FinderK simulations for startup leadership
Practice running a small company in a realistic job simulation. Count the runway, answer a term sheet, brief the board and get feedback on it.
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What does a founder do?
A founder who runs the company decides where the money goes, who stays, what the largest customer is told and what the board is asked to approve. The evidence is in the ledger, the agreements and the people around the table. The decisions are rarely clean, and each one changes the next.
What skills does a founder need?
Counting the runway
Building the cash figure from the ledger under the company's own rules, and saying plainly how long it lasts.
Choosing what to cut
Comparing options by what they let the company reach, not only by how many months they buy.
Reading a term sheet
Working out what each holder owns after a round and which terms are worth negotiating.
Keeping to your authority
Knowing what a founder decides alone, what needs the board and what a co-founder owns under the agreement.
Briefing the board
A good paper asks for one decision, gives the figures and their sources, and lists the alternatives with what each gives up.
Why are these skills hard to learn from a course?
Founders face each big decision once, with real money and real people behind it. There is no second run.
Advice and books describe the choices. They cannot put the ledger, the agreement and an impatient investor in front of you at the same time.
Practicing on a realistic company lets you decide, write the paper and see what the board and the team do with it.
How does a FinderK simulation work?
You take the role of a founder in an original fictional company. You work in real workplace apps, such as mail, chat, documents and spreadsheets.
Coworkers message you, and the company's files and records are in the workspace. You make decisions, save your work and submit it. You get feedback on what you did and what to improve.
The company and coworkers are fictional, and coworkers can make mistakes, so you check what they say against the evidence. FinderK is learning practice. It is not professional accreditation or a guarantee of employment.
Frequently asked questions
What skills does a startup chief executive need?
A founder running the company needs to count cash honestly, choose between options, read financing terms, respect the limits of their authority and brief a board clearly.
How can I practice founder decisions?
Work through a realistic company with its ledger, agreements and board, make the decisions in order and compare your reasoning with the feedback.
Do I need experience to start?
No. FinderK simulations do not require previous work experience. Each simulation shows its level, so you can choose where to start.
Is a FinderK certificate a qualification?
No. A completion certificate records that you completed the required assignments. It is learning practice, not professional accreditation or a guarantee of employment.
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