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WEEK 39 · Mon 14 Jun → Sun 20 Jun 2027
UNDERSTAND · PRACTICE · KEEP EVIDENCE
Read the week in plain language, refresh the foundations, follow each challenge step by step, and check what evidence to keep. Includes worked examples, answer keys and prompts for visual study resources.
Use this within your existing weekly blocks. Your learning completion and research evidence remain in your current tracker and week files.
START HERE · 2 MINUTES
STATUS
| Deliverable | Acceptance | State |
|---|---|---|
fund-package-scope.mdBuild create + |
Define five mini audits over five weeks, startup-level outputs and the consolidated fund report with separate data-access boundaries. Acceptance: Finish one evidence-backed fund proposal with a feasible five-week service schedule. | |
fund-proposal.mdBuild create + |
Build a proposal using approved case-study evidence, actual instrument results and inherited USD 12,000–18,000 hypothesis with explicit validation status. Acceptance: Economic assumptions and expected versus measured benefits are labeled. | |
fund-outreach-and-capacity.mdBuild create + |
Prepare the GridX-first introduction/request and a delivery calendar that accounts for any ongoing pilot or employment. Acceptance: One specific fund route and a realistic next decision exist. | |
study-notes.mdLearning create + |
Selected exact free resources; bounded lesson/exercise; separate solution; quiz and grading rubric; Peter's answers and gaps when executed | |
founder-paper.mdFounder papers create + |
Verified source and P11 digest; authentic question and connection sentence; access limitations | |
branding-pack.mdBranding create + |
Wednesday note, Sunday build log, X adaptation, figure/caption/alt text and the week's special asset; each claim linked to real proof | |
opportunity-actions.mdOpportunities create + |
Qualified target/role, source/date, ladder stage, next action, message/interview/proposal draft and actual status | |
evidence.mdEvidence & review open & edit ↗ |
Actual paths/URLs, versions, checks/metrics, preparation versus execution state and external receipts when applicable | |
review.mdEvidence & review open & edit ↗ |
Checklist, learning assessment, gate status, shortfalls, next actions and carryover |
These filenames are outputs to prepare during this week's execution; this scaffold does not claim they already exist. Drafts and measured results have different states. Technical code/data stay in the canonical project repository and are referenced from these coordinating files.
During preparation, future measured tables get column definitions, input requirements and run instructions with PENDING status. During execution, replace pending values only with measured outputs. Do not create realistic-looking fake evidence.
600 MINUTES MAXIMUM
Target. Define five mini audits over five weeks, startup-level outputs and the consolidated fund report with separate data-access boundaries. Stop when: Finish one evidence-backed fund proposal with a feasible five-week service schedule.
No material for Monday — this is a pure build day. Need something to study instead? →
Target. No new course. Read the target fund's current portfolio/program information and approved case-study evidence. Produce: One concise applied note, a worked decision/example and unresolved questions.
No material for Tuesday — this is a pure build day. Need something to study instead? →
Target. Build a proposal using approved case-study evidence, actual instrument results and inherited USD 12,000–18,000 hypothesis with explicit validation status. Stop when: Economic assumptions and expected versus measured benefits are labeled. Reserve the last 10 minutes for the optional Wednesday note.
No material for Wednesday — this is a pure build day. Need something to study instead? →
Target. Review offer capacity, service economics and confidentiality boundaries; use the rest for existing commitments. Apply the Half 2 one-formal-study-block rule.
No material for Thursday — this is a pure build day. Need something to study instead? →
Target. Prepare the GridX-first introduction/request and a delivery calendar that accounts for any ongoing pilot or employment. Stop when: One specific fund route and a realistic next decision exist.
No material for Friday — this is a pure build day. Need something to study instead? →
Target. Resolve the earliest critical spillover or dependency. Prepare any long-form publication draft from existing figures here if needed. Sandbox only after commitments are met.
Optional, only if the day went well:
Target. 20 min build-log draft/publication when authorized; 5 min evidence/checklist; 20 min source-grounded gap review; 15 min next week's six physical actions.
No material for Sunday — this is a pure build day. Need something to study instead? →
Spare pockets, repo exercises and anything the plan lists without a day. Take them in this order when a day finishes early.
