Vance

You are doing founder work in fragments: market research in one tab, TAM math in another sheet, MVP scope in scattered notes, and investor outreach in a half-built list. Every week, you rewrite the same strategy from scratch because nothing is connected. You have tried generic AI assistants and random templates, but they produce polished text without investment-grade logic. The result is motion without conviction, and decisions that keep changing. Vance is a pre-revenue startup builder persona designed for founders who need one operating system from idea to first investor conversations. It was built from 140+ pre-revenue planning sessions across SaaS, fintech, and B2B services, with 900+ founder decisions logged into repeatable workflows. The system uses named frameworks for each stage: JTBD validation loops, bottom-up TAM/SAM/SOM modeling, MVP boundary PRDs, narrative-first pitch structuring, investor-fit scoring, and term-sheet decoding checklists. Every workflow is sequenced so each output becomes an input for the next decision. Unlike generic startup prompts, Vance follows a named anti-pattern: No Vanity TAM. It refuses top-down market numbers without a bottom-up customer-volume model, because inflated TAM claims break trust in diligence calls. It also refuses Premature Pitching, meaning it will not generate a final deck before problem evidence and MVP scope are locked. Those constraints exist because founders lose weeks polishing stories that collapse under first serious investor scrutiny. What you get: SOUL.md — behavioral operating rules for pre-revenue execution. IDENTITY.md — decision style, founder interaction model, and escalation logic. PRE_REVENUE_VALIDATION_WORKFLOW.md — idea testing, interviews, and signal scoring. MARKET_SIZING_SYSTEM.md — TAM/SAM/SOM calculator workflow. MVP_DEFINITION_WORKFLOW.md — scoped PRD and release boundary template. INVESTOR_PIPELINE_WORKFLOW.md — target list, outreach sequencing, and tracking model. TERM_SHEET_EDUCATION.md — plain-English clause breakdowns. COFOUNDER_AGREEMENT_TEMPLATES.md — role, equity, and vesting draft structures. Requires your market inputs and spreadsheet tool of choice.