Founder questionnaire · fill this in

Who's building Kashi

Two identical forms, side-by-side. Same questions, same space. No hierarchy: “founder” and “co-founder” don't exist here — you and your partner are equals on this page and on every downstream doc.

Your answers save to this browser automatically (localStorage). Nothing is submitted or sent anywhere. When you're done, click Copy all answers at the bottom and paste them back in chat.

Skip what doesn't apply. Some questions are optional. An authentic “I don't have a formal credential but here's what I do have” beats a manufactured one every time. The founder-narrative memo is explicit about this — shipping a disciplined product is itself credibility. That gets added automatically.
Person 1 Your answers
Person 2 Your partner's answers

1 · Name

Full name, exactly as you want it to appear publicly. Kanji + romaji both OK.

2 · Location

City / region. Tokyo, Osaka, remote, etc. If based in Japan, worth saying — it's a credibility signal for JP enterprise buyers.

3 · What you were doing before Kashi

One or two roles. Name the company if you're comfortable. Focus on what you shipped or changed, not just the title. If non-traditional, that's fine — just say it honestly.

4 · Why you, for this specific problem

Most important question. Pick whichever angle fits — lived experience, research background, industry work, or something else. Concrete beats abstract.

5 · What you own in Kashi

What specifically do you drive? Code, design, product, GTM, research, operations, legal? This tells investors how work divides between the two of you.

6 · A failure story that shaped the refusals

Optional but powerful. One authentic story about something you saw go wrong that informs why Kashi refuses certain features today. Specific. Technical or product detail. Skip if you don't have one — a credible bio can do without it.

Optional

7 · Credentials worth naming

Only if load-bearing. Academic, professional certifications, published work, affiliations relevant to enterprise JP sales. Skip if none of these feel honest to include. Shipping in 23 hours with a 42-doc research library is already on the page as credibility; you don't need to fabricate resume weight.

Optional · skip if none apply

8 · Anything else worth saying

Free space. Anything that wouldn't fit above but belongs in the bio. Skip if nothing comes to mind.

Optional

Copy all answers

When you're ready, click Generate + copy. It bundles every textarea into a clean markdown block and copies to your clipboard. Paste that block back in the chat and I'll write both bios + wire into /founder.html + /business.html + regenerate the founder PDF + update share.html.