Co-Founder Interview Guide

Interview goals

[Question and signal sought]

Origin and motivation

[Concrete past behavior]

Role and strengths

[Follow-up probe]

Conflict and decisions

[Red flag and verification]

Risk and resilience

[Trial project and success criteria]

Working trial

[Independent reference owner]

Reference checks

[Reference checks: decision, evidence, owner, constraints, and next action]

Decision rubric

[Decision rubric: decision, evidence, owner, constraints, and next action]