Is your side-hustle idea actually good? Find out in 10 minutes — free.

You’ve had the idea for months. The candle line, the repair service, the weekend food stall. Everyone says “you should totally do that!”, but compliments aren’t customers, and you can’t tell if this is a real opportunity or a really fun daydream.

This free one-page scorecard rates your idea on the five pillars that decide whether any venture works: demand, access, cost-to-start, competition, and you-fit. Ten minutes with a pen, and you’ll have a score and a verdict: go, fix, or shelve.

•   The 5-pillar scorecard, one honest question per pillar

•   Score bands that give you a straight answer — no “it depends”

•   Based on market-evaluation frameworks taught in graduate business programs, sized for a kitchen table

Free, instant download. No catch — if it helps, the full workbook is here when you’re ready to go deeper.