Startup Risk DNA Analysis

1Founder DNA

Team structure and dynamics - 23% of startups fail due to wrong team composition

Team structure: -- Select -- Solo founder, building alone Solo founder with advisors/contractors 2 co-founders with complementary skills (tech + business) 2+ co-founders who previously worked together 2+ co-founders who just met/are friends Multiple co-founders (4+)

Equity splits formally agreed and documented? -- Select -- Yes, formally documented Verbally agreed, not documented No / Not applicable

2Cash Runway

Survival capacity - 29% fail from running out of money

Current runway status: -- Select -- Pre-funding, bootstrap phase (personal savings) 0-6 months runway remaining 6-12 months runway 12-18 months runway 18+ months runway Profitable / revenue covers costs

Current monthly burn rate: -- Select -- < €5,000 €5,000 - €15,000 €15,000 - €30,000 €30,000 - €50,000 €50,000+ €0 (profitable)

3Market Validation

Product-market fit evidence - 42% build things nobody wants

Strongest evidence of market demand: -- Select -- We have a compelling hypothesis based on research Early conversations with potential customers show interest We have LOIs (letters of intent) or pre-orders We have paying customers (1-10) We have paying customers with repeat purchases (10+) We have strong revenue traction and retention metrics

4Competitive Moat

Defensibility - 19% get outcompeted

What makes you difficult to replicate: -- Select -- Novel technology or IP (patents, proprietary algorithms) Exclusive partnerships or network effects starting Deep domain expertise and relationships (hard to copy know-how) First-mover advantage in emerging space Better execution on known model Honestly, others could do this too

5Business Model Clarity

Path to profitability - 17% fail from unclear business model

How well-defined is your path to profitability: -- Select -- We have a detailed financial model with clear unit economics We have a business model and rough numbers that work on paper We have a general idea but haven't modeled it yet We're still figuring out monetization We plan to monetize later (focusing on growth first)

Do you know your CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost) vs LTV (Lifetime Value)? -- Select -- Yes, we have exact numbers We have estimates Don't know yet Not applicable (B2C or too early)

6Execution Readiness

Operational maturity - chaos kills before market challenges do

Current operational maturity: -- Select -- We have documented processes, clear roles, and basic systems in place We're mostly organized but working from shared docs/spreadsheets We're figuring things out as we go (ad-hoc) It's somewhat chaotic but we're moving fast We need significant help getting organized

7Funding Alignment

Portuguese market specific - misalignment with funding = death sentence

Funding strategy for the next 12 months: -- Select -- Targeting PRR/PT2030 funding programs (and we qualify) Pursuing angel/VC investment (have warm intros) Bootstrapping with customer revenue Applying for innovation vouchers/grants Still determining funding approach No clear funding path identified

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