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Founder Decision Matrix

Select your funding stage to see exactly what technical skills your business needs most right now — and what kind of hire or partner to look for.

3 funding
stages
3 skill
dimensions
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Effort breakdown by stage

Dimension Pre-Seed Seed Series A
Execution 80% 55% 30%
Architecture 15% 35% 30%
Management 5% 10% 40%
Related: Founder Technical Checklist → Build vs. Hire vs. Partner Guide → Engineering Advisory →
Select your funding stage
Effort breakdown for this stage
Hands-on Execution (coding, shipping, pipelines) 80%
Technical Architecture (database, cloud, key decisions) 15%
People Management (hiring, onboarding, culture) 5%
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How to use this
  1. Select your current or target funding stage
  2. Review the effort breakdown across the three skill dimensions
  3. Match your hire (or partner) to what the stage actually needs most
  4. Read the linked guide for more context on the decision
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