What if you tear the idea apart and I disagree?

Good, argue back. The document is a position, not a verdict, and your pushback often reveals the survivable core. You keep the final call; we just make sure it is an informed one.

Will you steal the idea?

No. Everything you share stays confidential, and our pipeline is already overfull with our own concepts. The whole service depends on founders trusting us with unbuilt ideas.

Is this just a chat, or real work?

Real work. You get a written stress-test you can reread, share with cofounders, and act on. The conversation happens after the document, so the arguing has substance.

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Get your startup idea stress-tested by people who build for a living

The Build Studio at CEOism stress-tests your idea by arguing against it properly, then tells you what survives, at a price you name. Friends say your idea is great because they like you. We say what the market will say, before the market charges you for the lesson. We attack the demand, the distribution, the moat, and the build cost, in writing, and then we flip sides and tell you the strongest version of the idea that survives the assault. The studio has shipped 47 live apps and gifted 11 companies, so the objections come from building and shipping, not from theory. If nothing survives, you saved a year. If something survives, you now know exactly which part to build first.

The 60-second version

We will argue against your idea properly. What survives is worth building.

We build it for you: we argue against it properly, then tell you what survives.

Your price, our build. ceoism.com/studio.

What you receive

A written case against your idea: demand, distribution, moat, cost
The strongest surviving version of the idea, articulated
The riskiest assumption named, with the cheapest way to test it
Comparable products and what their existence means for you
A recommendation: build, reshape, or walk away, stated plainly

How it works

1
Tell us what you need
One email. Describe the thing in your own words, plain language is perfect, and say the number that feels fair to you.
2
We build, you watch it become real
We reply honestly with what your number gets, then we build. You see the live thing take shape, not a slide about it.
3
You name the price
The price you set is the price. When it ships, it is live on a real domain and it is yours: code, keys, everything.

Honest questions

What if you tear the idea apart and I disagree?: Good, argue back. The document is a position, not a verdict, and your pushback often reveals the survivable core. You keep the final call; we just make sure it is an informed one.
Will you steal the idea?: No. Everything you share stays confidential, and our pipeline is already overfull with our own concepts. The whole service depends on founders trusting us with unbuilt ideas.
Is this just a chat, or real work?: Real work. You get a written stress-test you can reread, share with cofounders, and act on. The conversation happens after the document, so the arguing has substance.

Name your price on this.

Tell us what you need and the number that feels fair. We answer honestly with what that number gets.

Name your price nameyourprice.ceoism.com

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