Startup Test

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Let's plan, validate and grow your business through social impact!

Innovating by creating sustainable business models means applying strategies that can significantly impact and improve people's quality of life and the environment.

Through the measurement of this impact, it is possible to search for those metrics able to grow a business making it distinctive.

Please, before approaching your first free consultation, fill out this test that will allow us to understand your stage of development and to be more effective giving you more value since the first call.

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Getting started!

Where do you operate (Region, country, province)?

What’s your business name?

About your business idea or current project

What important problem do you solve with your business? (The challenge. Write as detailed as you can to describe your big challenge )

Every good idea is always born from intuition, but it often happens that there are realities on the market that already operate in that direction. In your case, who are your competitors? (Indicates the name of the competitor and its website)

Compared to these competitors, in your experience to date, what makes your business unique and different? (What’s your point of innovation/differentiation?)

A

We have developed and implemented a unique (and patentable) process to solve specific problems that significantly improve other existing processes to solve the same problem.

B

We have developed and implemented a unique (and patentable) product that does not exist on the market because of its characteristics and/or improves existing solutions by creating new market niches.

C

Ours is a process idea, not yet developed, to solve specific problems that could significantly improve other processes existing today to solve the same problem.

D

Ours is an idea, not yet developed, of a new product that for its characteristics could open a new market niche.

The stage of project development...

Which of the following phrases best describes the stage of development of your project:

A

We are in the early stages and we don't have a prototype product or service or any market tests done. It's just designed and it's doable.

B

We have prototyped our product or service solution, but we have not yet tested its functionality to market.

C

We have already prototyped our product or service solution by first testing it to market with a small group of users.

D

We have already prototyped our product or service solution by testing it first in the market with good results and we are ready to scale (we have clear metrics and data, an active cash flow, and contracts already in hand).

What is the target market you have thought of as your end customer to date? (If your business model provides for several, please select more than one target audience)

Companies in a specific sector

Companies of more sectors

End consumer (end user/people)

Government Organizations

Big Companies

Small and Medium businesses

Micro-Enterprise

About your team...

How many people effectively work on your business project? [Indicate the exact number of your team members]

How many of these are the founding partner's members? [Indicate the exact number of founding members including you if you are one]

In addition to the founding partners, the others work for you:

as employees

as contract employees (freelancers or agencies)

as volunteers (perhaps employees in the future)

Do you have in your team all the technical skills to make in-home the raw prototype of the product or service you intend to develop?

A

Yes, we have all the skills to develop our product or service in our team.

B

Yes, only the basic ones. As we grow we should still expand the team and look for specific resources on the market.

C

No, we had the idea and we don't have the people to help us realize it. We have to look for them in the market.

Select the skills that you can currently count on in your project team (you can select more than one and if you don't find yours in the list, feel free to add them):

Digital marketing

SEO and Content Marketing Manager

Social Media Manager

Google ADs Manager

Facebook Ads Manager

Webmaster

Web Developer

PR & Communication Manager

Chief technology officer (CTO)

Chief Marketing Manager (CMO)

Project Manager

Sales Manager

Business Developer

Financial Manager

Accountant

General business administrator

Operations Person

Marketing Jack-of-All-Trades

Scrappy Sales Person

Content producer/Writer/Video producer

Product Manager / Engineers (for Tech Businesses)

About your market

Have you done any activity to engage with your potential customers, to find out what they think of your solution?

A

No, I have not yet done any activity in this regard.

B

Yes, I have shared the project idea with some friends and acquaintances I have around and they told me it can work.

C

Yes, on a local level (City Country Region) with some research and interviews. I have some data and numbers about it that made me understand the market potential in my city/country.

D

Yes, on an international level with extensive research. I have some data and numbers about this that have made me understand the market potential internationally.

What are the social and/or environmental challenges you think can be pursued with your business to improve both your surrounding ecosystem and your grip on the market:

Reducing waste and pollution (environmental)

Reduction of food waste (environmental and social)

Reducing water consumption (environmental and social)

Improved water and air quality (environmental)

Sustainable energy production (environmental and social)

Improvement of people's quality of life (social)

Improvement of supply chains to ensure greater quality and control (environmental and social)

Improvement of economic conditions (social)

Improvement of people's level of education and training (social)

Social inclusion of people with disabilities (social)

Where did you get the funds to develop your project to date?

A

The team's own resources. Everyone puts in their share whenever necessary.

B

Our own resources and those coming from friends, relatives, and those who have believed in us since the beginning.

C

Resources obtained from participation in public tenders

D

Resources obtained from early or seed-stage investors (Angel investors) who are also partners

E

Resources obtained from winning competition awards

F

We have never invested economic resources in our project. When it will be necessary we will each put our part.

G

No, we have never invested and will never put our own money in our project.

Your Contact Information

Your Name

Your Surname

Your role in the project

Your (professional) e-mail

Your mobile/WhatsApp number

Enter the full phone number, with its international prefix (e.g +1.12345...,+27.12345..., +21612345...,+34.12345...)

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