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Traction story

The numbers that anchor the pitch.

TOPIC

19 paying teams in 6 weeks

Up from 3 pilots, our strongest proof point.

FACTElena

Weekly retention 62%

Teams come back weekly once the habit forms.

FACTElena

Lead with retention, not signups

Investors fund habits, not downloads.

DECISIONElena

Run rate vs plan

Current trajectory against the model.

Apr4teamsMay9teamsJun14teamsJul19teamsCHARTTheo

NPS from pilot teams: 61

Measured across the last four weeks.

FACTTheo

The narrative

How we tell the product story in ten minutes.

TOPIC

Open with the Corner Café demo

Show, don't tell. 40 seconds of the map building.

DECISIONTheo

Maybe drop the market-size slide

Investors say it reads as filler.

IDEAElena

Theo rewrites the opener

Lead with the retention stat and the live demo.

ACTIONTheo @Theo

Elena's analogy landed perfectly

The 'spreadsheets vs living knowledge' framing worked twice.

PRAISETheo @Elena

Do we show the brain page live?

Risky but unforgettable if it works.

QUESTIONTheo

Theo's demo timing was flawless

Forty seconds exactly, twice in a row.

PRAISEElena @Theo

Hard questions

What we'll get challenged on and our answers.

TOPIC

Defensibility vs big notetakers

Our answer: compounding cross-meeting memory, not transcription.

FACTElena

Churn risk if pricing changes

Pre-seed sensitivity to the £15 tier.

RISKTheo

When do we break even?

No clean answer yet. Model it before Thursday.

QUESTIONElena

Solo-founder optics

Two investors asked about team depth already.

RISKTheo

Bring case studies as leave-behind

Print five one-pagers of real maps.

DECISIONElena

Use of funds

What the round actually buys.

TOPIC

60% product, 30% growth, 10% ops

The allocation story investors ask for.

DECISIONElena

Allocation

How the round splits.

Product60%Growth30%Ops10%CHARTTheo

Elena builds the 18-month model

Hiring plan tied to the three traction milestones.

ACTIONElena @Elena
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