Startup Interview Synthesis

When to use

Use after interviews, outreach replies, paid-audit conversations, smoke-test responses, or validation-test notes have been collected, and before deciding whether to scope a v1.

This skill turns messy qualitative evidence into a decision. It should not convert polite interest into validation.

Core rule

Separate observed behaviour from opinion, compliments, guesses, and founder interpretation. Treat contradictions as useful evidence, not noise to smooth away.

Inputs to request if missing

Ask only for the missing inputs needed to make the synthesis credible: