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<div class="bbWrapper">Introducing -- Grade My Business Idea -- a website tool that will <b>instantly</b> grade and rate your business ideas in accordance to a weighted CENTS Framework whereas NEED and SCALE is most important, plus a MARKET ACCESS variable. (If you can&#039;t reach a market with a message, do you have a market??)<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">Grade My Business Idea: Business Ideas and Opportunities Rated Fast</a> <br /> <br /> I thought it was about time I created a grading tool with properly weighted metrics to determine the value of potential business ideas. Now anytime someone at the forum comes forward with an idea, I (we) can easily use this tool for dynamic grading. The tool specifies strengths, weaknesses, and puts the idea in perspective of the execution multiplier scale which I detailed at the end of The Millionaire Fastlane.<br /> <br /> Just a few examples recently in the last few weeks here...<br /> <br /> <u>THE UPSCALE INVENTION</u><br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="7952" data-url="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49VVBTQ0FMRSZiaWQ9VGhlIHNjYWxlIGdhZGdldCB0aGF0IHNhZmVseSBnZXRzIGJhdGhyb29tIHNjYWxlcyBvdXQgb2YgdGhlIHdheSEmZW50PTcmY3RybD05JnZhbD05JmF1dG89OCZyZXA9MTAmbXM9OSZtcj0uOTUmdT0xLjc1" data-host="www.grademybusinessidea.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2Fimages%2Fgmbi.png&amp;hash=bb89c22f8e1ff643a7b66c39273f4a53&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49VVBTQ0FMRSZiaWQ9VGhlIHNjYWxlIGdhZGdldCB0aGF0IHNhZmVseSBnZXRzIGJhdGhyb29tIHNjYWxlcyBvdXQgb2YgdGhlIHdheSEmZW50PTcmY3RybD05JnZhbD05JmF1dG89OCZyZXA9MTAmbXM9OSZtcj0uOTUmdT0xLjc1" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> GradeMyBusinessIdea.com: UPSCALE (Results) </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Grade My Business Idea: Rate your business idea and discover its potential for massive marketplace success. Is your business idea worth pursuing? Or should it be forgotten? Based on the CENTS Framework authored by entrepreneur and best selling author, MJ DeMarco.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2FgradeResults.php%3FaXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49VVBTQ0FMRSZiaWQ9VGhlIHNjYWxlIGdhZGdldCB0aGF0IHNhZmVseSBnZXRzIGJhdGhyb29tIHNjYWxlcyBvdXQgb2YgdGhlIHdheSEmZW50PTcmY3RybD05JnZhbD05JmF1dG89OCZyZXA9MTAmbXM9OSZtcj0uOTUmdT0xLjc1%2Fimages%2Ffavicon.png&amp;hash=dc42be9ea6dec584468679c5f4c845e6&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.grademybusinessidea.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> <u>THE BROCHURE HOLDER INVENTION</u><br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="7410" data-url="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49QnJvY2h1cmUgSG9sZGVyIGFuZCBCaW5kZXImYmlkPSZlbnQ9NiZjdHJsPTEwJnZhbD02JmF1dG89MTAmcmVwPTEwJm1zPTQmbXI9Ljg3NSZ1PTU%3D" data-host="www.grademybusinessidea.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2Fimages%2Fgmbi.png&amp;hash=bb89c22f8e1ff643a7b66c39273f4a53&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49QnJvY2h1cmUgSG9sZGVyIGFuZCBCaW5kZXImYmlkPSZlbnQ9NiZjdHJsPTEwJnZhbD02JmF1dG89MTAmcmVwPTEwJm1zPTQmbXI9Ljg3NSZ1PTU%3D" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> GradeMyBusinessIdea.com: Brochure Holder and Binder (Results) </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Grade My Business Idea: Rate your business idea and discover its potential for massive marketplace success. Is your business idea worth pursuing? Or should it be forgotten? Based on the CENTS Framework authored by entrepreneur and best selling author, MJ DeMarco.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2FgradeResults.php%3FaXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49QnJvY2h1cmUgSG9sZGVyIGFuZCBCaW5kZXImYmlkPSZlbnQ9NiZjdHJsPTEwJnZhbD02JmF1dG89MTAmcmVwPTEwJm1zPTQmbXI9Ljg3NSZ1PTU%253D%2Fimages%2Ffavicon.png&amp;hash=809cea4312d4cfab8e93022d808ea158&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.grademybusinessidea.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <u><br /> DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY / SEO SERVICES</u> (Common &quot;foot in the pool&quot; business around here)<br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="7982" data-url="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49RGlnaXRhbCBNYXJrZXRpbmcvRGVzaWduIEFnZW5jeSZiaWQ9V2ViZGVzaWduIGFuZCBTRU8gc2VydmljZXMgZm9yIGxvY2FsIGJ1c2luZXNzZXMmZW50PTcmY3RybD0xMCZ2YWw9NiZhdXRvPTQmcmVwPTMmbXM9MTAmbXI9Ljk1JnU9NQ%3D%3D" data-host="www.grademybusinessidea.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2Fimages%2Fgmbi.png&amp;hash=bb89c22f8e1ff643a7b66c39273f4a53&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49RGlnaXRhbCBNYXJrZXRpbmcvRGVzaWduIEFnZW5jeSZiaWQ9V2ViZGVzaWduIGFuZCBTRU8gc2VydmljZXMgZm9yIGxvY2FsIGJ1c2luZXNzZXMmZW50PTcmY3RybD0xMCZ2YWw9NiZhdXRvPTQmcmVwPTMmbXM9MTAmbXI9Ljk1JnU9NQ%3D%3D" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> GradeMyBusinessIdea.com: Digital Marketing/Design Agency (Results) </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Grade My Business Idea: Rate your business idea and discover its potential for massive marketplace success. Is your business idea worth pursuing? Or should it be forgotten? Based on the CENTS Framework authored by entrepreneur and best selling author, MJ DeMarco.