The model must turn these into exact physical actions using the observed files and available inputs. Each 90-minute block includes start/stop rituals. All calls, posts, debugging, reading and exercises consume this same capacity.
Half 2: Tuesday is the formal study block unless this is a selling/submission/decision week. Thursday supports applied review, partner work or the market task; do not add another full course.
WHAT TO WATCH, READ AND RUN
A single startup is a village; a fund's portfolio is a region. Funds like GridX care about every company in the portfolio hitting milestones with the runway they have. A portfolio data-readiness package, five mini audits plus one consolidated report, gives the fund something rare: a comparable, measured view of how fast each company's experimental loop turns, and what would speed it up. This is also where your progr…
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Bruce Booth, Life Sci VC (lifescivc.com) — one post on portfolio support or milestones (search)
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Sample consolidated-report page from synthetic data: 5 companies, cycle time, readiness, days saved
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READ FIRST
This week delivers the three concrete artifacts below and the supporting learning/branding/opportunity pack. The scientific or commercial outcome follows the preserved source brief, while the acceptance checks make its evidence testable. The career objective is to turn this work into something a scientist, hiring manager or buyer can inspect.
READ FIRST
Read v6 · Week 39 · Fund package before Monday. It expands this week's one-row v5 brief into daily build steps and adds the Welcome analogy, Learn it (▶ core and + deeper sources), Run it (repos with a 20-40 minute exercise), the NotebookLM kit and the mentor check below. Standing v6 rules: resource rules, NotebookLM protocol, chapter anatomy. v6 adds depth only; it does not change a goal, gate, output or the 600-minute cap, so this specification still governs execution.
Act VIII · Threads: $, R · Next gate: 40
Where this week sits. - ← From: week 16 (preprint sent to GridX contact), week 27 (offer), weeks 29-30 and 32 (case study), v4 Part 4 (portfolio package pricing hypothesis). - → Feeds: week 40 (pipeline in the decision), Half 3 (retainers). - ⟳ Returns in: long-term deal flow; funds are repeat buyers.
Goals. - 🎯 This week: portfolio data-readiness package proposed to one fund (GridX first). - 🏁 Next milestone: Gate 40. - 🌟 Final: a repeatable, higher-ticket offer.
The plan (from v5 Part 7, expanded; gate and output unchanged).
v5 row: 39 | Fund package | none | Portfolio data-readiness package proposed to one fund (GridX first) | Proposal sent - Goal: the proposal is sent. - Build: Mon: package design: 5 mini audits (1 week each, standard template), consolidated report (loop cycle times, readiness scores, top automation candidates across the portfolio), pricing from v4 Part 4 updated with real audit effort. Wed: proposal (2 pages) with the case study, preprints and one anonymised sample page of the consolidated report. Fri: sent to the GridX contact; follow-up date logged. - Sun: no public post about the fund; general post on "what a portfolio view of lab data reveals" only when real. - Only one thing: the proposal sent.
Mentor check. "I can offer a fund a measured view of its whole portfolio's lab loops, backed by a real case study."
OPEN WHEN NEEDED
READ FIRST
Material: No new course. Read the target fund's current portfolio/program information and approved case-study evidence.
Produce: One concise applied note, a worked decision/example and unresolved questions.
Understanding check: The note directly supports this week's experiment, collaboration, delivery or career action.
During preparation, write one worked example connected to the week's actual task, one exercise with a separate answer key and five questions. Peter supplies answers; score explanation quality and flag misconceptions in QUESTIONS. Numeric/scientific conclusions require actual data or explicitly synthetic teaching values.
Material: Review offer capacity, service economics and confidentiality boundaries; use the rest for existing commitments.
Produce: One concise applied note, a worked decision/example and unresolved questions.
Understanding check: The note directly supports this week's experiment, collaboration, delivery or career action.
Use the prompt pack: P1 explanation ladder, P2 concept-to-project bridge and P3 quiz. Coding practice belongs within the allocated study/build block. Where the source asks for a favorable scientific result, substitute an honest measured comparison as explained below.
Select one verified founder/scientific-lead paper relevant to this week's domain. Use P11; save the question, method, numerical result with context, data workflow, three author questions and one connection sentence in founder-paper.md. Keep abstract-only access limitations explicit. On source weeks with no study, prioritize the commercial/submission task and log any skipped digest.
