that can save ...
action vs analysis (1 posts)
Action Beats Analysis: Why Startups Are Like Sharks (And Why Most Founders Are Afraid to Swim)
May 25, 2025 • 6 min read
Most founders die from overthinking, not under-thinking. Here's why action produces information that endless planning...
startup execution (1 posts)
Action Beats Analysis: Why Startups Are Like Sharks (And Why Most Founders Are Afraid to Swim)
May 25, 2025 • 6 min read
Most founders die from overthinking, not under-thinking. Here's why action produces information that endless planning...
Paul Graham (1 posts)
Action Beats Analysis: Why Startups Are Like Sharks (And Why Most Founders Are Afraid to Swim)
May 25, 2025 • 6 min read
Most founders die from overthinking, not under-thinking. Here's why action produces information that endless planning...
decision making (1 posts)
Action Beats Analysis: Why Startups Are Like Sharks (And Why Most Founders Are Afraid to Swim)
May 25, 2025 • 6 min read
Most founders die from overthinking, not under-thinking. Here's why action produces information that endless planning...
analysis paralysis (1 posts)
Action Beats Analysis: Why Startups Are Like Sharks (And Why Most Founders Are Afraid to Swim)
May 25, 2025 • 6 min read
Most founders die from overthinking, not under-thinking. Here's why action produces information that endless planning...
idea audit (1 posts)
The 10-Minute Idea Audit That Could Save You 10 Months of Wasted Effort
May 28, 2025 • 5 min read
How to run a 10-minute startup idea audit to avoid wasted months and build what customers actually want. Step-by-step...
startup validation (11 posts)
Startup Validation on a Budget: 7 Ways to Test Your Idea Without Breaking the Bank
August 01, 2025 • 19 min read
Discover how to validate your business idea with minimal investment using these seven proven, low-cost validation tec...
Stop Pitching on a Prayer: The AI That Forces You to Build a Bulletproof Business Case
July 31, 2025 • 11 min read
42% of startups fail because they build something nobody wants. Don't be a statistic. We built an AI due diligence te...
How to Get Unbiased, Evidence-Based Feedback on Your Business Idea
July 26, 2025 • 18 min read
Learn why most people lie about your business idea and how to get honest, evidence-based feedback that will save you ...
The Flight Simulator for Your Startup: Testing Your Idea Before You Crash and Burn
July 20, 2025 • 14 min read
Most startups fail on paper long before they fail in the real world. Learn how to use business plan simulation to avo...
How to Evaluate a Business Idea: The Complete Founder's Checklist
July 02, 2025 • 13 min read
A comprehensive, systematic approach to evaluating business ideas before you invest time and money. Learn the 9 criti...
Turning Assumptions into Evidence: The Role of Data in Business Planning
July 02, 2025 • 19 min read
Explores how integrating real data and benchmarks into your business plan can transform assumptions into credible, ac...
Gap Analysis: The Secret Weapon for First-Time Entrepreneurs
June 29, 2025 • 12 min read
Discover how gap analysis can reveal hidden flaws in your business idea, help you avoid costly mistakes, and set you ...
The Founder's Kryptonite: How Your Own Biases Are Sabotaging Your Idea
June 23, 2025 • 14 min read
The cognitive biases that blind founders to flaws in their business ideas—and how to overcome them with systematic ev...
Innovation or Illusion? Why Your 'Genius' Solution Might Be Solving Nothing (And How to Find a Problem Worth Your Passion)
June 21, 2025 • 14 min read
Why solution-first thinking is a trap for founders, and how to ensure your idea addresses a real, validated problem t...
Evaluation vs. Validation: Why Knowing the Difference Can Save Your Startup
June 07, 2025 • 8 min read
Many founders confuse evaluating a business idea with validating it. Here's why the distinction matters—and how to us...
The 10-Minute Idea Audit That Could Save You 10 Months of Wasted Effort
May 28, 2025 • 5 min read
How to run a 10-minute startup idea audit to avoid wasted months and build what customers actually want. Step-by-step...
business evaluation (15 posts)
Exit Strategy Planning: The Framework That Turns Startups Into $100M+ Acquisitions
August 31, 2025 • 15 min read
Most founders never think about exits until it's too late. Learn the systematic exit planning framework that maximize...
