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Test a business idea

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to test a business idea: 5 steps, about 3.2 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to test a business idea but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Write the idea in one sentence20 min
2. 2Check whether it already exists45 min
3. 3Talk to three potential customerstime block · 60 min
4. 4Sketch the simplest version that would work45 min
5. 5Decide the next step20 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.