My Mold Detective 1-Room Mold Test Kit (Air & Surface)

* If I had this idea here's how I'd approach to validating it.

  Solve the problem for yourself

Google and you'll find that there is [mold inspection], [lead inspection], water tests, and both professional and direct-to-consumer versions of the above.

I would get a professional mold inspector, and compare the results to direct-to-consumer lab tests like http://www.amazon.com/MyMoldDetective-MMD100-Mold-Test-Kit/d...

Same for other tests.

I'd expect this to take maybe 20 hours of billable time doing research and logistics, $2-3k for inspections and tests, and 1 month of calendar time.

  Research the market

Look at keyword search volumes. For example, using free version of https://www.semrush.com/ we get

  Keyword Volume
  mold inspection       4,400
  mold test kit	        8,100
  lead inspection         260
  lead paint test kit	1,900

Figure 4 billable hours doing that

* If I were considering investing into such company the questions I'd ask myself would be:

  * would this area be a passion for the founders
  * is this a good market
  * can the founders execute on this idea

Based on the info presented and my priors my answers would be:

  * No
  * Yes
  * No

So what I would say would be:

"This is a good idea and the market. I think it's a little to early for you to raise money. Consider solving the problem for yourself and better understanding existing solutions. I'd love to chat again once you are further ahead."