The Global Startup Trap: Why Your 'Universal' Idea Will Fail Internationally
August 16, 2025 • 18 min read
Most founders assume their idea will work everywhere. This costly mistake has killed thousands of startups. Learn the...
Competitive Intelligence: The Secret Weapon 90% of Startups Ignore (Until It's Too Late)
August 10, 2025 • 18 min read
Most founders obsess over their product while ignoring their competition—until a competitor destroys them. Learn the ...
The B2B Sales Cycle Evaluation: Why 70% of B2B Startups Underestimate Time-to-Revenue
August 05, 2025 • 24 min read
Most B2B founders assume they can sell quickly to businesses. Learn the systematic framework for evaluating B2B sales...
Why 85% of E-commerce Startups Crash and Burn (And How to Validate Your Idea Before You Join Them)
August 03, 2025 • 24 min read
I've watched hundreds of e-commerce founders lose everything because they skipped validation. Here's how to validate ...
The SaaS Founder's Reality Check: Why 90% of Software Ideas Never Make Money
August 02, 2025 • 17 min read
Most SaaS founders focus on building great software but ignore the brutal business realities. Learn the SaaS-specific...
Stop Pitching on a Prayer: The AI That Forces You to Build a Bulletproof Business Case
July 31, 2025 • 11 min read
42% of startups fail because they build something nobody wants. Don't be a statistic. We built an AI due diligence te...
Credit-Based Pricing in Business Evaluation: Pros, Cons, and Fairness
July 26, 2025 • 14 min read
Discover how credit-based pricing can save bootstrapped founders thousands in evaluation costs—or cost you more if us...
How to Evaluate a Business Idea: The Complete Founder's Checklist
July 02, 2025 • 13 min read
A comprehensive, systematic approach to evaluating business ideas before you invest time and money. Learn the 9 criti...
Gap Analysis: The Secret Weapon for First-Time Entrepreneurs
June 29, 2025 • 12 min read
Discover how gap analysis can reveal hidden flaws in your business idea, help you avoid costly mistakes, and set you ...
The Founder's Kryptonite: How Your Own Biases Are Sabotaging Your Idea
June 23, 2025 • 14 min read
The cognitive biases that blind founders to flaws in their business ideas—and how to overcome them with systematic ev...
The #1 Reason Your 'Million-Dollar Idea' Will Actually Cost You a Fortune (Don't Let It Be the Next 'No Kings' Story)
June 15, 2025 • 12 min read
Why most founders lose time and money by falling in love with their solution before validating the problem—and how sy...
Why Smart Entrepreneurs Kill Their Own Ideas (And How They're Better Off For It)
June 06, 2025 • 10 min read
Abandoning a business idea isn't failure—it's a strategic move. Learn why the best founders kill their own ideas and ...
Venture Capitalists Confess: The Real Reasons We Reject 99% of Pitches (Before You Even Finish Talking)
June 02, 2025 • 11 min read
Insider insights from VCs on why most startup pitches are rejected—and how systematic, objective evaluation can help ...
The 10-Minute Idea Audit That Could Save You 10 Months of Wasted Effort
May 28, 2025 • 5 min read
How to run a 10-minute startup idea audit to avoid wasted months and build what customers actually want. Step-by-step...
venture capital (1 posts)
Venture Capitalists Confess: The Real Reasons We Reject 99% of Pitches (Before You Even Finish Talking)
June 02, 2025 • 11 min read
Insider insights from VCs on why most startup pitches are rejected—and how systematic, objective evaluation can help ...
pitch rejection (1 posts)
Venture Capitalists Confess: The Real Reasons We Reject 99% of Pitches (Before You Even Finish Talking)
June 02, 2025 • 11 min read
Insider insights from VCs on why most startup pitches are rejected—and how systematic, objective evaluation can help ...
startup funding (3 posts)
Predicting Investor Reactions: How to Prepare for Tough Questions
July 06, 2025 • 19 min read
A founder’s guide to anticipating and surviving tough investor questions—using evidence, real stories, and a little s...
