For founders

Argue the hard decisions. Rehearse the pitch.

Bring the decision you’re carrying alone and a panel argues every side of it. Then flip it: the panel turns into investors and grills your pitch, scoring every answer 0 to 100.

  • Free: 5 questions to your panel and 1 grill a month, no card. Paid plans from US$13 a month →
  • The advisors are built characters, not real people.
  • Your files stay yours. You can delete them any time. We don’t use your content to train models, and our providers’ terms exclude training.
  • Run by LEPANEL LIMITED, Auckland, New Zealand.

Two ways founders use it.

Advise · they argue it out · they split: 35% agree

Raise now on a smaller round, or bootstrap six more months?

The Veteran Founder: A small round now buys time, not proof. Raise when the numbers make the case for you.

The Fractional CFO: Six more months only helps if your burn gets you to a milestone an investor will pay for. Run the math first.

Grill · they question you

Seed round. Pitching three angels in three weeks.

The Skeptic asks

Why would customers switch from the spreadsheet they already use?

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You described the product, not the switch. Name one customer who already switched. Your pitch panel: The Skeptic, The Metrics Partner and The Closer.

Bring decisions like these

  • Raise now or bootstrap longer?
  • Quit the job to build this?
  • A cofounder who isn’t pulling their weight
  • Pricing the first paid plan
  • Shut it down or pivot?
  • The angel pitch next month
  • The board update

Quick answers

Is my deck safe?

It stays in your account and you can delete it any time. We don’t use your content to train models, and our providers’ terms exclude training. No one at lePanel reads your panels. We see only what you send us in feedback or support, or what the law requires.

Are the investors real?

No. They’re built characters with a stated style, like The Skeptic or The Lead Partner.

What does it cost?

Free: 5 questions to your panel and 1 grill a month, with no card. Paid plans start at US$13 a month, including any applicable tax.

Before the partner meeting, not after.

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