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Self assessment

See whether you are set up to start and sustain a venture, and whether this build is a pull toward making something or an exit from being employed.

Ready to build it, and is it the right thing to build

84 questions · about 25 minutes

What you will learn

Three things, clearly.

  • How your comfort with risk, drive to run your own thing and resourcefulness set you up for the long unpaid middle.
  • Whether you want to build this thing, or mostly want out of working for someone else.
  • How clearly you have seen the opportunity, and what is still worth testing before you commit.

A sample read

An example, in the voice of your report.

How it works

Short questions in. A written report out.

Where this comes from

This reads two things side by side. Readiness draws on the non-cognitive predictors of building something hard over time, including risk tolerance, autonomy orientation, resourcefulness and motivation quality from self-determination research. Rightness draws on entrepreneurial self-efficacy research: how clearly you see the opportunity, how ready you are for uncertainty, how you think about marshalling resources, plus a tested sense of fit and how well you decided. It offers two honest readings and a short prep map, not a single score and not a verdict.

Time policy: You can start, take a break, and finish over the next seven days.