A FIRST-VENTURE EXERCISE

Give your idea a useful first shape.

Keep the idea small enough to investigate. Fill in the worksheet, download your own copy, and make the next step something you can actually do.

YOUR IDEA, IN YOUR WORDS

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CREATE A VENTURE · START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE

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My first venture worksheet

You don't need perfect answers. Use this space to explore, make a plan, and decide what to try next.

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Who might you help? What specific problem do they experience? What is still an assumption?

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List skills, time, equipment, permitted tools, and adult support you can use without making a purchase.

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Write neutral questions about the customer's current experience. Ask what happened, not just whether they like your idea.

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I help ______ get ______ by providing ______. It includes ______, excludes ______, and takes ______.

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What could someone look at, try, or react to before you make a bigger commitment?

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What price might you test? What are the actual costs and fees? How long will delivery take? What must be protected before reinvesting?

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Choose one customer task, one making task, and one review task. Give each a deliverable, a date, and a review person.

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What evidence changed your mind? What will you repeat, improve, pause, or stop?

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Before a real commitment

Involve the appropriate adult, check the requirements, and confirm that you can deliver the promise. Learning is progress even when you decide to change the idea.

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