Startup programs: pause, pivot, read, resume

Reference for Startup, one group of Startup programs.

Startup.pause

Pause moves a Startup to Dormant: its scheduled Workflows stop, and its Sites and records stay in place. Verb page.

Text

do: return await $.Startup.pause(input)

Emits Startup.paused.

Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Description
`startup`	Startup	required	The Startup to pause.
`reason`	`text`		Why the Startup pauses.

Returns

Output	Type	Required	Description
`startup`	Startup	required	The Startup, now Dormant.

Refuses when

Check	Error	Fix	Then call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.	`forbidden`	Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.	None.
The record is not in a state that allows this Verb, so the call is refused.	`refused`	Read the record, run the Verb that moves it to an allowed state, then retry.	None.

Example

JSON

{
  "name": "do",
  "arguments": {
    "code": "return await $.Startup.pause({ startup: 'startup_l3hr1EnUGY' })"
  }
}

Startup.pivot

Pivot records a founder Decision, on an Experiment’s Evidence against one slot Hypothesis, and merges the new Founding Hypothesis Version. Verb page.

Text

do: return await $.Startup.pivot(input)

Emits Startup.pivoted.

Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Description
`startup`	Startup	required	The Startup that pivots, in any state from Building to Scale.
`hypothesis`	Hypothesis	required	The slot Hypothesis the Evidence went against: customer, problem, approach, switch or differentiation.
`experiment`	Experiment	required	The Experiment whose Evidence the Decision cites; it tested that Hypothesis.
`decision`	Decision	required	The founder’s pivot Decision, citing the Evidence behind it.

Returns

Output	Type	Required	Description
`startup`	Startup	required	The Startup, in the Lifecycle state it held.

Refuses when

Check	Error	Fix	Then call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.	`forbidden`	Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.	None.
Unless the Experiment tested the named Hypothesis; a field change never starts a pivot	`refused`	Clear what the check names, then call it again.	None.

Example

JSON

{
  "name": "do",
  "arguments": {
    "code": "return await $.Startup.pivot({ startup: 'startup_l3hr1EnUGY', hypothesis: 'hypothesis_Z1gjx1kbtc', experiment: 'experiment_IyIJJPngKt', decision: 'decision_ipoch3tTJh' })"
  }
}

Startup.read

Read compiles a Startup’s records into one scoped room, such as a diligence room, with every number citing its Proof. Verb page.

Text

do: return await $.Startup.read(input)

Emits Startup.read.

Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Description
`startup`	Startup	required	The Startup to read.
`scope`	`string`	required	What the room holds: `diligence` for a raise, a sale or an LP look-through.
`reader`	Party		Who reads it; access is a Permission that expires, readable over MCP.

Returns

Output	Type	Required	Description
`room`	`json`	required	Statements, Metrics, cap table, Agreements in force, Control Proofs and open Disputes, each linked to its record.
`gaps`	`json`	required	Each failed readiness check with its fix, such as a Period still open.
`startup`	Startup	required	The Startup the room was compiled from.

Refuses when

Check	Error	Fix	Then call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.	`forbidden`	Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.	None.

Example

JSON

{
  "name": "do",
  "arguments": {
    "code": "return await $.Startup.read({ startup: 'startup_l3hr1EnUGY', scope: 'diligence' })"
  }
}

Startup.resume

Resume returns a Dormant Startup to the Lifecycle state it held when it paused. Verb page.

Text

do: return await $.Startup.resume(input)

Emits Startup.resumed.

Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Description
`startup`	Startup	required	The Dormant Startup.

Returns

Output	Type	Required	Description
`startup`	Startup	required	The Startup in its prior state.

Refuses when

Check	Error	Fix	Then call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.	`forbidden`	Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.	None.
The record is not in a state that allows this Verb, so the call is refused.	`refused`	Read the record, run the Verb that moves it to an allowed state, then retry.	None.

Example

JSON

{
  "name": "do",
  "arguments": {
    "code": "return await $.Startup.resume({ startup: 'startup_l3hr1EnUGY' })"
  }
}

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