A short diagnostic for evaluating the structural strength of a capital relationship before accepting money.If this capital fails, will the relationship survive?
This scorecard evaluates five dimensions of founder-investor alignment:
- Loss
- Replaceability
- Silence
- Time
- Boundary
It is designed to help founders identify hidden structural risks before capital moves.
Record the basic facts of the proposed capital relationship before beginning the diagnostic.
Answer each question based on the investor relationship you are evaluating.Each answer reflects a different level of structural strength.
Can the investor tolerate failure without panic?
1. Can the investor tolerate failure without panic?
2. How diversified is the investor relative to this check?
3. If progress stalls for 12 months, how likely is the investor to become emotional?
4. If the company misses targets, how do you expect the investor to respond?
Can the capital be replaced?
5. How easily could this capital be replaced?
6. If this investor walked away tomorrow, what would happen?
7. How dependent is the company on this investor beyond the money?
8. How much negotiating leverage do you have today?
Can the relationship tolerate uncertainty?
9. How long can both sides tolerate limited communication before tension builds?
10. During uncertain periods, how often will the investor expect updates?
11. How comfortable is this investor with ambiguity?
12. If you go quiet while working through a problem, what is most likely?
Are expectations aligned with the company’s natural timeline?
13. What is the investor’s expected timeline for results?
14. How aligned is the investor’s timeline with the company’s actual growth path?
15. How comfortable is this investor with ambiguity?
16. How likely is this investor to push for premature strategic moves?
Are decision rights clear?
17. Who has final authority on key business decisions?
18. How clearly are governance boundaries defined?
19. How likely is the investor to interfere operationally?
20. If there is disagreement, who actually wins?
Enter your first name and email to receive your result and BluePrint framework summary.
overall score goes here...
goes here...
goes here...
goes here...
goes here...
overall score goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
Recommendation goes here...
