Twelve questions that score how prepared you are to start a business across the five areas that actually decide the outcome. You get a percentage, a readiness tier, and specific advice for each area. Then you can turn the result into a plan.
Most business failures trace back to one of five gaps that were visible before launch. The assessment checks each one and tells you which to fix first.
Can you say in one sentence what you sell, to whom, and why they would switch? Vague answers here predict expensive pivots later.
Have you spoken to real potential customers, and do you know who else already serves them and at what price?
Do you know your startup costs, how long you can run before revenue, and where the money comes from? This is the area most first-time founders score lowest.
Which of the jobs the business needs can you do yourself, which will you hire, and what do you already have (equipment, a network, a client list)?
Time available, tolerance for a slow start, and whether the people around you are on board.
80–100%
Ready to Launch
The decisions are made. Put them on paper for a lender or partner.
60–79%
Almost There
One or two gaps, usually pricing or how you reach customers.
40–59%
Needs More Prep
Real work to do in specific areas; the breakdown shows which.
0–39%
Keep Building
Do not spend money yet. Work through the idea first.
Each answer carries a point value. Points are totalled per area and overall, so you see both the headline score and exactly where it came from.
Whatever your tier, the next step is the same: work through the decisions the assessment flags. Co-COO asks the questions in order and writes the documents — business plan, marketing plan, go-to-market plan, pitch deck, and a P&L tracker — from your answers. All five for $19.99, once.
A founder readiness assessment is a short, structured test that scores how prepared you are to start a business across the areas that most often decide the outcome: the clarity of your idea, your understanding of the market and customers, your financial position, the skills and resources you have available, and your commitment. This one uses 12 questions and takes about two minutes.
Each of the 12 answers carries a point value. Points are summed per category (Idea and Vision, Market and Customers, Financial Readiness, Skills and Resources, Commitment and Mindset) and overall, then shown as a percentage with a readiness tier and specific advice for each category.
Yes. It is completely free, requires no sign-up, and shows results instantly. You can email yourself the results or share them with a link.
Use the category breakdown to see where you are weakest, then address that first. Most founders who score in the middle tiers benefit from writing a plan: it forces the decisions the assessment flags, such as pricing, costs, and how you will reach customers.
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