~8 min · 25 Archetypes · Free Results

Find Your Role in the Hype Cycle

Every technology wave — crypto, AI, whatever comes next — has 25 distinct ways to win. Most people pick the wrong one. This assessment shows you which archetype fits your skills, capacity, and risk tolerance.

Grounded in The Hype Cycle Playbook by Dr. Bastian Brand, Ph.D. — ecosystem framework based on industry practice and academic research. More on the framework → · More on the assessment methodology →

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~8 minutes · No account required · Free top-5 results

How It Works

01

Answer the Questions

Three sections covering your capacity, behavioral tendencies, and past experience (up to 78 in the full version). Questions are randomized to prevent anchoring.

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Top-5 Archetypes

A weighted scoring engine maps your answers to 25 archetypes across six categories. See your personal fit profile instantly.

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Optional Deep Report

Upgrade for €14 (limited launch price) to get a detailed report with your 12-week action plan, failure modes to avoid, and synergy combinations.

Free vs. Detailed Report

The free assessment gives you your profile. The report tells you what to do with it.

Feature
Free
Report — €14 (launch price)
Top-5 Archetype Profile
Score percentages
Capacity constraint flags
Narrow-gap alerts
Archetype descriptions
Deep-dive per archetype
Failure modes analysis
12-Week Action Plan
Synergy combinations
Crypto + AI examples
Monetization guide

25 archetypes. One is yours.

Every hype cycle — from the Bitcoin boom to the Ethereum ecosystem to the current AI wave — creates the same set of roles: builders, educators, capital allocators, regulators, connectors, and traders. The names change, the archetypes don't.

The Hype Cycle Playbook maps these 25 archetypes across six categories. The assessment doesn't ask which role sounds good — it measures which one you're actually suited for, based on your pain tolerance, energy profile, skills, and capacity constraints.