OPEN WHEN NEEDED
Branding: Draft a portfolio data-readiness note using archetypes and consented aggregate evidence.
Opportunity action: Prepare a qualified fund proposal; update revenue, proposal and hiring stages for the final decision.
Use career asset contracts. Publish at most the agreed cadence; one figure and one supported number or admitted failure can support multiple drafts. In long-form weeks, prepare a 1,500–2,500-word article from existing evidence within the build/buffer allocation. In release/demo weeks, prepare a 60-second script: problem, input, command/action, result, limitation and proof link.
Verify individuals, jobs and affiliations at execution time. The GridX list and v4 company map are research seeds, not current facts. Do not reveal named company weaknesses or employer/client confidential information. Keep drafted/sent/replied/booked/held statuses separate. The planning request alone does not authorize external messages or publication; honor explicit authorization in the execution session.
OPEN WHEN NEEDED
A portfolio package is a service offer, not a new platform build. Do not share one startup's confidential data with another or a fund without appropriate permission.
Apply the root scientific evidence contract: provenance; meaningful independent splits; no future-data leakage; baseline comparison; actual denominators/uncertainty; failed cases; human review where required. State whether data are simulated, public experimental, synthetic or partner-provided.
Keep source gates intact, and log scope/time conflicts in review. Missing people, money, access or results must not be replaced with invented evidence. Reduce optional polish first. A specific essential external dependency stays pending while independent preparation continues.
READ FIRST
This is an enabling week. Its deliverables feed the next scheduled gate: 40. Complete the acceptance checklist below; do not promote reputation from a draft.
READ FIRST
Expanded minimum derived from the source goal: Finish one evidence-backed fund proposal with a feasible five-week service schedule.
Operational first step if stalled: open fund-package-scope.md, write the required inputs and produce the smallest checkable example in ten minutes. If a more urgent missing gate dependency controls the week, use the source minimum above.
If the full week does not fit, use P14: retain one gate-critical deliverable and one directly supporting study exercise; record what is skipped versus moved. Do not mark the original full gate passed merely because the minimum was completed. After a missed week, reforecast from actual evidence and avoid a second unexamined lost week.
OPEN WHEN NEEDED
In review, state exactly what exists, what was verified, what Peter can now explain, which external events remain pending, where the canonical code/data live, and the next file/function or draft paragraph to touch. Link each fact to evidence. Carry scientific assumptions, split definitions and rights constraints forward explicitly.
OPEN WHEN NEEDED
Prepare Week 39 of this LABLOOP execution plan.
Read execution-plan/specs.md, execution-plan/DECISIONS.md,
execution-plan/GATES.md and
execution-plan/weeks/week-39-fund-portfolio-offer/specs.md, commitment.md, evidence.md and review.md.
Read prior prerequisite reviews and inspect actual repository/data state.
Use v5 as the governing sequence, the v6 Week 39 chapter
(LABLOOP-Master-Plan-v6.md) as the deeper walkthrough, and v4 only for
retained details.
Produce the full local preparation pack and the exact week-specific files named
in the artifact table. Give me a bounded lesson with exercises/answer key,
daily physical actions, technical runbook or draft, branding drafts and
career/commercial actions. Keep the total to 600 minutes.
Separate prepared artifacts from measured results and my learning completion.
Verify sources and do not invent metrics, citations, papers, people or outcomes.
Do not execute external communications, publication or spending unless the
current session already authorizes the specific action.
Finish by updating evidence/review and TODAY with the next physical action.
OPEN WHEN NEEDED
v6 expands this row into a full brief, with the gate and output unchanged, inside v6 · Week 39 · Fund package. The following is source planning text, not a claim of completion. Apply the explicit evidence corrections in this specification and DECISIONS.md.
| Week | Goal | Study (Tue) | Build (Mon/Wed/Fri) | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Fund package | none | Portfolio data-readiness package proposed to one fund (GridX first) | Proposal sent |
WEEK FILES
State: UNCONFIRMED. Owner: Peter Ciancaglini. Specification
Start date: not set. End date: not set. Available hours: confirm (planned ceiling 10). Primary outcome: fund portfolio offer. Minimum that keeps the next gate alive: Finish one evidence-backed fund proposal with a feasible five-week service schedule.
