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Stage Assessment

Where are you in your founder journey?

This assessment identifies your current business stage, surfaces sequencing gaps, and evaluates your readiness for structured execution.

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Stage Placement
Where you are now
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Readiness Score
Execution readiness
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Next Step
Clear recommendation
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This assessment determines stage placement and readiness. Your responses help us evaluate sequencing and alignment.

Part 1 of 3 - Business Stage

Tell us about your business

Select one response for each question.

Question 1
Which best describes where you are right now?
Clarity - Get clear on what you sell, who you serve, and what winning actually looks like
Validation - Prove people will pay for it. Refine your offer using real customers and real feedback
Foundation - Set up the legal, financial, and operational basics so you can deliver consistently and operate professionally
Growth - Build repeatable marketing and sales systems and scale what is already working
Unsure - I need placement help
Question 2
What is your approximate annual revenue range?
$0
Under $10,000
$10,000 - $50,000
$50,000 - $150,000
Over $150,000
Question 3
Which best describes your business type?
Service-based
Product-based
Hybrid
Not yet defined
Question 4
Which infrastructure is in place?
None in place
Business idea documented only
LLC only
LLC + business banking + pricing
Full foundation in place
Question 5
How are you currently generating leads?
Not generating leads yet
Word of mouth
Informal social posting
Structured outreach or consistent content
Paid ads or referral system
Part 2 of 3 - Execution Readiness

Accountability and execution

Question 6
In the last 30 days, did you complete a business task on a deadline?
Yes - completed specifically
Partially complete
No
I have not set deadlines
Question 7
How do you feel about strict 30-day accountability?
Comfortable - accountability is what I need
Open to it
Uncertain
Resistant
Question 8
What is your primary goal in the next 90 days?
Build a structured business
Land first paying clients
Generate cash quickly
Stabilize revenue with systems
Question 9
Have you enrolled in coaching programs before?
No
Yes - completed at least one
Yes - left one program
Yes - left multiple programs
Question 10
How much time can you dedicate each week?
Under 2 hours
2 - 5 hours
5 - 15 hours
15+ hours
Part 3 of 3 - Context

Final context questions

Question 11
What is your primary background entering entrepreneurship?
Military or veteran
Corporate
Academia
Self-employed
Question 12
What is your biggest gap right now?
Clarity
Execution consistency
Marketing and leads
Revenue acceleration
Systems and operations
Question 13
Are you currently enrolled in another structured business program?
No
Yes - different scope
Yes - potential overlap
Question 14 (Optional)
How did you hear about VBA?
Referral
LinkedIn
Veteran transition channel
Checklist or resource download
Word of mouth
Other
Assessment Complete --

You are building something real -- the foundation just needs more work first.

Your readiness signals suggest you should strengthen consistency before entering a milestone-enforced program.

Stage Score
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Readiness
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Overall
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Stage Placement
Growth

Build repeatable marketing and sales systems and scale what is already working

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