Pre-seed cheques clear when five lights turn green.Investors back founders who show:
👍Authentic user pull
• Paid pilots, real wait-lists, or ten customers who say take my money.
👍Learning velocity
• Weekly product pushes or customer calls that prove the craft-build-iterate loop is alive.
👍Unfair edge
• Domain scars, tech moat, or a GTM wedge that competitors cannot clone by Friday.
👍Capital discipline
• Burn that looks like a Marwari balance sheet, not a weekend in Vegas.
👍Clear seed path
• Named funds already watching, milestones that unlock the next round without heroics.
🎇Deck polish is garnish. Momentum is the meal.
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