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Field notes on the quantum raise.

Short, specific pieces on what actually moves a quantum round, written from the CFO seat, for founders in the middle of it.

  1. Quantum diligence 7 min read

    Why quantum rounds die in diligence, not in the pitch.

    Quantum founders nail the partner meeting, then spend six weeks answering the same three questions in the data room. Not because the deck was wrong, because the books are.

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  2. Quantum pitch 5 min read

    The five questions every quantum VC asks, phrased differently.

    A quantum VC has roughly five things they need to believe before they wire money. The wording mutates, the questions do not. Prepare for the five.

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  3. Quantum metrics 6 min read

    The five numbers a quantum founder must defend in two minutes.

    A quantum partner asks for five numbers in every first call. Not the five on your homepage, the five on the napkin. Defend each in 30 seconds, or not at all.

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  4. Cap table 8 min read

    Cap table 101 for quantum founders, an 8-minute primer.

    The building blocks, the four principles, the three pre-seed and seed scenarios you will actually hit, and the three traps that quietly break deals.

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