Colin C. Campbell is a serial entrepreneur and award-winning bestselling author of "Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.," the most awarded entrepreneurship book in history, with 30+ global honors. He has co-founded ventures including Startup Club, Tucows, Hostopia, Club Domains, GeeksforLess and Paw.com.
Here are the five key indicators that your idea, timing, team and plan are aligned for success, based on decades of real-world entrepreneurial experience.