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2FgradeResults.php%3FaXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49RGlnaXRhbCBNYXJrZXRpbmcvRGVzaWduIEFnZW5jeSZiaWQ9V2ViZGVzaWduIGFuZCBTRU8gc2VydmljZXMgZm9yIGxvY2FsIGJ1c2luZXNzZXMmZW50PTcmY3RybD0xMCZ2YWw9NiZhdXRvPTQmcmVwPTMmbXM9MTAmbXI9Ljk1JnU9NQ%253D%253D%2Fimages%2Ffavicon.png&amp;hash=32ba0969ef562e736781f924474ce591&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.grademybusinessidea.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> <u>THE DIALYSIS TRANSPORT IDEA</u><br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="7147" data-url="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49VHJhbnNwb3J0IFNlcnZpY2UgZm9yIERpYWx5c2lzIFBhdGllbnRzJmJpZD0mZW50PTkmY3RybD0xMCZ2YWw9OSZhdXRvPTUmcmVwPTUmbXM9OCZtcj0uOSZ1PTEw" data-host="www.grademybusinessidea.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2Fimages%2Fgmbi.png&amp;hash=bb89c22f8e1ff643a7b66c39273f4a53&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49VHJhbnNwb3J0IFNlcnZpY2UgZm9yIERpYWx5c2lzIFBhdGllbnRzJmJpZD0mZW50PTkmY3RybD0xMCZ2YWw9OSZhdXRvPTUmcmVwPTUmbXM9OCZtcj0uOSZ1PTEw" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> GradeMyBusinessIdea.com: Transport Service for Dialysis Patients (Results) </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Grade My Business Idea: Rate your business idea and discover its potential for massive marketplace success. Is your business idea worth pursuing? Or should it be forgotten? Based on the CENTS Framework authored by entrepreneur and best selling author, MJ DeMarco.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2FgradeResults.php%3FaXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49VHJhbnNwb3J0IFNlcnZpY2UgZm9yIERpYWx5c2lzIFBhdGllbnRzJmJpZD0mZW50PTkmY3RybD0xMCZ2YWw9OSZhdXRvPTUmcmVwPTUmbXM9OCZtcj0uOSZ1PTEw%2Fimages%2Ffavicon.png&amp;hash=55622c3fa6122cc999733665f1e80af5&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.grademybusinessidea.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> So moving forward, ANYONE can have their ideas rated and graded according to my CENTS Framework, and they don&#039;t need to ask me personally! It&#039;s all there for you to review, assuming you&#039;re honest with your answers. <br /> <br /> The tool has only been up for a few days and still have a few tweaks left, but for the most part, it should work.<br /> <br /> Enjoy!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Could be your &quot;third&quot; greatest website...ever!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 804120" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=804120" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-804120">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Introducing -- Grade My Business Idea -- a website tool that will <b>instantly</b> grade and rate your business ideas in accordance to a weighted CENTS Framework whereas NEED and SCALE is most important, plus a MARKET ACCESS variable. (If you can&#039;t reach a market with a message, do you have a market??)<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Grade My Business Idea: Business Ideas and Opportunities Rated Fast</a><br /> <br /> I thought it was about time I created a grading tool with properly weighted metrics to determine the value of potential business ideas. Now anytime someone at the forum comes forward with an idea, I (we) can easily use this tool for dynamic grading. The tool specifies strengths, weaknesses, and puts the idea in perspective of the execution multiplier scale which I detailed at the end of The Millionaire Fastlane.<br /> <br /> Just a few examples recently in the last few weeks here...<br /> <br /> <u>THE UPSCALE INVENTION</u><br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="7952" data-url="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49VVBTQ0FMRSZiaWQ9VGhlIHNjYWxlIGdhZGdldCB0aGF0IHNhZmVseSBnZXRzIGJhdGhyb29tIHNjYWxlcyBvdXQgb2YgdGhlIHdheSEmZW50PTcmY3RybD05JnZhbD05JmF1dG89OCZyZXA9MTAmbXM9OSZtcj0uOTUmdT0xLjc1" data-host="www.grademybusinessidea.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2Fimages%2Fgmbi.png&amp;hash=bb89c22f8e1ff643a7b66c39273f4a53&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49VVBTQ0FMRSZiaWQ9VGhlIHNjYWxlIGdhZGdldCB0aGF0IHNhZmVseSBnZXRzIGJhdGhyb29tIHNjYWxlcyBvdXQgb2YgdGhlIHdheSEmZW50PTcmY3RybD05JnZhbD05JmF1dG89OCZyZXA9MTAmbXM9OSZtcj0uOTUmdT0xLjc1" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> GradeMyBusinessIdea.com: UPSCALE (Results) </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Grade My Business Idea: Rate your business idea and discover its potential for massive marketplace success. Is your business idea worth pursuing? Or should it be forgotten? Based on the CENTS Framework authored by entrepreneur and best selling author, MJ DeMarco.