DILIGENCE
Diligence that holds up before you build.
Evidence standards, falsifiers, and the checks that separate a defensible bet from a confident guess.
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DILIGENCE
The startup due diligence checklist founders actually need.
Due diligence is not just for investors. Founders who run structured diligence on their own ideas before building find problems early, when they are still cheap to fix. This checklist covers the five dimensions that matter most.
15 May 20269 min read
DILIGENCE
What a kill criterion actually is, and why most founders skip it.
A kill criterion is not a risk. It is a specific, testable condition that, if true, means the idea cannot work as described. Most decks never name one.
14 May 20266 min read