Scoring Weights

Values alignment, autonomy, ownership, scrappiness, ambiguity tolerance — founder-mode signals.

Functional depth and demonstrated craft; evidence-backed examples, not generalities.

Clarity under pressure, listening quality, argument structure, conciseness, handling pushback.

Stated range vs founder's posted band. 100 = within band; lower if above band. Surfaced, not negotiated.

Motivation, energy, why this role, self-directed research on the company, hypothesis-driven thinking.