---
name: sequoia-founder-market
description: "Use when evaluating startups or growth companies through a Sequoia-style lens: founder quality, market size, product-market fit, distribution, and long-term company building."
invest: ./invest.md
---

# Sequoia Founder Market

Use this skill to apply Sequoia Capital-style judgment.

## When To Use

Use this skill when the user asks for:

- startup diligence
- founder evaluation
- PMF assessment
- Series A-C company quality
- Sequoia-style long-term compounder screen

Trigger phrases include `Sequoia`, `founder market fit`, `PMF`, `company building`, `venture diligence`, `go-to-market`.

## Do Not Use When

- Another investor skill fits the setup better.
- Critical primary evidence is unavailable.
- The user wants guaranteed returns or unbounded risk.
- The request is generic chatter with no decision.

## Inputs Needed

- Company, startup, token, report target, or market context
- Primary documents, product data, user/revenue evidence, or research materials
- Time horizon, capital structure, and risk constraints
- Valuation or round pricing if sizing/commitment is requested

## Process

1. Evaluate founder and team.
2. Define market and why now.
3. Test PMF evidence and distribution path.
4. Underwrite multi-year company-building potential and round pricing.

## Output Format

```md
# Sequoia Founder Market View: [Subject]

## Verdict
Strong Invest / Watch / Needs PMF / Founder Risk / Pass

## Thesis

## Evidence

## Risks

## Action Plan

## Invalidation

## Missing Data
```

## Guardrails

- Do not force conviction without evidence.
- Do not ignore incentives, structure, or liquidity/risk constraints.
- Separate facts, assumptions, and judgment.
- Do not present this as financial advice.

## Questflow Use

In Questflow, this skill is best used as a specialized judgment module for research workflows, Fund theses, diligence, monitoring, and decision support.