Stage 4

Expansion Readiness Score

Twelve statements about the business you already have. The answer is not a score, it is a direction: go deeper, build the next thing, take it somewhere new, or start something separate.

About 5 minutes

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Traction Strength

Your core product has repeatable, paying customers (not just pilots).

Retention/repeat usage is strong enough to build on.

You can predict next quarter revenue within ~20%.

Demand Headroom

There is still large untapped demand in your current market.

You are nowhere near saturating your current segment.

Inbound interest still exceeds what you can serve.

Operational Slack

Your ops can absorb a new bet without breaking the core.

The core business runs without your daily involvement.

Capital / Runway

You have the runway to fund an expansion play to its next gate.

The core generates surplus you could redeploy into a new play.

Founder Bandwidth

You have the bandwidth to lead a new play without dropping the core.

You have people you trust to own parts of the existing business.

12 still to answer.