Decode the language
Understand 160 terms, from SAFE notes to sovereign AI. Read the definition, then what the room might actually mean.
Survival dictionaryA FIELD GUIDE TO SILICON VALLEY
Understand the game.
Build something real.
The language, incentives and unwritten rules of startup life, decoded. Practical definitions, interactive tools and a little perspective for people building companies.
PR / 01Capital → narrative → more capital
OUR REASON FOR EXISTING
A great pitch is not the same thing as a great company.
You came here to build something useful. Then came the acronyms, the warm introductions, the coffee that was supposed to change everything. PRE-REALITY helps you understand the culture around company building without confusing it with the work itself.
Learn the language. Recognize the incentives. Keep your customers in the picture.
THREE WAYS IN
A clearer view of startup life.
Test the narrative
Rewrite your positioning, translate investor feedback and see how quickly a business can acquire a much larger vocabulary.
Valuation labMake the hard decisions
Build or fundraise? Hire or conserve cash? Take a company through the choices no pitch deck can make for you.
Founder simulatorOne platform. The whole ecosystem.
Choose a question worth exploring. No account required.
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The point is still to build something useful.
Capital is a tool. A pitch is a story. A company is the value it creates for someone who needs it. Keep that distinction close.
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