Cureton Readiness Score™ · Investor Readiness Diagnostic

Get a clear, honest read on how investor-ready you actually are.

The CRS is a guided diagnostic that walks founders through the ten dimensions investors actually evaluate. At the end, they receive a CRS score and six investor-facing documents built from their own inputs.

10 modules 35–50 minutes Score 0–100 6 deliverables
How it works

Ten modules. 35–50 minutes. Six ready-to-send deliverables.

/ Step 1

Complete the diagnostic

Work through the ten modules at your own pace. Each module explains what investors are checking and gives plain-language examples. If you're not sure how to answer, the tool routes you to the Playbook section that walks through the concept step by step.

/ Step 2

Receive your CRS

At the end, you receive a Cureton Readiness Score from 0 to 100, with a module-by-module breakdown showing exactly where you're strong and where the gaps are. The score is calibrated honestly. If you're not investor-ready, the tool tells you.

/ Step 3

Get your deliverables

The tool generates six documents from your answers: a CRS Report, an Executive Summary, an Investment Brief, a Gaps and Next Actions roadmap, an investor outreach email, and a Q&A prep sheet. Print them or download the package.

The ten modules

The same architecture investors walk through in diligence

Each CRS module corresponds to a dimension investors evaluate. The tool captures your inputs, weights them by importance, and scores each dimension against investor expectations for your stage.

M1Intake & Deal Context
STANDARD
M2Vision-to-Valuation
MEDIUM
M3Business Extraction
HIGH
M4Business Model Canvas
STANDARD
M5Financial Model & Assumptions
HIGH
M6Due Diligence Builder
MEDIUM
M7Executive Summary & Narrative
HIGH
M8Pitch Deck Status
STANDARD
M9Team & Execution Capacity
MEDIUM
M10Investor Readiness QA
STANDARD
What you receive

Six investor-facing documents, built from your own inputs

The CRS generates a full package of six branded documents at the end of the diagnostic. Each document is built from your answers in plain investor language and downloads as a single set.

  • CRS Report Your weighted scorecard across all ten dimensions, with strongest areas, priorities to close, the methodology, and a note from Shan.
  • Executive Summary A 1–2 page investor narrative: the pitch, the problem, why now, traction, the business, the raise, and the team.
  • Investment Brief A one-page LP memo with a metric strip and thesis. The tightest version, designed for email-body sends where an investor decides in 90 seconds.
  • Gaps and Next Actions A 30/60/90-day roadmap built from your lowest-scoring modules, each action tied to the specific Playbook module to work through.
  • Investor Outreach Email A ready-to-send cold email template, personalized from your inputs, with coaching notes from Shan.
  • Q&A Prep The hard investor questions for your readiness level, each with a draft answer from your inputs and Shan's coaching notes.
Example · How a score reads

The read you walk away with

The CRS scores you across the ten dimensions investors evaluate, then shows what carries the number and what holds it back.

Cureton Readiness Score / CRS
Investor Diligence · v1

Stitch Health

Seed · Health tech
Scored on
May 14, 2026
71/100
Largely Ready
Fundable narrative with a small number of closable gaps.
71
Not readyBuildingLargely readyInvestor ready
Top strengths
NarrativeM7 · Exec summary
88
MarketM2 · Vision→val
84
TeamM9 · Execution
80
Top gaps
FinancialsM5 · Model
41
DiligenceM6 · Data room
52
DeckM8 · Pitch
58
The read
Largely ready: strong narrative and market evidence, gaps in financial model defensibility.
*Composite example, not a scored client. 10 dimensions · weighted
Pricing

Three ways to use the CRS

The Cureton Readiness Score is available three ways: bundled with the Investor Readiness Playbook™, with an added Executive & Founder Advisory consult, or as part of a deeper advisory engagement. See full pricing and pick the path that matches the work in front of you.

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Start the diagnostic

Ready to see where you actually stand?

Purchase the Playbook + CRS bundle and receive immediate access to the tool. Most founders complete the diagnostic in 35–50 minutes and walk away with a CRS score plus six ready-to-send deliverables.

Purchase the bundle · $997 ↗ Or purchase the Playbook alone · $497 →