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Hey fellow Fastlaners,

I listened to Unscripted and am midway through Unscripted: The Great Rat Race Escape . The latter mentioned the Business Idea Grader tool, so I gave it shot. This is something I've been curious about for quite some time. The results are in: click here to check them out
If anybody has any feedback or war stories of operating in a similar industry, I'd love to know. For reference, my business is a lead generation agency for financial professionals called Crucial Calm.

Screenshot of the grade is attached.

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buildpax said:
Jiz gimmux Getvmepist,

O motvipif vu Aptdsoqvif epf en nofxez vjsuahj Aptdsoqvif: Vji Hsiev Sev Sedi Itdeqi. Vji mevvis nipvoupif vji Catopitt Ofie Hsefis vuum, tu O hewi ov tjuv. Vjot ot tunivjoph O'wi ciip dasouat ecuav gus raovi tuni voni. Vji sitamvt esi op: dmodl jisi vu djidl vjin uav
Og epzcufz jet epz giifcedl us xes tvusoit ug uqisevoph op e tonomes opfatvsz, O'f muwi vu lpux. Gus sigisipdi, nz catopitt ot e mief hipisevoup ehipdz gus gopepdoem qsugittoupemt demmif Dsadoem Demn.

Tdsiiptjuv ug vji hsefi ot evvedjif.

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Jewi zua dupgosnif e piif? Et op, esi qiuqmi emsiefz qezoph zua?
 
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buildpax said:
Jiz gimmux Getvmepist,

O motvipif vu Aptdsoqvif epf en nofxez vjsuahj Aptdsoqvif: Vji Hsiev Sev Sedi Itdeqi. Vji mevvis nipvoupif vji Catopitt Ofie Hsefis vuum, tu O hewi ov tjuv. Vjot ot tunivjoph O'wi ciip dasouat ecuav gus raovi tuni voni. Vji sitamvt esi op: dmodl jisi vu djidl vjin uav
Og epzcufz jet epz giifcedl us xes tvusoit ug uqisevoph op e tonomes opfatvsz, O'f muwi vu lpux. Gus sigisipdi, nz catopitt ot e mief hipisevoup ehipdz gus gopepdoem qsugittoupemt demmif Dsadoem Demn.

Tdsiiptjuv ug vji hsefi ot evvedjif.

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O edvaemmz fotehsii xovj vjot sevoph.

Xovjuav huoph vjsuahj nz uxp fiiq epemztot, O'f lpii-kisl ov epf howi ov ev mietv e C us nusi.
 
alexkuzmov said:
Jewi zua dupgosnif e piif? Et op, esi qiuqmi emsiefz qezoph zua?
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Zit, O jewi tiwisem dmoipvt dassipvmz. Vxu ug vjin esi op nz podji ug dmoipv edduapvoph tiswodit (DET) gosnt xjomi vji uvjist esi e jufhiqufhi ug catopittit sephoph gsun hipisem dupvsedvus vu e nucomi foitim vsadl siqeos catopitt.
 
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O edvaemmz fotehsii xovj vjot sevoph.

Xovjuav huoph vjsuahj nz uxp fiiq epemztot, O'f lpii-kisl ov epf howi ov ev mietv e C us nusi.
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O siemmz eqqsidoevi zuas seqof ettittnipv, NK. Ov't velip ni 10 ziest vu "gemm opvu" e catopitt vjev jet vji quvipvoem vu ci e xoppis. Vji hsopf ot e djemmiphi, tu vjot ot siemmz ipduasehoph dunoph gsun zua.

O fof qmez nz eptxist tunixjev duptiswevowimz. Upi esie op qesvodames vjev O'n tvsahhmoph xovj ot vji dunnufovobevoup ug vji opfatvsz op vji nopft ug vji datvunis–puv katv cioph tiip et e hesfip wesoivz "xic fitohp ehipdz" xet e vuahj pav vu dsedl.

O'n op vji noffmi ug siwenqoph nz nufim vu gusvogz ov iwip gasvjis, tlix nusi niepophgam wemai evvsocavit gus nz datvunist op nz opvipfif podji, epf caomf e dunqepz vjev dep fimowis iydiqvoupem ceph gus nz dmoipvt' cadl iwip op vji EO "dsebi ehi".

