Test Your Idea With Other People
You completed another step! You are on step 15 of your CEO journey.
Quick intro: every great CEO started exactly where you are — curious and willing to try.
Simple explanation
- • Test Your Idea With Other People is a skill you build with practice, not a talent you are born with.
- • Take one small action today instead of waiting for the perfect plan.
- • Write your ideas down — written ideas grow faster.
Real-world example
Maya, age 12, noticed classmates losing water bottles. She made name-tag clips, sold packs for $6.00 each, spent $40.00 on supplies, and used this exact step to grow her idea.
Vocabulary
- Entrepreneur: a person who solves problems by building something new.
- Customer: the person your idea helps.
- Profit: money left after you pay your costs.
Watch this lesson video
What Is Profit? Money Basics for Young Entrepreneurs
Two Cents · 6 min — Revenue minus costs equals profit — with real examples you can copy.
More MindHeart videosFun activity
Set a 5-minute timer and list as many ideas about “Test Your Idea With Other People” as you can. No idea is too silly!
Worksheet
Three-question quiz
CEO challenge
Explain what you learned about “Test Your Idea With Other People” to one person today, in 60 seconds or less.
Reflection
What is one thing from this lesson you will use this week?