test
HOW TO USE THIS
Eight categories. Score each 1–5.
01
For each of the eight categories below, read the five score descriptions and pick the one that most honestly reflects where you are today. Don’t aspire — describe.
02
If you’re between two scores, pick the lower one. Investors will read the gap, not the aspiration.
03
When you finish, the running total updates live. Your total falls between 8 and 40.
04
The interpretation at the end translates that total into what it means and where to look first. Categories you scored lowest are usually the highest-leverage places to spend the next 30 days.
The interpretation at the end translates that total into what it means and where to look first. Categories you scored lowest are usually the highest-leverage places to spend the next 30 days.
CATEGORY
01
Legal
Entity structure, option plan adoption, employee and advisor agreements, 83(b) elections, FINCEN BOI, IP assignment.
1
MAJOR GAPS
2
PATCHY
3
FUNCTIONAL
4
INVESTOR-READABLE
5
DILIGENCE-READY
CATEGORY
02
Legal
Accuracy of current ownership, ability to model forward, option pool sufficiency, treatment of convertible instruments. Score for Cap Table
1
MAJOR GAPS
2
PATCHY
3
FUNCTIONAL
4
INVESTOR-READABLE
5
DILIGENCE-READY
CATEGORY
03
Legal
Coverage across the 15 finance and back-office functions: bookkeeping, controller, payroll, AR/AP, forecasting, investor relations, treasury, CPA, legal, benefits, billing. Score for Team
1
MAJOR GAPS
2
PATCHY
3
FUNCTIONAL
4
INVESTOR-READABLE
5
DILIGENCE-READY
CATEGORY
04
Legal
Stack across 11 categories: accounting, expenses, payroll, benefits, banking, HRIS, FP&A, cap table, billing, AP, CRM.
1
MAJOR GAPS
2
PATCHY
3
FUNCTIONAL
4
INVESTOR-READABLE
5
DILIGENCE-READY
CATEGORY
05
Treasury & Banking
Yield on cash, 2FA on accounts, dual approval on wires, ACH whitelist, credit card program.
1
MAJOR GAPS
2
PATCHY
3
FUNCTIONAL
4
INVESTOR-READABLE
5
DILIGENCE-READY
“Without numerical fluency, in the part of life most of us inhabit, you are like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.”
CHARLIE MUNGER (BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY)
Series A Diligence Readiness
Series A Diligence Readiness
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