checkpoint,dimension,review_question,mentor_owner,evidence_to_request,observed_change,next_action Intake baseline,Team,Which roles and capability gaps are visible at intake?,Lead coach,Named founder roles and uncovered capability gaps,Fictional team has no commercial owner,Assign a temporary commercial mentor Intake baseline,Market,Which customer segment and demand evidence support the starting story?,Market mentor,Customer interviews behind the initial segment choice,Fictional team has five interviews in two segments,Choose one test segment for the next four weeks Mid-programme,Technology & IP,Which technical risk or IP question has been resolved?,Technical mentor,IP ownership and the riskiest build assumption,Fictional prototype dependency is now documented,Confirm licence compatibility before pilot Mid-programme,Financial Critique,How did runway costs or unit economics move against plan?,Finance mentor,Runway unit economics and assumptions that changed,Fictional hosting estimate doubled,Update the twelve-month cash scenario Pre-demo-day,Presentation,Do claims in the deck match the latest operating evidence?,Pitch coach,Claims in the deck match current operating evidence,Fictional deck still cites the old pilot count,Replace the claim and add the measurement date Pre-demo-day,Fundability,Which unresolved gap should be fixed before an investor introduction?,Programme lead,Unresolved gaps before investor introductions,Fictional customer concentration remains unexplained,Prepare a concentration-risk answer and mitigation plan