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Startup Exit Waterfall Simulator
Build a SaaS tool that lets founders upload a cap table and financing terms to see exactly how acquisition proceeds would be distributed. The core value is turning confusing preference mechanics into clear payout scenarios before a raise, employee grant, or sale discussion.
これが重要な理由
You are building a company and everyone around you talks about valuation and headline exit prices, but what you actually care about is what lands in your account. Once preferred shares, dilution, and investor priority enter the picture, the numbers get confusing fast. You end up guessing with spreadsheets, asking other founders, or paying professionals to answer basic what-if questions. The stress is highest when raising your next round or discussing a possible sale, because one financing decision can make a future acquisition look impressive publicly while leaving you with far less than expected.
- · Seed to Series B founders, startup CFOs, and operators who need to model dilution and exit proceeds without hiring expensive advisors for every scenario.向けに構築。
- · 最も可能性の高い収益化モデル: SaaS subscription。
痛み · ナラティブ
You are building a company and everyone around you talks about valuation and headline exit prices, but what you actually care about is what lands in your account. Once preferred shares, dilution, and investor priority enter the picture, the numbers get confusing fast. You end up guessing with spreadsheets, asking other founders, or paying professionals to answer basic what-if questions. The stress is highest when raising your next round or discussing a possible sale, because one financing decision can make a future acquisition look impressive publicly while leaving you with far less than expected.
スコア内訳
市場シグナル
市場投入
Founders who have already raised or are planning to raise pre-seed through Series A and want to understand personal payout consequences before signing terms.
~30K-80K high-intent startups globally per year
SEO long-tail
$99/month
20 paying founder accounts and 100 completed scenario models within 30 days of launch
MVPの範囲 · 1～2週間
- Define supported financing terms for MVP, including basic preference, dilution, and common vs preferred payouts
- Build a simple web form for cap table entry and acquisition scenario inputs
- Implement core waterfall calculation engine with unit tests for common cases
- Create three sample startup scenarios to validate outputs
- Add a plain-English results page showing founder, employee, and investor proceeds
- Add CSV upload for cap table imports
- Build scenario comparison view for multiple acquisition prices
- Add dilution modeling for one future financing round
- Integrate billing and gated saved scenarios
- Recruit 10 founders for live testing and fix the biggest trust or usability issues
差別化
失敗する可能性がある理由
自己反論 — 最も重要な信頼のシグナル
- 1Founders may still prefer lawyers or CFOs for any decision tied to fundraising or exits, limiting software-only adoption.
- 2Deal terms can become complex enough that users lose trust if the tool does not cover participating preferred, carve-outs, or custom clauses.
- 3The usage pattern may be episodic, which could make subscription retention weaker than initial demand suggests.
エビデンスの概要
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The strongest theme in the discussion was confusion and frustration around how acquisition proceeds are actually distributed. Roughly half the commenters focused on investor priority, dilution, and cases where a company is sold yet founders or employees receive little. Multiple examples contrasted smaller founder-owned outcomes with larger venture-backed exits, indicating a clear need for software that converts financing structure into understandable payout math.
アクションプラン
コードを書く前に、この機会を検証しましょう
推奨する次のステップ
開発する
強い需要シグナルを検出。本物の課題と支払い意欲を確認 — MVPの開発を始めましょう。
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見出し
Startup Exit Waterfall Simulator
サブ見出し
Build a SaaS tool that lets founders upload a cap table and financing terms to see exactly how acquisition proceeds would be distributed. The core value is turning confusing preference mechanics into clear payout scenarios before a raise, employee grant, or sale discussion.
ターゲットユーザー
対象：Seed to Series B founders, startup CFOs, and operators who need to model dilution and exit proceeds without hiring expensive advisors for every scenario.
機能リスト
✓ Cap table and term sheet import ✓ Exit waterfall calculator with preference modeling ✓ Scenario comparisons for acquisition and dilution outcomes ✓ Plain-language explanation of who gets paid and why ✓ Shareable stakeholder summaries
どこで検証するか
r/r/indiehackers にランディングページのリンクを投稿しましょう — そこがこの課題が発見された場所です。
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