Pressure-test the model before you build
Your whole model on one canvas, with the riskiest assumptions tested first, so you prove it before you spend.
Building before validating burns the runway
The point of pre-seed is to test the model cheaply, not to build on faith.
A business plan nobody tests
A long plan feels like progress but tests nothing.
Testing the wrong assumption
Validating easy assumptions while the deadly one goes unchecked.
A yes-man AI
A chatbot that flatters your idea tells you nothing useful.
How Founder validates the model
The whole model on one canvas, the riskiest assumptions tested first, audited honestly.
Draft the lean canvas
Turn your problem research into a nine-box lean canvas.
Rank the risks
List the assumptions that could kill the venture, ranked by danger.
Design cheap tests
Design the cheapest experiment and success metric for each.
Run an AI stage-gate audit
Get an honest audit of gaps and contradictions before you move on.
Everything in this workspace
- A lean canvas drafted from your research
- Riskiest-assumption tests with experiments and metrics
- An AI stage-gate audit for gaps and contradictions
- A research partner that drops answers into your canvas
- A shared venture room for co-founders and investors
Prove it before you build it
Put the model on a canvas and test the riskiest assumption first.