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10 PHASES. 55 STEPS.
ZERO GUESSWORK.
Every phase unlocks the next. Complete them in order or jump to where you are — your progress is tracked automatically.
VALIDATE
Prove your idea before spending a dollar. Talk to customers, run demand tests, define your niche.
FORM
Register your entity, get your EIN, open your bank account, set up payroll.
FINANCE
Get funded, set up bookkeeping, and build the financial systems to stay solvent.
BUILD
Create your MVP — product, service, or storefront. Ship the minimum that earns the first dollar.
BRAND
Name, logo, website, social presence. Build the identity that earns trust on first contact.
PROTECT
Business insurance, contracts, IP, and compliance. Cover the bases that sink unprepared founders.
LOCATE
Find your space — storefront, virtual office, or home-based setup. Set up your address and ops stack.
PRICE
Set pricing that covers costs and signals value. Model your unit economics from day one.
SELL
Build your sales system — CRM, pipeline, outreach, and your first repeatable acquisition channel.
OPERATE
Set up team, tools, SOPs, and reporting. Run like a real business from the first week.
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Each step tells you exactly what to do, why it matters, and which tool to use.
Track your progress
Visual progress across all 10 phases. See exactly where you are and what comes next.
Tools for each step
Each step suggests tools to look at, with notes on cost and fit. Some are affiliate links, and we say so.
200+ launch guides
Deep-dive articles for every phase, every question, every edge case you'll face.
HOW FOUNDERS USE LAUNCHADVISOR
Illustrative examples written by the LaunchAdvisor team. They aren't customer reviews, and they don't describe real people.
Example
An e-commerce founder
Works through the Form and Finance phases one step at a time and reads the linked guides before opening a business bank account.
Example
A consultant going independent
Uses the recommended tools on each checklist step to shortlist bookkeeping and invoicing software, then checks pricing with each provider.
Example
A founder starting a second business
Keeps the Protect phase open for insurance, contracts and compliance, asks the AI Advisor questions along the way, and confirms the answers with an accountant.
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