Resources
Resources for pre-seed and seed founders
Two tools that run in your browser, three files you can download, three reference pages, the guides and the notes. Every download is a direct link. No email address, no sign-up.
Tools
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Investor Readiness Score
Answer 12 questions about your deck and your model. You get a score out of 100 and a slide-by-slide list of what to fix first. Nothing you answer is sent.
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Raise calculator
From your cash and monthly burn: how much to raise for your next milestones, and how many months the raise lasts. The formula is printed under the result.
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Downloads
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Seed deck checklist
The same 12 checks as the score, on two printable pages, each with the slide it belongs to and the fix.
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Hearthfold sample seed deck (PDF)
A 20-slide seed deck for a fictional company, with every financial figure taken from one 5-year monthly model. Page through it on the sample page, or keep the PDF.
Download the deck (PDF, 3.7 MB)
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Hearthfold sample financial model (Excel)
The 5-year monthly 3-statement model behind the Hearthfold deck, for the same fictional company. Open it in Excel and check each figure in the deck against it.
Download the model (Excel, 159 KB)
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Reference
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Financial model glossary
Plain definitions of the terms a seed deck and its model use, from burn and runway to the balance check, each worked on the Hearthfold sample.
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Investor question bank
The six questions every read checks, each with the follow-ups an investor asks next and where each answer is worked on the fictional Hearthfold sample.
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Slide library
Annotated slides grouped by slide type, from the ask to the team, each with the first line of its note and a link to the slide.
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Guides
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Pitch deck and financial model guides
Each guide takes one question investors ask about a deck or a model and works it in real numbers on the Hearthfold sample.
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One slide fixed, the notes
One Hearthfold slide at a time: the question an investor would ask about it, the arithmetic in a few lines and the fix.
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Have a person check the numbers on your own deck
A checklist counts what your deck contains. A read checks whether your numbers survive questions. Send the deck you have, and your model if there is one. Within 2 business days (India time) you get one written page: where investors will push hardest, two fixes you can make today, and what already holds up.
Want to see the format first? See the full sample
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