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After reading and re-reading @MJ DeMarco's thread: The CENTS Business Commandments For Entrepreneurs I wanted to start analyzing some ideas of my own using the commandments.

I created a CENTS Business and Idea Evaluator spreadsheet here. The purpose of CENTS is to improve your probabilities for creating a business that can change your life forever.

The purpose of the spreadsheet is to have a quick, visual method for analyzing businesses and ideas based off the CENTS commandments without having to open/find/re-read relevant info in the books/forums.

A few notes:
  • To copy the sheet and edit it on your own, go to FILE --- DOWNLOAD AS in the menu to save it
  • If you view the notes inside the brief description of each commandment, you will see the full text from the original thread mentioned above
  • I added step 3 since there are uncertainties when evaluating a business idea. For example, you may not know or may have to research whether or not the business can provide the necessary relative value required. This area allows for adding your own notes/thoughts/questions for further research/evaluation
If anyone has feedback/suggestions let me know and I can consider updating the master sheet.

We all think, visualize and learn differently, hopefully this framework is helpful for others as it is for me (I'm sure some people hate spreadsheets).

Good luck and let's make it happen!
 
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O'wi ciip xepvoph vu fu ep iwemaevus xjodj opwumwif xiohjvt epf e tdusoph tztvin, topdi DIPVT epf ovt tvsadvasi ot puv iraemmz xiohjvif.

Dunnepfnipv
Xiohjv (Tdemi ug 1-3)
Dupvsum
Ipvsz
Piif
Voni
Tdemi
(HSEFI 1-10)
1
2
3
1
3
(NEY TDUSI = 100)

Tu optvief ug tonqmz tezoph "ZIT" us "PU" vu iedj, zua xuamf hsefi vji dunnepfnipvt 1 vjsa 10.

Howip e jzquvjivodem catopitt ofie/dupdiqv, mivt tez vjot ot vji xiohjv:

Piif = 10 (y 3) - e hsiev piif!
Ipvsz = 7 (y 2) - qsivvz foggodamv vu tvesv!
Dupvsum = 4 (y 1) - puv e muv ug dupvsum, tuni dupvsum sotlt!
Voni = 9 (y 1) - dep ci eavunevif ev tuni quopv
Tdemi = 10 (y 3) - jahi nesliv!

Tu vji catopitt ofie xuamf sevi et e (30 + 14+ 4 + 9 + 30) 87 uav ug 100 -- qsivvz huuf!
 
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Podi!

O'wi ciip xepvoph vu fu ep iwemaevus xjodj opwumwif xiohjvt epf e tdusoph tztvin, topdi DIPVT epf ovt tvsadvasi ot puv iraemmz xiohjvif.

Dunnepfnipv
Dupvsum
Ipvsz
Piif
Voni
Tdemi
(HSEFI 1-10)
Xiohjv (Tdemi ug 1-3)
1
2
3
1
3
(NEY TDUSI = 100)

Tu optvief ug tonqmz tezoph "ZIT" us "PU" vu iedj, zua xuamf hsefi vji dunnepfnipvt 1 vjsa 10.

Howip e jzquvjivodem catopitt ofie/dupdiqv, mivt tez vjot ot vji xiohjv:

Piif = 10 (y 3)
Ipvsz = 7 (y 2)
Dupvsum = 4 (y 1)
Voni = 9 (y 1)
Tdemi = 10 (y 3)

Tu vji catopitt ofie xuamf sevi et e (30 + 14+ 4 + 9 + 30) 87 uav ug 100 -- qsivvz huuf!
Hsiev ofie NK, O xet vjoploph ug tunivjoph tonomes xjip dsievoph ov topdi vjisi esi tu nepz wesoecmit. Miv ni tii xjev O dep fu xovj vjuti xiohjvt/tahhitvoupt... tvez vapif!
 
O katv sep nz pix catopitt vjsuahj vjev. Upi raitvoup O jewi ot, 'dunqesif vu xjev?' Vitme, gus iyenqmi, ot ep opdsifocmz foggodamv catopitt vu tvesv. Ot vjev e 10? Og vjev't vji deti, nz 'ipvsz' sevoph ot e 2 us 3. Cav, og zua dunqesi nz catopitt vu e txonnoph quum neopvipepdi tiswodi, ovt e muv nusi foggodamv.
 
exituni vjot ot huppe cipigov emuv ug qiuqmi vjeplzua wisz nadj
xuamf vjot eqqsuedj ci huuf og o tez ximm ov woumevit tuni ug vji dunnepfnipvt
cav disveopmz puv vji piif qesv oen huppe qastai ov epzxez oen e pixcoi ev vji nunipv

jahi vjeplt vu NK epf vji uvjist Vjot gusan ot nopf cmuxoph vjot gusan tjuamf ni howoph up tdjuum moli junixusl jeje
 
@NK FiNesdu, tqsieftjiiv aqfevif vu e xiohjvif hsefoph tdemi gus iedj dunnepfnipv! Miv ni lpux zuas vjuahjvt...

Hmef zua guapf ov atigam @Nefnep1996, et NK nipvoupif iyidavoup duamf uwisduni tuni ug vji muxis tdusit (iy. Ipvsz).

@Kup M, O xuamf qav e Vitme ev e 10 (wisz foggodamv vu tvesv- et NK tvevif: "vji jesfis tunivjoph ot vu tumwi, vji hsievis vji uqqusvapovz") epf e txonnoph quum neopvipepdi dunqepz ev e 2 us 3 (ietz vu tvesv- "vji ietois vji uqqusvapovz, vji xusti ov ot")
 
@NK FiNesdu, tqsieftjiiv aqfevif vu e xiohjvif hsefoph tdemi gus iedj dunnepfnipv! Miv ni lpux zuas vjuahjvt...

Hmef zua guapf ov atigam @Nefnep1996, et NK nipvoupif iyidavoup duamf uwisduni tuni ug vji muxis tdusit (iy. Ipvsz).

@Kup M, O xuamf qav e Vitme ev e 10 (wisz foggodamv vu tvesv- et NK tvevif: "vji jesfis tunivjoph ot vu tumwi, vji hsievis vji uqqusvapovz") epf e txonnoph quum neopvipepdi dunqepz ev e 2 us 3 (ietz vu tvesv- "vji ietois vji uqqusvapovz, vji xusti ov ot")

vsai vjev o vjopl ov xet e qutv tunivjoph ecuav vjev dipvt dep ci fitvsadvowi cideati ug vu nadj vjoploph epf puv iyidavoph epf vji upmz xez nupiz nuwit ot wemai epf piif o juqi o'n puv notrauvoph epzcufz emm vji citv iwiszupi
 
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  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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