A pre-scale review for startup fundraising before expanding the scope

Before scaling a fundraise, I would review whether the company story is repeatable across founders, whether the key metrics stand up to follow-up questions, and whether the diligence room makes a fast-moving investor more confident rather than more suspicious.

Three evaluation axes to compare:
- clarity of the company narrative
- quality and readiness of supporting metrics
- speed and consistency of process follow-through

Review materials:
- YC on building your seed pitch: ycombinator.com/library/2u-how-to-build-your-...
A good reminder that narrative clarity beats decorative slides.
- Carta fundraising library: carta.com/learn/startups/fundraising/
A broad operator-oriented library covering rounds, SAFEs, ownership, and board mechanics.
- DocSend resource hub: docsend.com/resources/
Worth browsing for deck and diligence process material once the story is stable.

Save the strongest examples, scorecards, and decision memos in this folio so future teammates can see what good evaluation looked like at the time.