Validate your business idea without burning savings on a guess.
Get a framework-backed go, pivot, or kill verdict — in days, not months. The Acid Test runs your idea through the same innovation frameworks used by strategists and tells you the truth before you invest.
It's harder than ever to know if your idea is actually worth building.
Encouragement feels good. It just does not tell you whether your idea is viable, feasible, or monetizable.
You've talked to friends. They said “great idea!” You've maybe even posted about it on LinkedIn. People liked it.
But none of that tells you if the idea is viable, feasible, or monetizable. So when you think about quitting your job or investing savings, you wonder:
- “Am I solving a real problem — or a problem I invented in the shower?”
- “Would anyone actually pay for this, or are people just being polite?”
- “What if I spend six months building and launch to silence?”
If your only validation is encouragement from people who don't want to hurt your feelings, you're not validated. You're comforted.
And comfort doesn't survive contact with the market.
We help you know before you build — without the cheerleading.
The Acid Test runs your idea through proven innovation frameworks — the same ones used by venture builders and category designers. A written verdict with the reasoning behind it.
Framework analysis, not opinion
Your idea is evaluated against structured innovation criteria — viability, feasibility, monetizability — not gut feeling. You get a reasoned verdict.
Honest verdict + next moves
Every Acid Test ends with a clear go, pivot, or kill recommendation and your specific next 3 moves. Know exactly what to do Monday morning.
- Get a framework-backed analysis from someone with no reason to lie.
- Get a written verdict in 3—5 business days for a fraction of consultant costs.
- Get a structured risk map showing exactly where your idea breaks before you build.
The result: you walk away with clarity.
Not motivation, not encouragement, not enthusiasm — clarity. The kind that lets you commit fully or walk away cleanly without the nagging “what if”.
Here's what you get.
You start with a short intake form and end with a written verdict — including your next moves — in as few as 3 business days.
So you walk away with a decision-ready verdict backed by frameworks — not a pile of opinions from people who don't want to hurt your feelings.
Don't let your idea sit while someone else builds it.
Most entrepreneurs sit on ideas for months — sometimes years. They wait for the 'right time.' And while they're waiting, the market moves. Someone with less hesitation launches a worse version of the same thing.
With The Acid Test, you get a written verdict in 3—5 business days. By next week, you'll know if you should go all in, pivot, or walk away and stop losing sleep over it. Stop guessing and start deciding.
- Get the verdict before most consultants finish intake.
- Know the riskiest part of the idea before you spend on code.
- Either commit fully or walk away cleanly — without 'what if.'
Invest in clarity — before you invest in everything else.
Every tier includes your first month in the Katalist entrepreneur community.
For entrepreneurs who want a fast sanity check on one specific idea.
- 1 framework evaluation
- Written go / pivot / kill verdict
- Your next 3 moves
- Branded PDF report
- Katalist first month included
For entrepreneurs who want the full picture, risk map, and Loom walkthrough.
- 3 framework analysis
- Risk map + blind spots
- Go / pivot / kill verdict
- Your next 3 moves
- Personal Loom walkthrough
- Branded PDF report
- Katalist first month included
For entrepreneurs who want the full test plus a live strategy call.
- Everything in Full Pressure Test
- 45-minute strategy call
- Competitive landscape scan
- Positioning recommendation
- 90-day follow-up check-in
- Katalist first month included
Everything people want to know before buying clarity.
The service is designed to be fast, direct, and decision-ready.
Start with the Quick Check — €29.
It's designed as an entry point — one framework, one verdict, your next moves. If you want the full picture later, upgrade to the Full Pressure Test and only pay the difference.