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2FgradeResults.php%3FaXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49VVBTQ0FMRSZiaWQ9VGhlIHNjYWxlIGdhZGdldCB0aGF0IHNhZmVseSBnZXRzIGJhdGhyb29tIHNjYWxlcyBvdXQgb2YgdGhlIHdheSEmZW50PTcmY3RybD05JnZhbD05JmF1dG89OCZyZXA9MTAmbXM9OSZtcj0uOTUmdT0xLjc1%2Fimages%2Ffavicon.png&amp;hash=dc42be9ea6dec584468679c5f4c845e6&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.grademybusinessidea.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> <u>THE BROCHURE HOLDER INVENTION</u><br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="7410" data-url="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49QnJvY2h1cmUgSG9sZGVyIGFuZCBCaW5kZXImYmlkPSZlbnQ9NiZjdHJsPTEwJnZhbD02JmF1dG89MTAmcmVwPTEwJm1zPTQmbXI9Ljg3NSZ1PTU%3D" data-host="www.grademybusinessidea.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2Fimages%2Fgmbi.png&amp;hash=bb89c22f8e1ff643a7b66c39273f4a53&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49QnJvY2h1cmUgSG9sZGVyIGFuZCBCaW5kZXImYmlkPSZlbnQ9NiZjdHJsPTEwJnZhbD02JmF1dG89MTAmcmVwPTEwJm1zPTQmbXI9Ljg3NSZ1PTU%3D" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> GradeMyBusinessIdea.com: Brochure Holder and Binder (Results) </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Grade My Business Idea: Rate your business idea and discover its potential for massive marketplace success. Is your business idea worth pursuing? Or should it be forgotten? Based on the CENTS Framework authored by entrepreneur and best selling author, MJ DeMarco.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2FgradeResults.php%3FaXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49QnJvY2h1cmUgSG9sZGVyIGFuZCBCaW5kZXImYmlkPSZlbnQ9NiZjdHJsPTEwJnZhbD02JmF1dG89MTAmcmVwPTEwJm1zPTQmbXI9Ljg3NSZ1PTU%253D%2Fimages%2Ffavicon.png&amp;hash=809cea4312d4cfab8e93022d808ea158&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.grademybusinessidea.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> <u>DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY / SEO SERVICES</u> (Common &quot;foot in the pool&quot; business around here)<br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="7982" data-url="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49RGlnaXRhbCBNYXJrZXRpbmcvRGVzaWduIEFnZW5jeSZiaWQ9V2ViZGVzaWduIGFuZCBTRU8gc2VydmljZXMgZm9yIGxvY2FsIGJ1c2luZXNzZXMmZW50PTcmY3RybD0xMCZ2YWw9NiZhdXRvPTQmcmVwPTMmbXM9MTAmbXI9Ljk1JnU9NQ%3D%3D" data-host="www.grademybusinessidea.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2Fimages%2Fgmbi.png&amp;hash=bb89c22f8e1ff643a7b66c39273f4a53&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php?aXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49RGlnaXRhbCBNYXJrZXRpbmcvRGVzaWduIEFnZW5jeSZiaWQ9V2ViZGVzaWduIGFuZCBTRU8gc2VydmljZXMgZm9yIGxvY2FsIGJ1c2luZXNzZXMmZW50PTcmY3RybD0xMCZ2YWw9NiZhdXRvPTQmcmVwPTMmbXM9MTAmbXI9Ljk1JnU9NQ%3D%3D" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> GradeMyBusinessIdea.com: Digital Marketing/Design Agency (Results) </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Grade My Business Idea: Rate your business idea and discover its potential for massive marketplace success. Is your business idea worth pursuing? Or should it be forgotten? 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Is your business idea worth pursuing? Or should it be forgotten? Based on the CENTS Framework authored by entrepreneur and best selling author, MJ DeMarco.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grademybusinessidea.com%2FgradeResults.php%3FaXRlbT1zaGFyZSZiaW49VHJhbnNwb3J0IFNlcnZpY2UgZm9yIERpYWx5c2lzIFBhdGllbnRzJmJpZD0mZW50PTkmY3RybD0xMCZ2YWw9OSZhdXRvPTUmcmVwPTUmbXM9OCZtcj0uOSZ1PTEw%2Fimages%2Ffavicon.png&amp;hash=55622c3fa6122cc999733665f1e80af5&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.grademybusinessidea.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.grademybusinessidea.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> So moving forward, ANYONE can have their ideas rated and graded according to my CENTS Framework, and they don&#039;t need to ask me personally! It&#039;s all there for you to review, assuming you&#039;re honest with your answers. <br /> <br /> The tool has only been up for a few days and still have a few tweaks left, but for the most part, it should work.<br /> <br /> Enjoy! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Nice, I&#039;m sure it&#039;s a little easier than that grading spreadsheet I made, will have to play around with it!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 69679" data-quote="SD Entrepreneur" data-source="post: 804127" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=804127" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-804127">SD Entrepreneur said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Nice, I&#039;m sure it&#039;s a little easier than that grading spreadsheet I made, will have to play around with it! