Surface founder blindspots and worst-case plans

Surface founder blindspots and force worst-case operational planning

YC-bound or venture-backed founders needing a personal health check-in and worst-case contingency plan before board meetings or fundraising.

• · Founder's honest hours worked, sleep, and time off patterns
• · Personal cash runway and burn rate
• · Company cash and monthly burn
• · Worst-case scenarios (company and personal)
• · Post-shutdown income plan (if needed)

• · 12-question self-assessment document (founder-check-YYYY-MM.md)
• · Worst-case-runway worksheet with cost-cut tiers and break-even triggers
• · YC application prep grid (if actively applying)
• · Personal and company health assessment with suppression flags

• · Founder willing to answer 12 personal/operational questions in writing
• · Access to personal cash, company cash, and burn rate data
• · Honest engagement without suppression of difficult signals

• · Suppression detection is heuristic-based — may miss denial patterns
• · YC prep section incomplete in excerpt
• · No follow-up mechanism if founder refuses to answer honestly
• · Confidential tier — requires secure storage and access control

• · 12-question framework covers sleep, hours, personal cash, company runway, worst-case planning
• · Cost-cut tier progression documented (Tier 1-4 with specific examples)
• · YC application question prep grid mentioned
• · Suppression flagging for answers like 'I'm fine' without specificity