Run an honest go/no-go audit across metrics, story, team, and legal hygiene before you start the raise.
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name: fundraise-readiness-audit
description: Use before a founder starts pitching to check they are actually ready. Triggers on "am I ready to raise", "what do I need before fundraising", "will I pass diligence", "fundraise checklist", "what are investors going to find". Surfaces the gaps that kill rounds before the first meeting.
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# Fundraise Readiness Audit
A raise that starts before the company is ready burns the best investors first —
and you only get one first meeting with each. This skill runs the audit a sharp
investor will run, so you find the holes before they do.
## When to use this skill
Run it after [[fundraising-stage-selector]] sets the envelope and before any
outreach. Re-run it the week before you go live to confirm nothing regressed.
## The four readiness gates
Score each gate red / yellow / green. Any red means delay, not push.
### 1. Metrics
- Can you state your one hero metric with a denominator, and is it improving?
- Are growth, retention/NRR, burn, runway, and CAC/payback current and
reconciled to the bank?
- Is there a cohort or retention curve that survives a skeptic? Weak retention… install to load the full skillSign in to rate and review this skill.
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