From Idea to Investor-Ready: Essential Elements of Winning Business Documents
July 01, 2025 • 19 min read
Step-by-step guide to creating business documents that impress investors, with tips on structure, clarity, and comple...
Venture Capitalists Confess: The Real Reasons We Reject 99% of Pitches (Before You Even Finish Talking)
June 02, 2025 • 11 min read
Insider insights from VCs on why most startup pitches are rejected—and how systematic, objective evaluation can help ...
startup pivot (1 posts)
Why Smart Entrepreneurs Kill Their Own Ideas (And How They're Better Off For It)
June 06, 2025 • 10 min read
Abandoning a business idea isn't failure—it's a strategic move. Learn why the best founders kill their own ideas and ...
idea abandonment (1 posts)
Why Smart Entrepreneurs Kill Their Own Ideas (And How They're Better Off For It)
June 06, 2025 • 10 min read
Abandoning a business idea isn't failure—it's a strategic move. Learn why the best founders kill their own ideas and ...
entrepreneur strategy (1 posts)
Why Smart Entrepreneurs Kill Their Own Ideas (And How They're Better Off For It)
June 06, 2025 • 10 min read
Abandoning a business idea isn't failure—it's a strategic move. Learn why the best founders kill their own ideas and ...
business idea evaluation (3 posts)
Innovation or Illusion? Why Your 'Genius' Solution Might Be Solving Nothing (And How to Find a Problem Worth Your Passion)
June 21, 2025 • 14 min read
Why solution-first thinking is a trap for founders, and how to ensure your idea addresses a real, validated problem t...
Stop Guessing, Start Knowing: The Power of an 'Overall Viability Score' (Score Your Idea Like the College Baseball World Series)
June 14, 2025 • 12 min read
How objective scoring transforms business idea evaluation, reduces risk, and gives founders the clarity they need to ...
Evaluation vs. Validation: Why Knowing the Difference Can Save Your Startup
June 07, 2025 • 8 min read
Many founders confuse evaluating a business idea with validating it. Here's why the distinction matters—and how to us...
founder mistakes (3 posts)
The Power of Gap Analysis: Uncovering Hidden Weaknesses in Your Business Plan
July 01, 2025 • 18 min read
A deep dive into how gap analysis can reveal overlooked flaws and missing information in business plans, helping foun...
The Founder's Kryptonite: How Your Own Biases Are Sabotaging Your Idea
June 23, 2025 • 14 min read
The cognitive biases that blind founders to flaws in their business ideas—and how to overcome them with systematic ev...
Evaluation vs. Validation: Why Knowing the Difference Can Save Your Startup
June 07, 2025 • 8 min read
Many founders confuse evaluating a business idea with validating it. Here's why the distinction matters—and how to us...
AI evaluation (1 posts)
What If You Could Predict Your Startup's Future? The Science of Idea Evaluation in the AI Age
June 10, 2025 • 10 min read
AI-powered evaluation is transforming how founders assess business ideas. Discover how data-driven tools like Evaluat...
startup prediction (1 posts)
What If You Could Predict Your Startup's Future? The Science of Idea Evaluation in the AI Age
June 10, 2025 • 10 min read
AI-powered evaluation is transforming how founders assess business ideas. Discover how data-driven tools like Evaluat...
business idea validation (2 posts)
The Subscription Business Model Trap: Why 60% of Subscription Startups Fail Within 3 Years
July 30, 2025 • 15 min read
Subscription businesses look like guaranteed recurring revenue until churn destroys everything. Learn the systematic ...
What If You Could Predict Your Startup's Future? The Science of Idea Evaluation in the AI Age
June 10, 2025 • 10 min read
AI-powered evaluation is transforming how founders assess business ideas. Discover how data-driven tools like Evaluat...
data-driven entrepreneurship (1 posts)
What If You Could Predict Your Startup's Future? The Science of Idea Evaluation in the AI Age
June 10, 2025 • 10 min read
AI-powered evaluation is transforming how founders assess business ideas. Discover how data-driven tools like Evaluat...
viability score (2 posts)
Boosting Your Business Plan’s Viability Score: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide
July 12, 2025 • 13 min read
A comprehensive, actionable guide to improving your business plan’s objective viability score. Learn how to strengthe...
