The next useful founder step: your preparation checklist.
Use evidence to decide what deserves your next commitment. Connect the customer problem with the activity, setup tasks and cash needed to deliver the offer.
Use this list to prepare a founder action list tied to evidence, cash and the next decision. Mark the tasks you have reviewed and identify who owns the next action. Completion of a checklist does not establish authority approval or eligibility.
Write what the first customer buys
What does the first customer buy? Record what is known and what still depends on another person or an authority.
List evidence for the customer problem
Which assumption can you test before committing cash? Record what is known and what still depends on another person or an authority.
Identify permission-dependent activities
What must be confirmed before trading or hiring? Record what is known and what still depends on another person or an authority.
Map founder roles and ownership questions
What does the first customer buy? Record what is known and what still depends on another person or an authority.
Budget setup commitments and working cash
Which assumption can you test before committing cash? Keep the evidence, decision and responsible person together so the next handover does not restart the same discussion.
Prepare banking and payment questions
What must be confirmed before trading or hiring? Keep the evidence, decision and responsible person together so the next handover does not restart the same discussion.
Decide which hires and premises are needed now
What does the first customer buy? Keep the evidence, decision and responsible person together so the next handover does not restart the same discussion.
Choose the next evidence-based commitment
Which assumption can you test before committing cash? Keep the evidence, decision and responsible person together so the next handover does not restart the same discussion.