Q01
Message
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ICP Validation & Purchase-Readiness Survey
Validates ideal customer profile assumptions by mapping tool triggers, value drivers, and purchase signals across founder and operator segments. Designed for B2B startups refining go-to-market targeting.
Sample questions
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27 questions · ~12 min
Q02
Dropdown
Which stage best describes your venture today?
- Idea only
- Pre-revenue with prototype
- Early revenue (<$10k/month)
- Growing ($10k–$100k/month)
- Scaling (>$100k/month)
- Established, stable
- I'm not planning to start a business
Q03
Multiple Choice
Which types of tools are in your current stack? Select all that apply.
- Project/task management
- CRM or lead tracking
- Invoicing/accounting
- No-code/automation (e.g., Zapier, Make)
- Docs/knowledge base
- Scheduling or bookings
- E-commerce/checkout
- Analytics/dashboards
- Communication/chat
- None of the above
- Other (please specify)
Q04
Opinion Scale
How important is ease of use and learning curve when evaluating a new tool?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:Not at all importantMax:Extremely important
Q05
Dropdown
What monthly budget would you realistically allocate for a tool like this (USD)?
- $0 (free tier only)
- $1–$25
- $26–$50
- $51–$100
- $101–$250
- $251–$500
- $500+
- Not sure yet
Q06
AI Interview
We'd love to understand more about your experience evaluating and selecting business tools. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions based on your earlier responses.
Q07
Dropdown
Where is your business primarily based?
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Middle East
- North America
- Oceania
- Prefer not to say
Q08
Message
Thank you for completing this survey! Your responses will help us build a better product experience for founders and operators like you. We appreciate your time.
Q09
Dropdown
What is your role in selecting tools for your business?
- Founder/Owner
- Co-founder
- Operations or general manager
- Finance or back-office
- Team lead/individual contributor with influence
- I don't participate in tool selection
Q10
Multiple Choice
Which events typically trigger you to look for a new tool? Select all that apply.
- Launching a new product or service
- Hiring or team growth
- Process bottlenecks slow work
- Customer complaints or churn risk
- Manual work becomes unmanageable
- Needing integrations with other tools
- Compliance or security requirement
- A promotion or discount
- Recommendation from a peer
- Other (please specify)
Q11
Opinion Scale
How important is integration with your existing tools?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:Not at all importantMax:Extremely important
Q12
Dropdown
When do you expect to adopt or switch to a tool like this?
- Actively evaluating now
- Within 30 days
- 31–90 days
- 3–6 months
- More than 6 months
- Not planning to adopt
Q13
Long Text
Based on your responses throughout this survey, is there anything else you'd like to share about your tool needs or preferences?
Q14
Dropdown
What is your current team size (including yourself)?
- Just me (solo)
- 2–5
- 6–10
- 11–50
- 51–200
- 200+
- Prefer not to say
Q15
Multiple Choice
In the past 3 months, have you used any business management or productivity tools?
- Yes, within the last 3 months
- No, not in the last 3 months
Q16
Opinion Scale
How important is automation of repetitive tasks?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:Not at all importantMax:Extremely important
Q17
Multiple Choice
Which criteria would most influence your final choice? Select up to three.
- Reliability/uptime
- Ease of use
- Integrations with my stack
- Price/value
- Data portability/export
- Customer support
- Security/compliance
- Strong mobile app
- Other (please specify)
Q18
Dropdown
Which industry best describes your business?
- Software/Technology
- Professional services/Agency
- E-commerce
- Education
- Healthcare
- Finance/Fintech
- Manufacturing
- Media/Content
- Nonprofit/Public sector
- Other
Q19
Opinion Scale
How important is price and overall value for money?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:Not at all importantMax:Extremely important
Q20
Long Text
In one or two sentences, how would you know a new tool is working for you after 30 days?
Q21
Dropdown
How long have you been working on your current venture?
- Pre-launch
- Less than 1 year
- 1–2 years
- 3–5 years
- 6+ years
Q22
Opinion Scale
How important is customer support and documentation quality?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:Not at all importantMax:Extremely important
Q23
Dropdown
What is your age?
- Under 18
- 18–24
- 25–34
- 35–44
- 45–54
- 55–64
- 65+
- Prefer not to say
Q24
Opinion Scale
How important is mobile-first access?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:Not at all importantMax:Extremely important
Q25
Dropdown
What is your gender?
- Woman
- Man
- Non-binary
- Prefer not to say
Q26
Opinion Scale
How important are analytics and performance visibility?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:Not at all importantMax:Extremely important
Q27
Ranking
Please rank the following desired outcomes from most to least important to you.
- Time savings
- Fewer errors and rework
- Centralized information
- Automation of repetitive tasks
- Easy setup and learning curve
- Performance visibility
Drag to rank
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Includes founder/operator-specific segmentation (venture stage, role in tool selection, team size, industry) so ICP assumptions can be mapped, not just guessed at
- Captures concrete trigger events for tool adoption and ranks desired outcomes, giving structured purchase-signal data beyond simple satisfaction ratings
- Uses an AI follow-up interview to probe respondents' actual tool-evaluation experience in their own words, going deeper than static multiple-choice or opinion-scale questions alone
- Automated per-response quality scoring and an auto-generated report mean the ICP data is validated and summarized without manual cleanup
Jotform
Customer Interest Profile Form TemplateA ready-to-use static form for capturing basic customer interest and profile data, built on Jotform's drag-and-drop form builder. It's a general-purpose intake template rather than one designed around B2B ICP validation or purchase-readiness signals. Useful as a quick customization starting point, but it doesn't probe motivations or triggers in depth.
What it does well
- Easy drag-and-drop customization on a widely-used form platform
- Free to use and start from
- Broad library of integrations typical of Jotform's ecosystem
Where it falls short
- Static question set with no adaptive AI follow-up to probe deeper on trigger events or value drivers
- No automated quality scoring of open-text responses
- No voice AI interview option or transparent prompt methodology
Typeform
Free Customer Profile Form TemplateA conversational-style, one-question-at-a-time template for building a general customer profile, reflecting Typeform's signature UX. It's a fielding-ready form but is generic rather than tailored to B2B founder/operator segments or purchase-readiness mapping. Logic branching exists, but there's no genuine adaptive interviewing.
What it does well
- Polished, engaging conversational question flow
- Free template that's easy to embed and share
- Simple logic-jump customization
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI-driven follow-up questions — branching is rule-based, not conversational probing
- No automated scoring of response quality or auto-generated analysis report
- No voice AI interview mode or published reasoning behind question selection
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