Pre-MortemAnalysis
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Pre-Mortem Quick Scan

Ten statements, about five minutes. Rate how well each one describes your business today. You will get an indicative resilience score, your weakest areas and practical next steps. No account needed; nothing is stored with your name.

0 of 10 answered ≈ 5 minutes
Statement 1 · Market & customers

We have direct evidence - not only opinions - that our target customers experience the problem we solve.

Evidence means interviews, observed behaviour, sign-ups or sales; not what friends say.

Statement 2 · Value proposition & product

Customers have shown that they are willing to pay our intended price.

For example pre-orders, paid pilots, letters of intent or existing sales.

Statement 3 · Competition & positioning

We know how competitors and substitutes would respond if we became successful.
Statement 4 · Finance & cash flow

We know how many months we can keep operating if revenue stays below plan, and we track this monthly.

This is often called runway.

Statement 5 · Finance & cash flow

No single customer or channel accounts for most of our revenue.
Statement 6 · Operations & execution

Our key processes could cope if demand doubled - or halved - within six months.
Statement 7 · Team & leadership

Critical knowledge and decisions do not depend on a single person.
Statement 8 · Partners & dependencies

We have alternatives for our most critical suppliers, platforms and partners.
Statement 9 · Legal, regulatory & external

We actively monitor regulation, technology and market trends that could change our business model.
Statement 10 · Value proposition & product

We regularly and deliberately test our most important business assumptions.
No account needed. Answers are stored anonymously.