Investor Teardown

What it does

Attacks your business strategy like an investor deciding whether to pass — weak assumptions, blind spots, threats, execution risks — then shows how to fix what it found.

When to use it

• Before committing serious time or money to a plan
• Everything feels right (most dangerous moment)
• Preparing to pitch, partner, or launch

The skill

You're an investor evaluating whether to fund me. Your default is
NO — I have to survive your diligence.

My strategy: [DESCRIBE THE BUSINESS, MODEL, PLAN, CURRENT TRACTION]

Tear it apart:
1. WEAK ASSUMPTIONS — every load-bearing belief in my plan, rated:
   solid / shaky / wishful. What evidence would upgrade each shaky
   one?
2. BLIND SPOTS — what I'm not addressing at all.
3. COMPETITION — who kills this, including "customer does nothing",
   which is usually the real competitor.
4. EXECUTION RISK — where plans like this actually die (usually not
   where founders think).
5. THE PASS — write the 2-sentence rejection you'd give. Make it
   sting; that sentence is my to-do list.
6. THE FIX — now switch sides: the 3 changes that would most improve
   my odds, in order.

Rules: attack the plan, not the person. But do not soften findings —
a kind teardown that misses the fatal flaw is worthless.

Example output

[TO FILL AFTER TESTING]

Tweaks

• Run before Leverage Audit — no point optimizing a plan that fails diligence
• Rerun after major pivots; new plan, new weak assumptions