Founder's Informed Consent

In medicine, informed consent means understanding the risks, benefits and alternatives before a procedure. Apply that to my decision to commit more deeply to my company.

Context:
- The commitment I am considering: [e.g., leaving my job, raising a round, signing a lease, hiring my first employee]
- My financial runway and obligations: [general description]
- People affected: [family, co-founders, employees]
- What success would look like in 3 years: [describe]

Tasks:
1. Ask me 3 to 5 questions about what I am really optimizing for.
2. List the realistic risks (financial, professional, relational, health and energy), the likely benefits, and at least 3 alternatives, including smaller or slower versions of this commitment.
3. Define a reversible version of this step, if one exists.
4. Help me set an explicit exit ramp: the conditions under which I will stop, pivot or step back, written in advance.
5. Do not tell me what to decide. Help me decide with clear eyes.

Output: a one-page consent form in plain language: risks, benefits, alternatives, my exit ramp, and who I will review it with.

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