founderskills-test

Reviews startup financial models for investor readiness — validates unit economics, stress-tests runway scenarios, and benchmarks metrics against stage-appropriate targets. Accepts Excel, CSV, or text.

Use for any cap-table number, mechanic, or date before a founder signs — even one SAFE/note/warrant described in chat, a quick 'is this dilution reasonable?' gut-check, or a single QSBS / Israeli §102 eligibility question. Reliable, source-cited deterministic math (YC, NVCA, Cooley GO) for SAFE/note conversion and the post-money 'company capitalization' denominator, priced-round dilution, anti-dilution (BBWA / narrow-based / full-ratchet), option pools, warrants, MFN chains, dual-class voting, and Israeli ↔ Delaware flips. NOT for waterfall modeling, cumulative dividends, RSUs, 83(b), 409A, SPAC, warrant repricing, or pure term-glossary definitions — see scope notes.

Maps a startup's competitive landscape, scores moat strength across 6+ dimensions, and generates an investor-ready competition narrative with positioning map.

Scores and strengthens startup pitch decks (pre-seed through Series A) against 35 investor-grade criteria grounded in Sequoia, DocSend, YC, a16z, and Carta data.

Simulates a realistic VC Investment Committee with three partner archetypes debating a startup's merits, concerns, and deal terms, scored across 28 dimensions.

Builds credible TAM/SAM/SOM analysis with external validation and sensitivity testing for startup fundraising. Supports top-down, bottom-up, or dual-methodology approaches.