fund-package-scope.md: Finish one evidence-backed fund proposal with a feasible five-week service schedule.fund-proposal.md: Economic assumptions and expected versus measured benefits are labeled.fund-outreach-and-capacity.md: One specific fund route and a realistic next decision exist.| Day | Minutes | Physical action / outcome | Actual slot | Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 90 | Define five mini audits over five weeks, startup-level outputs and the consolidated fund report with separate data-access boundaries. | Not set | ☐ |
| Tue | 90 | One concise applied note, a worked decision/example and unresolved questions. | Not set | ☐ |
| Wed | 90 | Build a proposal using approved case-study evidence, actual instrument results and inherited USD 12,000–18,000 hypothesis with explicit validation status. Last ten minutes: optional note. | Not set | ☐ |
| Thu | 90 | One concise applied note, a worked decision/example and unresolved questions. Include relevant founder-paper work within this block. | Not set | ☐ |
| Fri | 90 | Prepare the GridX-first introduction/request and a delivery calendar that accounts for any ongoing pilot or employment. | Not set | ☐ |
| Sat | 90 | Resolve critical spillover; long-form draft if due; sandbox only if done. | Not set | ☐ |
| Sun | 60 | Build log, evidence, gap review, next actions. | Not set | ☐ |
Peter's commitment / adjustments: pending. Reviewing model and date: pending.
Execution state: NOT_STARTED. Specification This file is a blank register with planned artifact names; none of the rows prove completion.
| Item | Path / URL / version | State | Verification / actual result | Verified by / date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fund-package-scope.md | Not created | NOT_STARTED | Pending: The service has a clear buyer, capacity estimate, deliverables and exclusions. | — |
| fund-proposal.md | Not created | NOT_STARTED | Pending: Economic assumptions and expected versus measured benefits are labeled. | — |
| fund-outreach-and-capacity.md | Not created | NOT_STARTED | Pending: One specific fund route and a realistic next decision exist. | — |
| Learning exercise / Peter's quiz | Not created | NOT_STARTED | Peter's actual answers required | — |
| Founder paper digest | Not created | NOT_STARTED | Source/content and access checked | — |
| Branding pack | Not created | NOT_STARTED | Claims audited; drafted/public status distinct | — |
| Opportunity actions | Not created | NOT_STARTED | Drafted/sent/replied/booked/held distinct | — |
| Question / metric | Dataset, N and unit | Split / seed / config | Command or verification method | Output path and measured value | Uncertainty / limitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Action / counterpart | Receipt or private reference | State | Next action / date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter's teach-back / quiz score: not assessed. Scientific assumptions and deviations: none recorded yet. Budget allocated / spent: not assessed / no spend recorded. Missing evidence and responsible owner: pending inspection.
Do not put API keys, source full texts with restricted rights, client data or invoice personal details in a public version of this register. Keep private evidence references private.
Review status: NOT_REVIEWED. Specification · Evidence
What Peter can explain or reproduce now: not assessed. Quiz / teach-back gaps: not assessed. Measured result and limitations: pending. Best evidence link for a scientist/recruiter/buyer: pending. What failed or changed, and why: pending.
Gate requirement: No standalone gate; check this week's acceptance criteria and next gate dependencies. Gate status: NOT_STARTED. Original target week: See next gate in specs. Actual completion date / forecast: not set. Missing external evidence: pending inspection. Blocks completed / 7: not recorded. Days with commits / 7: not recorded. Sunday build log / optional Wednesday note: not recorded. Founder conversations cumulative: not recorded. Earned evidence level and proof: not assessed. Consecutive lost weeks: not assessed.
Week-specific risk to revisit: A portfolio package is a service offer, not a new platform build. Do not share one startup's confidential data with another or a fund without appropriate permission.
Continue / recover / blocked: not decided. Retain as the minimum: Finish one evidence-backed fund proposal with a feasible five-week service schedule. Skipped permanently with reason: none recorded. Carryover with owner, dependency and target week: none recorded. Canonical repository paths and versions: pending. Data permissions, split definitions or assumptions to preserve: pending. External action authorization that still applies: not assessed. Next physical action, exact file/function/paragraph: pending. Updates to root PROGRESS / LOG / TODAY completed: ☐
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