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Your spreadsheet is what gave me the idea to put something together that could be easily used and accessible ... something that will last through the ages, lol.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 804131" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=804131" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-804131">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Your spreadsheet is what gave me the idea to put something together that could be easily used and accessible ... something that will last through the ages, lol. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Awesome, glad I helped inspire it! I might have to do an execution thread someday soon that starts with entering ideas on that site, narrowing down an idea and turning it into a viable revenue stream... <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-moneybag.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":moneybag:" title="MoneyBag :moneybag:" data-shortname=":moneybag:" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I like it - fast answers! The advantage of having my own formula, though, is that I can play with the weightiness of different factors for different ideas. But yours is a gateway - if I get a C or better, it&#039;s worth pulling out my spreadsheet. (first one got a C+)</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">This will probably go viral on other parts of the interwebs, if it hasn&#039;t started to already. Probably a pain in the a$$, but what if the cents categories an idea scores poorly in come with a pre packaged fix-it diagnosis (recommended appropriate gold threads here)?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Using this really made me think about the direction to go with my business... <br /> <br /> Thank you very much MJ .</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Wow this is awesome!<br /> This is really eye opening its one thing to read your conceps in a book or on this forum but now going through all my Ideas and filling them in gives me such a beter understanding of what ideas are crap and which ones have potential!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 36774" data-quote="Tiger TT" data-source="post: 804239" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=804239" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-804239">Tiger TT said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> The tool evaluated my current business almost exactly right. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 44015" data-quote="njord" data-source="post: 804284" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=804284" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-804284">njord said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> This is really eye opening its one thing to read your conceps in a book or on this forum but now going through all my Ideas and filling them in gives me such a beter understanding of what ideas are crap and which ones have potential! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <br /> Thanks, I tested many ideas on it and they all were pretty accurate. Of course, accuracy depends on the input variables. It even will detect and then reject garbage variables (I have a strong need 10 and 0 entry!).</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I don&#039;t understand how to interpret the 1-10 scales for a number of the items ... what does a 10 mean on Entry, for example? I see the expandable description, which is helpful, but here&#039;s whats confusing me: <br /> <br /> If I think about normal startup businesses, my new business is pretty difficult to start, so somewhere between 8 and 10. If I compare it to SpaceX, my little idea is about a 2. Someone with $1,000,000 and a bit of knowledge could hire some people and do this same thing. <br /> <br /> When I compare my idea to hugely difficult to start companies, I get a B or B+. If I ignore them, its an A+, which doesn&#039;t quite seem reasonable.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 33844" data-quote="Jon L" data-source="post: 804350" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=804350" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-804350">Jon L said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I don&#039;t understand how to interpret the 1-10 scales for a number of the items </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 33844" data-quote="Jon L" data-source="post: 804350" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=804350" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-804350">Jon L said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> If I think about normal startup businesses, my new business is pretty difficult to start, so somewhere between 8 and 10. If I compare it to SpaceX, my little idea is about a 2. Someone with $1,000,000 and a bit of knowledge could hire some people and do this same thing. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> You&#039;re overthinking it.