Startup OS quickstart

Create a founder account, review your first pitch deck, and decide what to revise.

Sign up as a founder

  1. Open Score my deck free. Create an account with email and password or continue with Google.
  2. Confirm Founder under Choose your role, select Continue, and fill in your company profile. Select Next Step.
  3. In Setup, upload your pitch deck as a PDF and choose Complete Onboarding. If you do not have it ready, choose Skip for now — I’ll add my deck later. From the dashboard, you can also choose Review an existing deck.

Review a pitch deck with DIALECTIC

  1. In DIALECTIC Analyzer, select the PDF you uploaded during setup, or choose Upload New PDF. For a practice run, use a fictional deck with a problem, product, customer, traction, and funding ask. If the PDF is image-only, export a copy with selectable text.
  2. Add any optional instructions, such as which claims you want to check. The approval button becomes available once GRID has loaded the deck text.
  3. Check the balance and select Approve and run for 50 credits. An eligible new Founder Free account can use its included starter credits for this review without paying for a plan. See pricing and credits.
  4. When the report is ready, read the investment case and the strongest objections together. Turn each important objection into a revision or evidence request. For example, replace “strong retention” with a dated cohort metric and its sample size.

Your first result is a structured review with arguments and a score. Verify the underlying claims against your own material before acting on the feedback.

What to do next

  • Browse the VC directory by stage, geography, or sector. On an eligible paid plan, use investor matching and review any outreach draft before sending it.
  • Use the cap-table simulator to model a proposed round. Enter the starting ownership and compare dilution under different assumptions.
  • For a new deck, bring your storyline, numbers, and visuals to the pitch-deck builder. Review the plan and credit estimate before approving the run.