Simulators & tools · 3 min read
The Business Models explorer: fit quiz and side-by-side compare
170+ models explained without hype: how the fit assessment picks matches for you, and how the compare shortlist lines models up side by side.
What the explorer is
The Business Models section breaks down 170+ models across eight categories: how each one creates revenue, builds assets, uses technology, and scales. Browse by category tile or themed row, and narrow everything at once with the capital-budget and risk filters.
It's educational only: no model here promises income or easy results, and the write-ups say what makes each model hard, not just what makes it attractive.
The fit assessment
The fit quiz asks twelve quick questions: what you're building, capital range, risk comfort, hours per week, whether you want recurring revenue, what you want to avoid, and so on. It needs an account, because it saves your answers.
Finishing shows your top three matches, each with a fit score, the main reason it fits, and what makes it hard. The scores compare your answers against each model's typical profile: a starting lens, not a verdict, and never a promise. Afterward the Business Models home gains a "Recommended for You" row that stays personalized until you retake the assessment.
Comparing models side by side
Every model card has a Compare button. Add two to four models and a tray appears at the bottom of the page. Open it to see them lined up in one table: startup capital, time to first customer, difficulty, risk, scalability, stability, recurring revenue, platform-algorithm exposure, competition, whether it can start part-time, and more, twenty attributes in all. Helpful or worrying values are tinted so the trade-offs jump out.
Who sees what
Reading model write-ups and building a shortlist is open to everyone. A free account opens the comparison table in full, every attribute, and the rest of each model's tabs with it.