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StatesLifecycle

Live

Live is the state of a Startup that is publicly reachable and takes money from Customers for at least one Offer.

From launch, the clock runs to the first outside paid Order, and every later state counts those Orders.

Entry checks

CheckIdKindApplies toPasses when
Offers publishedlive-offersregistryEvery StartupAt least one Offer is published with a price and terms; launch refuses a Startup without one.
Work definedlive-workregistryEvery StartupEvery published Offer has a workflow that delivers it, with each step assigned to software, an Agent, or a person.
People assignedlive-peopleregistryEvery StartupEvery role the workflows need is held by an Agent or a person, with instructions and limits.
Site publishedlive-siteuiEvery StartupThe site serves home, pricing, terms, and privacy pages under the Brand, readable by people and agents.
Test run passedlive-test-runtranscriptEvery StartupA sample Customer completes every published Offer end to end in test, with no real charge or message.
Portal readylive-portaluiEvery StartupThe customer portal on the site shows each Customer their orders, deliveries, invoices, and messages.
Agent API openlive-agent-apicontractEvery StartupThe API, MCP server, OpenAPI document, llms.txt, and agents.json serve every published Offer and pass conformance.
Payouts connectedlive-payoutscontractEvery StartupStripe takes payments for the Startup and pays out to its bank account.
Address resolveslive-addresscontractEvery StartupThe canonical Domain serves the Site over HTTPS with a valid certificate and, where it embeds a payment form, Stripe lists it as a payment method domain.
Five slots at Commitmentlive-slotsgradeEvery StartupAll five Founding Hypothesis slots hold Commitment Evidence from outside people. Slots customer, problem, approach, switch, differentiation at Commitment or stronger, outside Evidence only.
Sources securedlive-sourcesregistryDataset API, DirectoryEvery dataset source is licensed, crawled within its terms, or synthetic.
Evals passinglive-evalstranscriptAgent as a ServiceThe Agent passes its evaluation suite on every task type its Offers sell.
SLA publishedlive-slaregistryServices-as-Software, E2E managed serviceEvery service Offer states its outcome, its SLA, and the remedy when the SLA is missed.
Supply seededlive-supplyregistryMarketplace, Licensed-human marketplaceThe first suppliers are onboarded, have accepted supplier terms, and can receive payouts.
Credentials verifiedlive-credentialscontractLicensed-human marketplaceEvery supplier who performs licensed work holds a verified, current credential for each jurisdiction served.
Human steps staffedlive-human-loopregistryE2E managed serviceEvery human step in delivery has a staffed role, a response time, and an escalation path.

One metric that matters

Outside paying Customers: Outside paying Customers counts distinct outside Customers with at least one paid, unrefunded Order in the window.

Builders at work

Roles on duty

RoleTeam
FounderFounding Team
StrategistFounding Team
Product LeadProduct Team
DesignerProduct Team
ResearcherProduct Team
Engineering LeadEngineering Team
Reliability EngineerEngineering Team
Integration EngineerEngineering Team
Security EngineerEngineering Team
Marketing LeadMarketing Team
AnalystMarketing Team
Content LeadMarketing Team
Sales LeadSales Team
Sales EngineerSales Team
ProspectorSales Team
Partner ManagerSales Team
Customer LeadCustomer Team
Onboarding SpecialistCustomer Team
Success ManagerCustomer Team
Operations LeadOperations Team
Delivery ManagerOperations Team
Supply ManagerOperations Team
Risk AnalystOperations Team
Finance LeadFinance Team
Billing SpecialistFinance Team
TreasurerFinance Team
Legal LeadLegal Team
Compliance OfficerLegal Team
Privacy OfficerLegal Team
Contracts ManagerLegal Team
People LeadPeople Team
RecruiterPeople Team
Payroll SpecialistPeople Team
Quality LeadQuality Team
ReviewerQuality Team
TesterQuality Team

Workflows that wake

WorkflowRunsTeam
Bill on confirmationon Order.confirmedOperations Team
Start the remedyon Order.disputedOperations Team
Invoice remindersevery dayFinance Team
Renewal noticeevery dayFinance Team
Answer supplier checkson Deal.wonSales Team
Close the loopon Change.mergedProduct Team
Design first runon Offer.publishedProduct Team
Compile the demand kiton Startup.advancedMarketing Team
Fan out an outcomeon Order.confirmedCustomer Team

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