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Claude Business Evaluator

A systematic framework for evaluating business ideas and existing business performance using structured scoring methodologies and multi-persona council deliberation.

What This Does

Two evaluation modes for two scenarios:

Scenario	Framework	Question Answered
New business idea	ICEC (Impact, Confidence, Ease, Contextual Suitability)	Should I pursue this?
Existing business	PRGX (Performance, Resilience, Growth, Contextual Fit)	How is this doing and what should I change?

Both can be run as a single evaluator (fast triage) or via a 6-persona council deliberation (deep, multi-perspective analysis with blind ranking).

The Council Method

Inspired by the LLM Council pattern, each evaluation can be run through six distinct analytical personas:

Persona	Focus
The Operator	Execution, operations, day-to-day reality
The Financier	Numbers, unit economics, returns
The Skeptic	Risks, failure modes, uncomfortable truths
The Visionary	Upside potential, adjacent opportunities
The Customer Advocate	Buyer perspective, real demand
The Strategist	Positioning, timing, competitive dynamics

The council runs in three stages:

Independent assessment -- each persona evaluates separately
Blind ranking -- assessments are anonymized, each persona ranks all six on merit
Chairman synthesis -- final scores informed by all perspectives and peer rankings

Repository Structure

├── input/
│   ├── user-context.md          # Your personal context (CRITICAL)
│   ├── ideas/
│   │   ├── to-process/          # New ideas to evaluate
│   │   └── processed/           # Already evaluated
│   └── businesses/
│       ├── to-process/          # Existing businesses to evaluate
│       └── processed/           # Already evaluated
├── output/
│   ├── analysis/                # Individual evaluation JSONs
│   ├── council-deliberations/   # Full council records
│   └── exports/                 # CSV and markdown exports
├── data/
│   └── rankings.json            # Central rankings database
├── reference/
│   ├── scorecard.md             # ICEC methodology
│   ├── business-performance-scorecard.md  # PRGX methodology
│   ├── council-deliberation.md  # Council method documentation
│   ├── comprehensive-analysis-dimensions.md
│   └── global-score-calculation.md
├── schemas/
│   ├── analysis.schema.json     # Idea analysis schema
│   ├── business-analysis.schema.json  # Business analysis schema
│   └── rankings.schema.json     # Rankings database schema
└── .claude/
    ├── agents/
    │   ├── business-idea-evaluator.md   # Single evaluator for ideas
    │   ├── business-performance-evaluator.md  # Single evaluator for businesses
    │   ├── council-evaluator.md         # 6-persona council
    │   └── export-generator.md          # Export agent
    └── commands/
        ├── evaluate-ideas.md
        ├── evaluate-businesses.md
        ├── council-evaluate.md
        ├── create-idea-template.md
        ├── create-business-template.md
        ├── view-rankings.md
        ├── compare-ideas.md
        ├── export-csv.md
        ├── export-markdown.md
        └── export-report.md

Quick Start

1. Set Up Your Context

Edit input/user-context.md with your background, skills, financial situation, goals, and constraints. This is critical -- both ICEC and PRGX use it for contextual scoring.

2. Evaluate a New Idea

# Create a template
/create-idea-template

# Fill it in, then evaluate
/evaluate-ideas          # Single evaluator (fast)
/council-evaluate        # Council deliberation (thorough)

3. Evaluate an Existing Business

# Create a business profile template
/create-business-template

# Fill it in, then evaluate
/evaluate-businesses     # Single evaluator (fast)
/council-evaluate        # Council deliberation (thorough)

4. Review Results

/view-rankings           # See all evaluations ranked
/compare-ideas           # Side-by-side comparison
/export-report           # Full markdown report

ICEC Framework (New Ideas)

Impact (I): Potential upside if the idea succeeds (1-10)
Confidence (C): Certainty it addresses a real problem (1-10)
Ease (E): Implementation difficulty (1-10)
Contextual Suitability (X): Fit with your life circumstances (1-10)

Score: (I + C + E + X) / 4

Range	Classification	Action
8.0-10.0	Strong candidate	Pursue
6.5-7.9	Worth exploring	Validate further
5.0-6.4	Low priority	Deprioritize
< 5.0	Do not pursue	Pass

PRGX Framework (Existing Businesses)

Performance (P): Current execution quality (1-10)
Resilience (R): Ability to withstand shocks (1-10)
Growth (G): Realistic growth potential (1-10)
Contextual Fit (X): Continued alignment with owner's life (1-10)

Score: (P + R + G + X) / 4

Range	Classification	Action
8.0-10.0	Double down	Invest more
6.5-7.9	Optimize	Fix weak areas
5.0-6.4	Restructure	Strategic intervention needed
< 5.0	Exit	Sell or wind down

When to Use Council vs Single Evaluator

Use Single Evaluator	Use Council
Quick triage of many ideas	High-stakes decision
Initial screening	Borderline scores
Well-understood market	Complex, multi-dimensional problem
Low-risk assessment	Wanting a second opinion

Requirements

Claude Code CLI
Internet access for market research during evaluation

License

MIT License

Credits

Created by Daniel Rosehill

Built with Claude Code

ICEC extends the ICE prioritization framework. Council method inspired by karpathy/llm-council.

Ready to start? Edit input/user-context.md, then run /create-idea-template or /create-business-template to begin your first evaluation.

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