Rate your idea on 8 of the same dimensions The Signal uses. You will see where it is strong, where it is weak, and the three things you cannot honestly check on your own.
Start scoringNo account. No cost. Your score shows on the next screen.
Friends are too kind and a general chatbot just tells you it loves your idea. This scorecard uses the real rubric behind The Signal, so the questions are the ones that actually decide whether an idea lives or dies. Answer them straight. The point is a clear read, not a good feeling.
Pick the option that best matches your idea today, not the one you are hoping for.
This is a self-scored estimate on 8 of the 10 dimensions, based on what you can see from the inside. The full Signal scores all 10 with outside research and a human read.
Every dimension above, you answered from your own head. These next three are the ones that quietly kill good-sounding ideas, and they are the ones you cannot answer honestly on your own. This is the work The Signal does for you.
Not whether it sounds good. Whether people are already asking for it: search-trend direction plus real quotes of people describing the pain, each with a source. Demand you can point to, not demand you assume.
A preliminary patent and prior-art search, a trademark knockout search on the name, and a live domain check, each flagged green, yellow, or red. This is the check nobody else runs, and it is what sinks most product and hardware ideas.
A real check of your exact handle across the 10 major US social networks (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, X, Reddit, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Threads), each flagged green, yellow, or red. Names get squatted fast; better to know before you build a brand around one you cannot claim.
Whether the economics close (margin, and what a customer is worth against what they cost to win) and whether the market is big enough to be worth your year. Benchmarked against real numbers, not a hopeful guess.
Plus the part no tool gives you: one honest paragraph on the hardest truth about your idea, and a specific 30-day plan to get your first real proof before you build anything.
Enter your email and I will send your result along with a plain guide on how to run a first pass at demand, ownability, and the money math yourself. No spam, and you can unsubscribe in one click.
Your email is used to send your result and a short series on validating an idea. That is all.
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You send me the idea you cannot stop thinking about. In 3 business days I send back an honest Signal: your idea scored across 10 dimensions, who would actually pay and how much, verified demand, the ownability check, whether you can claim your name across the major social networks, the 3 things most likely to kill it, how to make money from it, and a specific 30-day plan. One paragraph in there is the truth a friend would not say to your face. It is $99, or $199 with a 45-minute strategy call.
Get The Signal, $99If any part of your Signal is unclear or you feel it missed something, tell me and I will revise it once, free. If you are still not satisfied after that, I will refund you in full. You are paying for the honest answer, not for a yes.
Want to see what one looks like first? Read a full sample where the answer was yes and one where the answer was reshape it.