The Five Minute Business Idea Tester

Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

David Ralph of Join Up Dots

Interview, Motivation, Online, Businessinterview, Education, Businesscoaching, Entrepreneur, Lifestyle, Income, Business

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The Five Minute Business Idea Tester In this episode of Join Up Dots, David Ralph dives into the question every aspiring entrepreneur faces — how do you know if your idea is actually worth pursuing? Inspired by a listener's email, David unpacks the 5-Minute Idea Test, a simple but powerful way to validate any business idea before wasting months of effort or money. Through real-life examples and down-to-earth advice, he shows how to quickly test demand, find your target audience, and spot red flags early. If you've ever been stuck wondering whether your idea has legs, this episode gives you the clarity and confidence to take your next step wisely. Share your biggest takeaways from this episode using #JoinUpDots and #SideHustleSmart, and tag a friend who's sitting on an idea they need to test today! Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review. Your feedback helps us reach more people and continue bringing you valuable content. See you in the next episode!

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0:00.0	Life shouldn't be hard. Life should be a fun-filled adventure every day.
0:05.0	So now start joining up dots.
0:07.0	Tap into your talents, your skills, your God-given gifts, and tell your boss, you don't deserve me.
0:14.0	I'm outta here.
0:16.0	It's time for you to smash that alarm clock.
0:20.0	And start getting the dream business and life you will of course
0:24.5	are dreaming of let's join your host david ralph from the back of his garden in the uk
0:30.7	or wherever he might be today with another jammed pack episode of the number one hit podcast, Join Up Dot. Yeah, good morning to you. Good morning to you.
0:42.9	Good morning to you. You're right. You okay? Out there, wherever you are across the globe.
0:49.6	We've had an email. We've had an email in this morning and it's a really good question.
0:53.6	And it's about how do you test an idea quickly this morning and it's a really good question and it's about
0:54.2	how do you test an idea quickly so you don't waste a lot of time. And the email is from Tom Bennett.
1:01.8	And he says, I've been listening to Join Up Docs for about three months now and I've realized
1:06.9	how much time I spend daydreaming instead of doing. You've got a way of making everything
1:10.8	sound doable, which I love. I've had this idea for a little side hustle for ages, but I've never
1:15.8	been sure whether it's worth pursuing or not. It's basically an online platform that helps people
1:20.2	find local dog walking groups, sort of like a meetup site, but specifically for dog owners who
1:25.6	want to socialise while exercising their pets.
1:28.9	I think it's a fun idea, but I'm terrified of wasting time or money, building it only to
1:32.9	realise no one's interested. So, cheers. Tom from Tom Bennett from Bath. Now, it's a good question.
1:43.0	It's a really good question because you've got this idea, a platform that connects dog
1:48.6	owners for social walks, and you're wondering, is this worth my time?
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