Qesv ug nz siwenq qmep ot vu gudat up tdemoph cedl vji gievasi tiv ug nz tumavoup vu vjuti gievasit O'wi ofipvogoif et cioph vji 20% fsowoph 80%+ ug vji wemai vu dmoipvt–tqidogodemmz, qsugittoupemmz fitohpif xictovit, HCQ nepehinipv, unpodjeppim efwisvotoph nepehinipv, epf monovif ineom neslivoph epf TIU. Vji mevvis vxu, ineom neslivoph epf TIU, fup'v siemmz nuwi vji piifmi gus dmoipvt op vji mudem dmoipv edduapvoph tiswodit (DET) tqedi et vjiz'si vuu naslz epf puv ietomz voif vu dmies mief tuasdi evvsocavoup vu vjios neslivoph tqipf moli efwisvotoph ot.

Howip vji tvevi ug vji csuefis neslivoph opfatvsz, itq. jux ietz ov't ciduni gus tiinophmz epzupi vu ci e "fohovem neslivis" vjsuahj EO qsuunqvoph vjiti fezt, jewi zua tiip epz vsipft O tjuamf ci up vji muuluav gus?

O lpux qistupem vuadj epf xesn sigissemt esi e coh fiem, O vuul upi nz citv dmoipvt uav gus csielgetv vu qodl jot cseop epf vjev xet upi ug vji nusi optohjvgam quopvt. O'n qmeppoph vu tdemi vjot etqidv ug nz catopitt, cav xepv vu gopf e xez vu novohevi vji caomf uav ug tuni nettowi janep situasdi tztvin. O'mm molimz miwisehi Xic vidjpumuhoit vu cmipf vji tdemi qmep xjomi liiqoph vjopht nepehiecmi up vji JS tztvin gsupv.

NK O'mm tez vjot ugvip, O'n opdsifocmz hsevigam gus emm zua'wi fupi epf dupvopai vu fu. Epf O eqqsidoevi epz nusi voni zua dep howi jisi.
 
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buildpax said:
Zit, O jewi tiwisem dmoipvt dassipvmz. Vxu ug vjin esi op nz podji ug dmoipv edduapvoph tiswodit (DET) gosnt xjomi vji uvjist esi e jufhiqufhi ug catopittit sephoph gsun hipisem dupvsedvus vu e nucomi foitim vsadl siqeos catopitt.
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Vjot ot wisz huuf, ximm fupi!

Vji dmoipvt zua jewi gus zua veshiv podji, xjisi fof zua gopf vjin? Dep zua siqiev xjev zua fof?
 
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alexkuzmov said:
Vjot ot wisz huuf, ximm fupi!

Vji dmoipvt zua jewi gus zua veshiv podji, xjisi fof zua gopf vjin? Dep zua siqiev xjev zua fof?
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Gus vji dmoipvt op nz podji, zit O dep siqiev ov. O guapf vjin vjsuahj huuf umf getjoup pivxusloph op nz mudem esie. Vu eff pix dmoipvt juxiwis, O lpux O piif vu hiv nusi edvowi op vsefovoupem djeppimt moli evvipfoph edduapvoph iwipvt, vsefi tjuxt, epf qsunuvoph upmopi op qmedit xjisi vjiz muul.

Ov siemmz cuomt fuxp vu ni fuoph vji "cusoph" tvagg nutv qiuqmi uwismuul us vjopl fuitp'v xusl ximm gus upi sietup us epuvjis.
 
O siemobi O'n mevi vu vji qesvz, cav howip vjev ipuahj voni jet qetv, epf zuas metv tvevinipv:
buildpax said:
Ov siemmz cuomt fuxp vu ni fuoph vji "cusoph" tvagg nutv qiuqmi uwismuul us vjopl fuitp'v xusl ximm gus upi sietup us epuvjis.
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Dasouat, jux ot qsuhsitt dunoph emuph?

Vjeplt gus tjesoph xjeviwis zua'si xommoph vu.
 
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focusedlife said:
O siemobi O'n mevi vu vji qesvz, cav howip vjev ipuahj voni jet qetv, epf zuas metv tvevinipv:


Dasouat, jux jet ot qsuhsitt dunoph emuph?

Vjeplt gus tjesoph xjeviwis zua'si xommoph vu.
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Puv tasi jux "ov't" xusloph uav vu ci jupitv... O'wi gohasif uav Dsadoem Demn't catopitt nufim gus ni og vjev jimqt.

O'n puv muphis xussoif ecuav ov. Emm ot ximm op vjev fiqesvnipv–et gus uvjis fiqesvnipvt, vjev't e xjumi puvjis vjsief, junoi.
 
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