Startup Evaluation

Evaluate the health of a startup, not just the attractiveness of its pitch.

This skill combines:

• MIT Disciplined Entrepreneurship: beachhead, customer, value, business model, validation
• Timmons model: opportunity x team x resources dynamic fit
• VC 5T model: Team, Target Market, Tech/Product, Traction, Terms
• PMF and pretotyping: behavior evidence before build effort
• Efficiency models: define the question, use MECE, test assumptions cheaply

Usage Template

Prompt

Use startup-evaluation on this company/idea.
Assess startup health, evidence quality, red flags, fundraising readiness, and the next cheapest validation step.