Stop Guessing, Start Knowing: The Power of an 'Overall Viability Score' (Score Your Idea Like the College Baseball World Series)
June 14, 2025 • 12 min read
How objective scoring transforms business idea evaluation, reduces risk, and gives founders the clarity they need to ...
startup risk (1 posts)
Stop Guessing, Start Knowing: The Power of an 'Overall Viability Score' (Score Your Idea Like the College Baseball World Series)
June 14, 2025 • 12 min read
How objective scoring transforms business idea evaluation, reduces risk, and gives founders the clarity they need to ...
objective feedback (1 posts)
Stop Guessing, Start Knowing: The Power of an 'Overall Viability Score' (Score Your Idea Like the College Baseball World Series)
June 14, 2025 • 12 min read
How objective scoring transforms business idea evaluation, reduces risk, and gives founders the clarity they need to ...
idea validation (2 posts)
How to Get 100+ Customer Interviews (and Emails) Without a Social Media Audience: The Founder’s Guerrilla Validation Playbook
September 02, 2025 • 25 min read
Most founders think you need a big audience to validate your idea. Here’s the step-by-step, no-BS playbook for gettin...
The #1 Reason Your 'Million-Dollar Idea' Will Actually Cost You a Fortune (Don't Let It Be the Next 'No Kings' Story)
June 15, 2025 • 12 min read
Why most founders lose time and money by falling in love with their solution before validating the problem—and how sy...
business feedback (1 posts)
The #1 Reason Your 'Million-Dollar Idea' Will Actually Cost You a Fortune (Don't Let It Be the Next 'No Kings' Story)
June 15, 2025 • 12 min read
Why most founders lose time and money by falling in love with their solution before validating the problem—and how sy...
prompting (1 posts)
Stop Blaming the AI: How to Get the Answers You Actually Want
June 19, 2025 • 9 min read
You're not getting the right answers from AI because you're asking the wrong questions. Learn how to prompt AI like a...
AI for startups (1 posts)
Stop Blaming the AI: How to Get the Answers You Actually Want
June 19, 2025 • 9 min read
You're not getting the right answers from AI because you're asking the wrong questions. Learn how to prompt AI like a...
productivity (1 posts)
Stop Blaming the AI: How to Get the Answers You Actually Want
June 19, 2025 • 9 min read
You're not getting the right answers from AI because you're asking the wrong questions. Learn how to prompt AI like a...
founder skills (1 posts)
Stop Blaming the AI: How to Get the Answers You Actually Want
June 19, 2025 • 9 min read
You're not getting the right answers from AI because you're asking the wrong questions. Learn how to prompt AI like a...
problem-first thinking (1 posts)
Innovation or Illusion? Why Your 'Genius' Solution Might Be Solving Nothing (And How to Find a Problem Worth Your Passion)
June 21, 2025 • 14 min read
Why solution-first thinking is a trap for founders, and how to ensure your idea addresses a real, validated problem t...
cognitive bias (1 posts)
The Founder's Kryptonite: How Your Own Biases Are Sabotaging Your Idea
June 23, 2025 • 14 min read
The cognitive biases that blind founders to flaws in their business ideas—and how to overcome them with systematic ev...
business plan gaps (1 posts)
Gap Analysis: The Secret Weapon for First-Time Entrepreneurs
June 29, 2025 • 12 min read
Discover how gap analysis can reveal hidden flaws in your business idea, help you avoid costly mistakes, and set you ...
pitch preparation (2 posts)
Predicting Investor Reactions: How to Prepare for Tough Questions
July 06, 2025 • 19 min read
A founder’s guide to anticipating and surviving tough investor questions—using evidence, real stories, and a little s...
