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Synthesize journey into PMF investor memo

ent-pmf-memoskillsetup L11
kalyvask/entrepreneurship-lessons
What it does

Synthesize founder journey into capstone PMF memo

Best for

When you need a single shareable document that honestly answers 'where are you on PMF?' for investors or early hires.

Inputs
  • · venture stage work, discovery notes, metrics (if in-market), Stage 06 rubric scores
Outputs
  • · 8-section PMF memo (insight, hypothesis, desperation, validation, metrics, surprise, decision, risks)
Preconditions

Founder has completed stage work up to Stage 06; metrics available if in-market

Failure modes
  • · Memo overclaims PMF without Sean Ellis ≥40% or retention flattening
  • · Skips the surprise section (no deep analysis of over-performing slice)
  • · Suppresses known risks in pre-mortem
Trust signals
  • · Enforces rubric scoring before verdict sign-off
  • · Flags unsupported claims as 'hypothesis, untested'
  • · Routes to /ent-thesis for cross-venture learning synthesis