pm-founders

Explain a cap table, dilution, SAFEs, option pools, and round mechanics in plain English with the actual math. Use when asked to explain dilution, model a SAFE or priced round, size an option pool, understand a term sheet's economics, or figure out who owns what after a raise. Produces a worked ownership breakdown before/after the round, the dilution math step by step, and the traps founders miss. Not legal or financial advice.

Articulate founder-market fit — the why-you and why-now story investors and accelerators (YC-style) probe hardest. Use when asked to write the founder story, answer 'why are you the right team', draft YC / accelerator application answers, or explain founder-market fit. Produces a sharp narrative connecting the founder's unfair insight and earned secrets to this specific opportunity — concrete, not a humble-brag.

Pressure-test a fundraise by anticipating the hard investor questions and arming the founder with crisp answers. Use when asked to prep for investor Q&A, anticipate due-diligence questions, handle pushback on a raise, or build a fundraising FAQ. Produces the toughest questions an investor will ask — grouped by theme — each with the strongest honest answer and the trap to avoid.

Write a cold or warm-intro email to an investor that actually gets a reply — short, specific, traction-forward, with a clear ask. Use when asked to email an investor, write a fundraising outreach, request a warm intro, or craft a forwardable blurb. Produces a tight cold email, a forwardable intro blurb a mutual contact can paste, and the follow-up — all skimmable on a phone.

Turn burn and cash into a clear runway picture and a raise decision — months left, default-alive vs default-dead, and what to cut or change. Use when asked to calculate runway, model burn rate, decide when to raise, figure out if the company is default-alive, or plan a scenario with hiring/cuts. Produces the runway math, a default-alive verdict, and dated trigger points for raising or acting. Not financial advice.

Pressure-test a startup idea the way a sharp investor or co-founder would — problem, market, wedge, moat, why-now, and the fastest cheap way to test it. Use when asked to validate a startup idea, evaluate a business idea, stress-test a concept, or decide whether something is worth building. Produces an honest assessment with the strongest case, the killer risks, and the next experiment to run — not cheerleading.