The 12-Question Mastermind Evaluation Checklist
Twelve questions to ask any operator before you wire the check — with why each one matters, what a good answer sounds like, and a Pass / Flag / Fail scorecard. Any Fail, or a defensive operator? You're looking at a marketing funnel, not a mastermind. Walk.
The 12-Question Mastermind Evaluation Checklist
Most masterminds fail these questions. That's not cynicism — it's the reason this sheet exists. Twelve questions covering the operator's track record, alumni you can actually call, case studies with numbers, delivery cadence, the median 10 members (not the top 3), the membership cap, pricing trajectory, the team, exit criteria, the refund policy, and the question that flushes out more pretenders than the other eleven combined: "Which room are YOU in right now?"
Print it, bring it to the sales call, and score every answer Pass, Flag, or Fail. A confident operator will enjoy answering all twelve. A defensive one just answered them all at once.
The fastest way through it: treat it like madlibs. Open optimustranscriber.com, hit record, and read the sheet out loud — saying your real answer wherever there's a blank. Paste the transcript into your agent and it builds from what you said. You talk at 200 words a minute and type at 60 — this is the difference between "I'll do it later" and done before your coffee's cold.