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Default Alive / Default Dead Calculator

Evaluate whether a startup is on a trajectory to profitability before running out of cash. Paul Graham's Y Combinator framework as a deterministic CLI tool.

Why Install This Skill

When your agent loads this skill, it can run the single most important startup financial diagnostic. That means:

  • Compute default alive/dead status — will revenue reach profitability before cash runs out?
  • Calculate burn multiple — net burn vs net new ARR (the key efficiency metric)
  • Month-by-month projection — see the runway month by month
  • Identify levers — what changes would flip DEAD to ALIVE
  • Actionable verdict — ALIVE / DEAD / MARGINAL with next-step guidance

What You Get

Directory Purpose
SKILL.md Framework explanation, quick heuristic, full script usage
scripts/default-alive.py Deterministic CLI calculator — Python 3.9+ with zero external dependencies

Quick Start

python3 scripts/default-alive.py --revenue 10000 --burn 50000 --cash 500000 --growth 0.05

Triggers

Load this when founders ask about runway, burn rate, default alive status, whether they need to raise money, or financial sustainability analysis.

Requirements

Python 3.9+ with standard library only (no external dependencies).