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The Dermer Diagnosis

Business Success Evaluator

Will your business succeed?

Evaluate your business across five critical foundations and discover where you are strong, where you are exposed, and what could be holding you back.

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  • Your overall Business Success Score, out of 100
  • An individual score and status across five foundations
  • Your current business stage, and what it means
  • The strongest part of your business to build on
  • Your #1 business exposure, and why
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Complete Report$39
  • A full diagnosis of your strengths, gaps and risks
  • Clear explanations of what is driving each score
  • Your most important priorities, ranked by impact
  • Specific recommendations, each with an AI accelerator
  • A personalized 30-day plan showing what to do next
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Michael Dermer
Behind the Diagnosis

Built by Michael Dermer — a top 0.1% LinkedIn voice who built and exited an 800-person company and pioneered the U.S. health rewards industry.

A glimpse of your report
58
/100
Stage · Shaping

Five foundations scored, with a status on each — from Strong to Gap.

Problem & Target CustomerStrong72
Differentiation & PlaygroundExposed54
Business Model & EconomicsExposed43
Go-to-MarketExposed48
Execution & ReadinessEmerging63
The Process

How it works

01

Describe

Tell us your idea in plain language. No company profile required.

02

Answer

Answer 3 critical questions in each of your five foundations.

03

Evaluate

Get an overall score and five foundation scores, each out of 100.

04

Act

Leave with prioritized moves and a personalized 30-day path.

What We Evaluate

The five foundations

The essential business questions, evaluated separately — not collapsed into one generic score.

01

Problem & Target Customer

Whether you understand the problem, who experiences it and why it matters.

02

Differentiation & Playground

Whether the idea is clear and compelling, how it differs, and where you can win first.

03

Business Model & Economics

How the business makes money, the pricing logic and the core economic assumptions.

04

Go-to-Market

How you reach, engage and learn from the right people, and which channels fit.

05

Execution & Readiness

Whether the next actions, time, budget and resources are realistic.

AI

AI throughout

Every recommendation includes a practical AI accelerator, plus a human-verification guardrail. AI is an advisory layer — not a sixth category.

Free Assessment$0
  • Your overall Business Success Score, out of 100
  • An individual score and status across five foundations
  • Your current business stage, and what it means
  • The strongest part of your business to build on
  • Your #1 business exposure, and why
Start My Free Assessment →
Complete Report$39
  • A full diagnosis of your strengths, gaps and risks
  • Clear explanations of what is driving each score
  • Your most important priorities, ranked by impact
  • Specific recommendations, each with an AI accelerator
  • A personalized 30-day plan showing what to do next
Get My Complete Report →See a full sample report →
Questions

Good to know

How long does it take?

About eight minutes. Three critical questions in each of your five foundations, plus a brief reflection.

Do I need customers or revenue?

No. It is built for early and pre-revenue founders exploring an idea.

What does the score mean?

A snapshot of clarity and evidence today - not a verdict. It shows where focused work creates the most progress.

How is AI used?

Every recommendation includes a practical AI accelerator plus a human-verification step. AI supports judgment; it never replaces customer evidence.

What do I get to keep?

A full report you can copy, email and download or print.

A score is a snapshot, not a verdict.

No one should learn by putting their hand on the stove.

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