Idea Rating System

I was reticent to place a grading system to these ideas. Mostly because I thought it wasn’t fair to the idea but I thought if I explained the criteria that was included in the grading system then I wouldn’t be sounding too judgey or critical of the idea itself which would scare any other ideas off in the future who would want to come around. No one likes to feel judged am I right? Some of this criteria would consider:

-Ease of enaction: How easy is this idea to put into place? How much money is it going to be required to get this thing off the ground. What are the regulations surrounding this type of idea? What kind of resources are involved?

-Scalability: Is there room to grow? What is the ceiling for this idea? Does this idea only work in certain locations, cities, countries? What is the level of involvement needed? Is it passive or an active business model?

-Financial Gain: Is this truly a profitable idea? When will this be profitable after the initial investment? What are the margins? What are the financial risks?

-Audience: Who is benefitting from this idea and how large is this audience? Generally speaking the best ideas benefit the most people. What population is this idea benefitting? Also it’s not always about making money off of people. I believe the best ideas are the ones that can ease the largest burden for greatest amount of people.

Feel free also to enact your own values and grading scales to these ideas. These tend to be abstract things that will invoke a different response from person to person.

I was also reticent to be force to choose the grading scale itself. Stars, thumbs, numbers, letter grades, emoji’s all have there fun and merit. I think a five star system will be the most recognizable and easiest to use and refence. Yeah, let’s go with that.