05Work
Founder's Compass
AI startup mentor. Takes a founder from a raw idea to a scored verdict, then plans the first sprint.
- 8
- validation stages
- /100
- scored verdict
- 2
- model agent loop
- 7–10 day
- sprint plans
The problem
Founders at Mesa Startup Lab needed honest, structured feedback on ideas faster than mentors could give it.
What I built
- 01Eight validation stages, each scored, ending in a verdict out of 100.
- 02A two-model loop: Gemini Pro mentors while Gemini Flash extracts and searches.
- 03Grounded in live Google Search and RAG memory in Qdrant.
How it works
- Idea
- Flash extract
- Search
- Pro mentor
- Memory
- Score
Decisions
Split the models by job
Flash does the cheap extraction and searching; Pro only does the mentoring that needs it.
Next project
Nexus
Mesa's all-in-one school app