<br /> <br /> How difficult is it to start for the AVERAGE PERSON? This is a <b>small business tool</b> for an entrepreneur who wishes to start a small to mid-sized business, it&#039;s not a tool for Elon Musk to determine his next business venture.<br /> <br /> With that said, I don&#039;t know your business. But if you gave your business idea to say, your best friend, or gave it to any random guy walking down the street, how difficult would it be for him to start? Will he need a degree in computer science and $100K? Or does he just need to contact some dude on Alibaba and wham, he&#039;s in business?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 804387" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=804387" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-804387">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> You&#039;re overthinking it.<br /> <br /> How difficult is it to start for the AVERAGE PERSON? This is a <b>small business tool</b> for an entrepreneur who wishes to start a small to mid-sized business, it&#039;s not a tool for Elon Musk to determine his next business venture.<br /> <br /> With that said, I don&#039;t know your business. But if you gave your business idea to say, your best friend, or gave it to any random guy walking down the street, how difficult would it be for him to start? Will he need a degree in computer science and $100K? Or does he just need to contact some dude on Alibaba and wham, he&#039;s in business? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Ahh. This makes a lot of sense. Thanks.<br /> <br /> My idea is a Personal Trainer in an app. An actual real live human personal trainer that will analyze every workout performed by the client, offer feedback, encouragement... Live chats scheduled regularly with the client. Etc. Workouts will be recorded by the client via voice memo within the app, transcribed by our staff. All for $45/month selling price.<br /> <br /> To me, if you&#039;re going to give this to an average person on the street, they&#039;re going to struggle. There&#039;s the app and the back end software to write, trainers and transcribers to hire, workout programs to develop, marketing to be done, etc. And it has to fit into that price at a margin that makes sense.<br /> <br /> Maybe for people like me that like to overthink things, you could mention on your very excellent rating tool that the metric to use is &#039;for the average person on the street, how difficult is this, scale of 0-10&#039;</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I&#039;m getting way too distracted by this. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smile:" title="Big Smile :smile:" data-shortname=":smile:" /><br /> <br /> Sadly, my Bearded Lizard Apparel Co was only a D+<a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/th-webp.26644/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/23/23273-d19edc5cbe3988f8b6da8f6b33057514.jpg?hash=nq_zljLPJp" class="bbImage " style="" alt="th.webp" title="th.webp" width="200" height="299" loading="lazy" /></a></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 33844" data-quote="Jon L" data-source="post: 804423" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=804423" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-804423">Jon L said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> There&#039;s the app and the back end software to write, trainers and transcribers to hire, workout programs to develop, marketing to be done, etc. And it has to fit into that price at a margin that makes sense. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Yes, I&#039;d consider that a 7-9.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I think it needs some metric for how much a sale or the lifetime value of a customer is<br /> <br /> Single digit? 4 digits? Etc<br /> <br /> Otherwise some of the other metrics are skewed (like with my SaaS business where upkeep is minimal , reproduction is free and it cost at least 100k but the score got brought down signifigantly because theyd have multi year contracts)</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><u>DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY / SEO SERVICES</u> (Common &quot;foot in the pool&quot; business around here)<br /> What does the sentence in the parentheses mean? Dmn, this made me uncomfortable to read....Seemed like a great market to be in. This seriously made me doubt my decision now.. But nevertheless, what a good thing still!</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">This is awesome, great work! Tested a few ideas and it seems very accurate as well.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">Awesome <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/1/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="1" data-username="@MJ DeMarco">@MJ DeMarco</a> , just tried it out!<br /> <br /> Beyond getting the grading, just as importantly it makes you <i>stop and think</i> about these questions and how your idea look in that light.