The Three-Part Founder Interrogation

space. So first it's the like the origin story, then the obsession and then the observed execution, right? It's what have you already done? What actions have you taken? Have you demonstrated what it's going to be like to work with you? What sort of steps have you taken? What things have you built? What things have you shut down? You know, what's actually

happening on the day to day? So I just kind of take them through this funnel of those three elements. And I sort of grade them on those things. And then I rank them a, you know, a tier one or a tier two or two or three, tier ones are like, let's go, let's close this, let's work with them. They're standout tier two. It's like, probably fits within that like second or

third percent of applicants, like the people that are that should be in the room, but maybe need a co-founder or they are really amazing at something. But I'm not sure they're on to the