angel-diligence

To create a cited angel investing deal memo, this Skill researches private startups using public web evidence and generates a structured nine-section document with strict URL citations, separating verified facts from company claims.

The best way to prepare for a startup founder call is to run public-source company research beforehand. This Skill checks startup claims against independent evidence and produces a diligence memo to guide your conversation.

Yes, you can use private pitch deck notes safely. This Skill uses your confidential notes only as search guidance for startup research, ensuring private material is never exposed in public web search queries.

Claim verification during startup due diligence works by separating verified facts from company claims, flagging unverifiable statements, and dating every load-bearing finding to ensure your analysis relies on independent evidence.

This approach to market analysis uses bottom-up sizing for deal memos. It evaluates a startup's potential by checking public evidence and traction rather than relying on vague, uncited top-down market assumptions.

A limitation of public-source research for angel diligence is that unverifiable company claims cannot be confirmed. The Skill flags these statements and requires strict URL citations, but private traction data may remain inaccessible.