Find the red flags
before you commit.

Structured due diligence across five areas: people, financials, legal, technical feasibility, and market validation. Interactive checklists walk you through each area, flag risks, and produce a summary with severity ratings and mitigations.

Get the Skill Part of Starter Kit

A checklist conversation, not a report

The skill walks through each area interactively — asking questions, probing for gaps, and flagging red flags as you go. It reads any existing research from your opportunity directory so you don't repeat yourself.

  • Reads prior research (opportunity brief, market research)
  • You choose which areas to investigate
  • Interactive Q&A for each area with checklists
  • Red flags tracked with severity ratings
  • Summary saved to your opportunity directory
  • Links directly to /viability-assessment for final scoring
> /due-diligence Reading opportunity context... Found: brief.md, research/market-research.md What areas do you want to dig into? 1. People — background, track record, alignment 2. Financials — unit economics, projections 3. Legal — IP, contracts, regulations 4. Technical — feasibility, build vs buy 5. Market validation — customer conversations 6. Full sweep — all of the above > 1, 2, 4 Starting with People... Let's start with the founder. What's their background? Have they done something like this before?
01

People

Background checks, track record, commitment level, equity expectations, working style, references.

02

Financials

Unit economics, LTV:CAC ratio, burn rate, runway, break-even analysis, capital requirements.

03

Legal

IP ownership, entity structure, partner agreements, vesting, regulatory compliance, insurance.

04

Technical

Build vs buy, MVP timeline, team capabilities, single-point-of-failure risks, third-party dependencies.

05

Validation

Customer conversations, willingness to pay, validation level (0–5 scale), pre-orders or LOIs.

What the skill looks for

Each area has its own red flag checklist. The skill doesn't just collect information — it actively probes for common failure patterns based on real-world due diligence frameworks.

  • Vague about past ventures or roles
  • LTV:CAC below 3:1
  • No written partner agreement
  • Technology that doesn't exist yet
  • Only validated with friends and family
  • Handshake deals for equity, no vesting
  • Break-even requires 18+ months
  • Single point of technical failure
## Due Diligence Summary Areas Reviewed [x] People [x] Financials [ ] Legal [x] Technical [x] Market Validation Red Flags Found Area Flag Severity People No vesting High Financial 18mo break-even Medium Technical Solo developer Medium Recommendation: Conditional Go Address vesting before proceeding. Partner agreement needed within 30 days.

How real is the demand?

The market validation area uses a 6-level scale to assess how much evidence you have that customers actually want this. Level 0 is a hunch. Level 5 is money in the bank.

Most opportunities stall between Level 1 and 2 — where enthusiasm from friends gets mistaken for market demand. The skill pushes you to be honest about where you actually are.

Level Evidence Confidence
0 "I think people would want this" Lowest
1 Friends/family said it's good Low
2 5+ potential customers interviewed Moderate
3 Customers said they'd pay $X Good
4 Letter of intent or pre-order Strong
5 Someone has already paid Highest