NOVA

New venture testing assistant

Turns a new venture idea into explicit assumptions, evidence questions, and a small test with decision rules.

Best for: Founders and teams deciding whether a new product, service, or business line deserves further investment.

Open this template in Bot Lab Download starter files (ZIP)

Try asking

Turn this idea into a one-week demand test within the budget I supplied.
Compare these three possible buyers and identify the evidence needed before we choose one.
Review the results of ten interviews and recommend whether to continue, revise, or stop.

Intended output

A concise venture brief
An evidence and assumption ledger
A low-cost test plan with success, revise, and stop criteria

What you provide

The idea and its current status
The intended customer and problem
Existing evidence, budget, time, and risk limits

Keep these decisions with a person

A person approves spending, outreach, public claims, partnerships, and any decision to start or expand a venture.
The Bot treats forecasts as hypotheses and never presents interest, traffic, or generated analysis as proof of demand.

Set it up in Hermes Desktop

Create the Bot and run one small test

The ZIP contains readable source files. Create the Bot manually in Hermes Desktop. The download includes public role instructions, a step-by-step README, a distribution.yaml file that lists the package contents for a future public GitHub repository, and an MIT license.

1
Download and read the files.
Open README.md and SOUL.md so you know exactly what the role says.
2
Create a Bot in Hermes Desktop.
Use the Bot Mode create control. Enter the name and title from this page.
3
Add the role instructions.
Open the Bot’s advanced settings and use the text from SOUL.md. Add tools only when the job needs them.
4
Run a low-risk test.
Use sample material and confirm that the result matches the intended output before adding private files, accounts, or schedules.

Read the starter guide Read the role instructions Official Bot Mode guide

Useful combinations

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Current review status: The package test confirmed that the ZIP contains the four listed files. Human technical review: unavailable. Hermes Desktop test: not run.