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7 Startup Planning Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 7 Startup Planning, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

True or false

1 point

A startup team has not yet tested whether a particular buyer will pay for its proposed solution. The belief that the buyer will pay should be labeled an assumption rather than evidence.

A
True
B
False

True or false

1 point

Completing a scheduled set of customer interviews, by itself, proves that a startup has reached a meaningful milestone.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

A startup is testing the assumption that customers want its proposed solution. Which category of assumption is it testing?

Written response

1 point

In the example hypothesis about clinic managers, how many independent managers are interviewed?

Fill in the blank

1 point

On a test card, the step that sets a threshold for proceeding, revising the idea, or stopping is the .

Fill in the blank

1 point

A startup should use a simple financial forecast with explicit rather than present uncertain estimates as facts.

Choose one

1 point

A startup is planning its discovery stage. Which proposed milestone best describes an outcome that can guide a decision about what to do next?

A
Complete a fixed number of interviews, regardless of what the team learns.
B
Identify which customer segment has a sufficiently important problem and document the alternatives it uses.
C
Publish a list of every business operating in the target market.
D
Set a launch date before examining customer needs.

Choose one

1 point

A startup wants stronger evidence that customers are interested in its proposed offer. Which result provides the strongest evidence among these choices?

A
Customers say the idea sounds appealing during a conversation.
B
The team completes its planned marketing copy.
C
A customer pays for a limited pilot of the proposed offer.
D
A competitor's website describes a related product.

Choose all

1 point

Select all criteria that indicate an assumption should generally receive high priority for testing.

A
An assumption whose failure could seriously undermine the plan.
B
An assumption that is important but has little supporting evidence.
C
A minor assumption that is already strongly supported.
D
Any assumption, regardless of its importance or supporting evidence.

Choose all

1 point

A team is preparing a test card for an important customer assumption. Select all four elements that make the planned test actionable.

A
A specific, measurable claim about a customer, problem, solution, price, or channel.
B
A low-cost experiment that can produce relevant evidence.
C
A measure of what behavior or result will count as evidence, decided in advance.
D
A pre-set threshold for proceeding, revising the idea, or stopping.

Choose one

1 point

A startup is preparing a plan to seek funding. Which approach best connects the funding request to the plan?

A
Request an amount without stating what it will pay for.
B
Connect the amount requested to specific milestones and uses.
C
Treat forecast revenue as certain so the funding need appears lower.
D
Exclude expected expenses from the plan.

Open ended

1 point

A startup is considering a service to reduce missed appointments at clinics. Describe a test card for the assumption that clinic managers see missed appointments as a costly recurring problem. Include a measurable hypothesis, a low-cost test, what the team will measure, and how a threshold will guide the decision.

Choose one

1 point

A team has gathered information about several competing products. What should it use that analysis to clarify in its startup plan?

A
Produce the longest possible list of competitors.
B
Clarify which alternatives customers use and what evidence supports the startup's proposed advantage.
C
Prove that no other business serves any part of the market.
D
Replace customer research with a description of competing businesses.

Choose one

1 point

A startup observes customers buying a competitor’s product, then predicts those customers will pay for its own proposed solution. Which classification best distinguishes the two statements?

A
Both statements are evidence because they concern customers.
B
The purchasing behavior is evidence, while the prediction about willingness to pay is an assumption.
C
The purchasing behavior is an assumption, while the prediction about willingness to pay is evidence.
D
Both statements are assumptions until the startup launches.

Choose one

1 point

A startup has limited time for experiments. Which assumptions should it prioritize testing first?

A
Test assumptions that are already well supported, even if they have little effect on the plan.
B
Test every assumption at once so that none is overlooked.
C
Test assumptions that are important to the plan but have little supporting evidence.
D
Test assumptions only after the startup has committed substantial resources.

Choose one

1 point

A team wants to test whether potential customers are interested in its offer. Which measure is the strongest pre-defined indicator of customer interest?

A
Record whether interviewees say the idea sounds interesting.
B
Count how many target customers take a specified action, such as signing up for a pilot.
C
Ask the team whether it feels confident about the idea after the experiment.
D
Use the number of experiment tasks completed as proof that customers want the solution.

Choose one

1 point

Which proposed milestone best describes an outcome that can guide a startup decision, rather than an activity or deadline?

A
Schedule and complete ten customer interviews.
B
Send a weekly update describing the team’s completed tasks.
C
Identify which customer segment has a recurring urgent problem, using interview findings to decide whom to prioritize.
D
Assign a deadline for drafting the next version of the plan.

True or false

1 point

A team has completed its planned interviews. That fact alone proves it has reached a meaningful customer-discovery milestone.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

A test hypothesis says at least 5 of 20 independent clinic managers will describe missed appointments as a costly recurring problem. What percentage of the 20 managers does the threshold of 5 represent? Give the value in percentage points, rounded to the nearest whole point.

Written response

1 point

A startup is testing whether expected revenue can support the costs of delivering its solution. Which one of the three planning categories—desirability, feasibility, or viability—does this test address?