Validate First. Risk $0.
Test Your Startup in 3 Minutes.

Don't waste 12 months and your life savings building an unviable product. Score your startup across 6 dimensions using the $1M Entrepreneur Framework. Get your real-time market size and a hard verdict before you invest another dollar.

Multiple choice & sliders. No typing required.

The Problem

Building Blindly Costs Founders Thousands

Most startups fail not because the founders lacked effort, but because they lacked structured validation before investing time and capital.

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Founder Uncertainty

You have an idea, but no framework to objectively evaluate its viability. You are making decisions based on gut feeling, not data.

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Wasted Time & Capital

Every week you build without validating your hard gates is another week of runway burned. Most founders discover fatal flaws after spending thousands.

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No Structured Validation

Generic checklists and motivational content do not tell you if your margins are viable or if your market is large enough. You need a diagnostic, not a pep talk.

The Solution

A Structured Diagnostic for Serious Founders

PET scores your startup idea across 6 critical dimensions using the $1M Entrepreneur Framework—the same methodology that separates businesses that scale from those that stall.

9 Questions
6 Dimensions
1 Score
1 Market
2 Business Model
3 Your Edge
4 Sales Clarity
5 Validation
6 Team
How It Works

From Question to Verdict in 3 Minutes

1

Answer 9 Questions

Multiple choice and sliders across market, model, edge, sales, validation, and team. No typing required.

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Get Your 0-100 Score

See your exact market size via the live TAM Calculator and receive a clear viability verdict with critical gate analysis.

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Download Your Report

Receive a personalized assessment report with actionable recommendations and automatic access to the ECF Platform Waitlist.

Your Results

A Clear Verdict, Not a Vague Opinion

Your score places you in one of five growth tiers. Each tier comes with specific, actionable recommendations tailored to your individual answers.

🌍 75–100

Global-Scale Potential

Strong fundamentals. Ready for investor conversations.

🌎 55–74

Regional Expansion

Solid model. Scale within a geography before going global.

📍 35–54

Local Market Fit

Viable business. Validate revenue locally, then reassess.

🌱 15–34

Early-Stage

Merit exists, but key pillars are missing.

⚠️ 0–14

Low Viability

Fundamental gaps. Revisit before investing further.

Why Take the Test

Stop Guessing. Start Validating.

Calculate Your Exact Market Size in 60 Seconds

Founders lose thousands building products for markets that don't exist. Our live TAM Calculator uses the Billion Dollar Formula to quantify your opportunity in real time. Know exactly how many customers you can reach—and exactly what they will pay—before you spend a single dime on development.

Calculate Your Market Size
$142M
Your Total Addressable Market

Find the 1 Fatal Flaw Before It Costs You Your Business

A 40% gross margin or a missing proprietary method will kill your startup long before you reach an investor pitch. This 9-question diagnostic evaluates 6 phases of your business to pinpoint exact "hard gates." Expose the structural flaws that guarantee failure, so you can fix them while it still costs nothing.

Find Your Growth Blocks
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Critical Gate
Gross Margins Below 50% = Score Capped at 34

1 Verdict. 1 Custom Report. Direct Access to 540 Funding Slots.

Stop relying on generic checklists that leave you guessing whether to build or pivot. You will receive a 0-100 score, a clear viability tier, and an actionable PDF report. Pass the test, and you automatically secure your spot on the BFP Equity Crowdfunding Waitlist—a direct path to capital that ensures you never have to fund expensive mistakes yourself.

Secure Your Waitlist Spot
82/100
🌍 Global-Scale Potential
Founder Stories

What Founders Are Saying

"I thought my idea was ready for funding. The PET hard gate on my gross margins showed me why VCs were passing. I pivoted, fixed my pricing, and am now in the Global-Scale tier."

— SaaS Founder, Pre-Seed

"I was terrified of the financial modeling phase. SOL-Coach built my spreadsheets in 20 minutes. I finally feel in control of my raise."

— Sarah T.

EdTech Founder

"BFP's tokenized equity model means I don't have to deal with messy cap tables. Registering was the best decision I made this year."

— Marcus J.

FinTech Startup

⚙️ Methodology

Built on the $1M Entrepreneur Framework

PET is not a motivational quiz. It is a structured diagnostic instrument grounded in the $1M Entrepreneur Framework—the methodology that evaluates your venture across 6 critical dimensions with hard gates on margins and differentiation. You get a scored verdict, a TAM estimate, and actionable recommendations—not a generic checklist.

Critical gates tell you exactly what is holding your score back. A founder can score 90 on every other dimension but still land at 34 if margins are below 50%. One answer can change everything.

Take the 3-Minute Assessment
Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Paying to find out if your idea works is a tax on innovation. PET is completely free—no credit card, no login, no hidden upsell. You invest 3 minutes; we give you the data and clarity you need.
No. PET is designed for founders at any stage—from a raw idea to an early-revenue venture. The diagnostic evaluates the viability of your concept, not the maturity of your company.
You receive your 0-100 score, a verdict tier, and a downloadable personalized report. You are also automatically added to the BFP Equity Crowdfunding Waitlist. From there, you can access AI SOL-Coach™ to build your financial models and business plan—all free.
Critical gates are hard scoring thresholds. If your gross margins are below 50% or you lack a proprietary methodology, your score is automatically capped regardless of how well you perform in other areas. This mirrors real investor logic—some flaws are non-negotiable.
PET is built by BFP (Beyond Founders Platform), an equity crowdfunding ecosystem. We give founders free tools to become investor-ready because our business model is aligned with yours: we only succeed when you raise capital. There are no hidden listing fees. BFP charges a 5% fee only on capital you successfully raise.
Your answers are used exclusively to generate your score and personalized report. Your email is added to the BFP Equity Crowdfunding Waitlist so we can notify you when funding pathways open. We do not sell your data to third parties.

3 Minutes Can Save You 3 Years of Wasted Effort

Join 5,400 founders this year who are using hard data to validate their ideas, prevent costly failures, and secure their path to equity crowdfunding.

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