Gap Analysis: The Secret Weapon for First-Time Entrepreneurs
June 29, 2025 • 12 min read
Discover how gap analysis can reveal hidden flaws in your business idea, help you avoid costly mistakes, and set you ...
user acquisition (1 posts)
Startup Validation on a Budget: Get Your First Users and Real Feedback Without a Big Launch
June 30, 2025 • 7 min read
How launching small, getting your first users manually, and leveraging AI-powered business idea evaluation is the fou...
AI-powered business idea evaluation (1 posts)
Startup Validation on a Budget: Get Your First Users and Real Feedback Without a Big Launch
June 30, 2025 • 7 min read
How launching small, getting your first users manually, and leveraging AI-powered business idea evaluation is the fou...
business idea feedback (2 posts)
How to Get Unbiased, Evidence-Based Feedback on Your Business Idea
July 26, 2025 • 18 min read
Learn why most people lie about your business idea and how to get honest, evidence-based feedback that will save you ...
Startup Validation on a Budget: Get Your First Users and Real Feedback Without a Big Launch
June 30, 2025 • 7 min read
How launching small, getting your first users manually, and leveraging AI-powered business idea evaluation is the fou...
product-market fit (2 posts)
Customer Development vs. Customer Validation: The $100K Mistake Most Founders Make
August 23, 2025 • 16 min read
Most founders confuse customer development with validation, leading to expensive failures. Learn the systematic frame...
Startup Validation on a Budget: Get Your First Users and Real Feedback Without a Big Launch
June 30, 2025 • 7 min read
How launching small, getting your first users manually, and leveraging AI-powered business idea evaluation is the fou...
actionable feedback (1 posts)
Startup Validation on a Budget: Get Your First Users and Real Feedback Without a Big Launch
June 30, 2025 • 7 min read
How launching small, getting your first users manually, and leveraging AI-powered business idea evaluation is the fou...
business viability (1 posts)
Startup Validation on a Budget: Get Your First Users and Real Feedback Without a Big Launch
June 30, 2025 • 7 min read
How launching small, getting your first users manually, and leveraging AI-powered business idea evaluation is the fou...
market opportunity (1 posts)
Startup Validation on a Budget: Get Your First Users and Real Feedback Without a Big Launch
June 30, 2025 • 7 min read
How launching small, getting your first users manually, and leveraging AI-powered business idea evaluation is the fou...
gap analysis (1 posts)
The Power of Gap Analysis: Uncovering Hidden Weaknesses in Your Business Plan
July 01, 2025 • 18 min read
A deep dive into how gap analysis can reveal overlooked flaws and missing information in business plans, helping foun...
business plan (6 posts)
The Flight Simulator for Your Startup: Testing Your Idea Before You Crash and Burn
July 20, 2025 • 14 min read
Most startups fail on paper long before they fail in the real world. Learn how to use business plan simulation to avo...
Getting Actionable Business Plan Feedback Without Breaking the Bank
July 20, 2025 • 22 min read
Comprehensive guide to affordable business plan feedback methods, including peer review, mentorship programs, online ...
Boosting Your Business Plan’s Viability Score: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide
July 12, 2025 • 13 min read
A comprehensive, actionable guide to improving your business plan’s objective viability score. Learn how to strengthe...
Business Plan Review for Students: Learning Entrepreneurship the Smart Way
July 06, 2025 • 18 min read
A founder’s guide for students and educators: how to turn business plan review into a real-world, evidence-based, and...
From Idea to Investor-Ready: Essential Elements of Winning Business Documents
July 01, 2025 • 19 min read
Step-by-step guide to creating business documents that impress investors, with tips on structure, clarity, and comple...
The Power of Gap Analysis: Uncovering Hidden Weaknesses in Your Business Plan
July 01, 2025 • 18 min read
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Most startup failures aren't caused by bad ideas—they're caused by founder team breakdowns. Learn the 8-dimension fra...
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The Founder Team Equation: How to Evaluate If Your Co-Founders Will Kill Your Startup
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The Founder Team Equation: How to Evaluate If Your Co-Founders Will Kill Your Startup
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The Founder Team Equation: How to Evaluate If Your Co-Founders Will Kill Your Startup
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Building in public on X can destroy your Startup. Here's why the market doesn't care about your tweets, why organic g...