Startup Memo

Startup Memo

Use this skill when the user wants to evaluate a startup, product idea, company, project, or investment-like opportunity.

This is a Praneet-specific hand-port enhancement. It adds founder and VC judgment to the existing planning stack while requiring responsible design and social-impact checks.

Workflow

1. Frame the opportunity:
   • company or idea
   • customer
   • painful problem
   • current alternative
   • why now
2. Assess founder and execution:
   • insight
   • speed
   • taste
   • distribution instinct
   • learning loop
   • scope discipline
3. Assess market and product:
   • market shape
   • wedge
   • urgency
   • activation moment
   • retention loop
   • pricing or business model
4. Assess evidence:
   • traction
   • customer proof
   • source confidence
   • open diligence questions
5. Add responsibility check:
   • who could be harmed or excluded
   • what data or trust is required
   • whether growth incentives could conflict with user agency
6. End with a clear recommendation:
   • pass
   • watch
   • explore
   • commit
   • build next proof point

Guardrails

• Do not fake investor certainty from thin evidence.
• Do not let market excitement override user harm or trust risks.
• Use market-map, research-synthesis, or responsible-design-review when the memo needs deeper evidence.