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/3aa61932-6f51-4000-bb54-51d0df0dccc5-webp.26704/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/23/23333-4be6eb0902dabb8631c176f4a6477f25.jpg?hash=dbVhi5FGXz" class="bbImage " style="" alt="26704" title="26704" width="200" height="245" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> Pretty spot on with my own analysis of my business. <br /> <br /> Time separation is my biggest problem, but I also play in a very traditional market where I’m going to need to build a large company that will require hands on leadership and work. <br /> <br /> Awesome tool <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/1/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="1" data-username="@MJ DeMarco">@MJ DeMarco</a> !</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 65678" data-quote="alekssiht" data-source="post: 804991" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=804991" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-804991">alekssiht said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <u>DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY / SEO SERVICES</u> (Common &quot;foot in the pool&quot; business around here)<br /> What does the sentence in the parentheses mean? Dmn, this made me uncomfortable to read....Seemed like a great market to be in. This seriously made me doubt my decision now.. But nevertheless, what a good thing still! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> 10 years ago everyone was a “paid blogger”. <br /> <br /> 5 years ago everyone was “developing an SaaS company”<br /> <br /> Now, everyone who has a rudimentary understanding of Facebook and AdWords is “starting a digital marketing agency”<br /> <br /> The market is so over saturated it’s not even funny. Do you know how many crappy boiler plate emails I get offering to do a digital advertising audit on my business go into trash (or never get seen in my spam folder)? Hundreds. <br /> <br /> It’s impossible you be unique in this space. <br /> <br /> If this is something you’re considering, you either better have a great case study where you got some client 10x ROAS or look at just applying your digital marketing experience to selling your own brand.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 41048" data-quote="Scot" data-source="post: 805062" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=805062" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-805062">Scot said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> 10 years ago everyone was a “paid blogger”.<br /> <br /> 5 years ago everyone was “developing an SaaS company”<br /> <br /> Now, everyone who has a rudimentary understanding of Facebook and AdWords is “starting a digital marketing agency”<br /> <br /> The market is so over saturated it’s not even funny. Do you know how many crappy boiler plate emails I get offering to do a digital advertising audit on my business go into trash (or never get seen in my spam folder)? Hundreds.<br /> <br /> It’s impossible you be unique in this space.<br /> <br /> If this is something you’re considering, you either better have a great case study where you got some client 10x ROAS or look at just applying your digital marketing experience to selling your own brand. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Cant argue over spam mails...got into amazon and the flood came.<br /> Oh damn, I actualy am considering it very deeply. So it is basically a long-shot?<br /> Thanks for the reply</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 65678" data-quote="alekssiht" data-source="post: 805063" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=805063" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-805063">alekssiht said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Cant argue over spam mails...got into amazon and the flood came.<br /> Oh damn, I actualy am considering it very deeply. So it is basically a long-shot?<br /> Thanks for the reply </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I have 6 competitors in my entire market in the US, only 1 I take seriously. <br /> <br /> You probably have 5,000+ competitors. <br /> <br /> Which market is easier to stand out in?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 41048" data-quote="Scot" data-source="post: 805072" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=805072" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-805072">Scot said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I have 6 competitors in my entire market in the US, only 1 I take seriously.<br /> <br /> You probably have 5,000+ competitors.<br /> <br /> Which market is easier to stand out in? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>6 in the US? What on earth are you doing. <br /> Well, in my country there are about 80 digital marketing agencies.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Awesome Tool, thanks for sharing!<br /> <br /> Gonna try it out right now.</div>
 

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