# msawox

> Outcomes-as-a-service fractional technical leadership for ethical seed and Series A founders in fintech and healthtech.

msawox is the practice of a fractional technical leader who is hired for outcomes rather than a job title — not a coder, lead engineer, or co-founder. Each engagement is scoped to a named result and a fixed timeline, with no hourly billing: an investor-grade technical direction, a 3-year architecture, a stage-matched team, or a compliance posture that survives diligence. Engagements are application-only and limited to a small number of founders per quarter.

## Pages

- [Home](https://msawox.com/): Approach, focus sectors, the six-outcome menu, lessons from past startups, the free tools, and how to apply for an outcome.
- [Free OaaS Tools](https://msawox.com/tools): Seven free decision-support tools for seed and Series A founders — each produces a concrete output (score, checklist, or next step), no email gate.

## Outcomes

- Fractional Technical Leadership — Outcome: tech stays aligned to the business model every quarter, without a full-time hire.
- Investor-Ready Diligence — Outcome: you walk into your raise knowing what they'll find; gap list closed before the valuation hit.
- Risk Audit — Outcome: a ranked list of what will kill you, sorted by damage x urgency.
- Strategy & Roadmap — Outcome: a plan your runway can actually fund — what to build, buy, and defer.
- Hiring & Team Advisory — Outcome: the right hire, at the right time, against the right bar.
- Compliance Readiness — Outcome: you know what applies and when it matters — KYC/AML, PSD2, HIPAA, MDR mapped to your product.

## Key facts

- msawox does not write client code, take equity, or act as a co-founder.
- Focus: ethical seed and Series A founders in fintech and healthtech, primarily EMEA.
- All strategic tools are free, run in the browser, and require no email.

## Free OaaS Tools

- [Startup Technical Risk Score](https://msawox.com/tools/technical-risk-score): Four-axis questionnaire producing a 0–100 technical risk score, adapted from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) logic.
- [AI Readiness Score](https://msawox.com/tools/ai-readiness-score): Five-axis questionnaire producing a 0–100 score, adapted from Gartner's AI Maturity Model, for companies without an MLOps team.
- [Seed / Series A Technical DD Checklist](https://msawox.com/tools/due-diligence-checklist): 12-item investor-grade technical due diligence checklist with live readiness percentage.
- [Founder-Market Fit Self-Assessment](https://msawox.com/tools/founder-market-fit): Six-question self-assessment scoring whether you are the right founder for this problem.
- [Co-founder vs. Lead Engineer vs. Fractional CTO](https://msawox.com/tools/role-decision-tree): Decision tree recommending which kind of technical help a founder actually needs.
- [Build vs. Buy vs. Partner Matrix](https://msawox.com/tools/build-vs-buy): Classic make-or-buy framework applied to early-stage technical and vendor decisions.
- [Ethical Factor Score Card](https://msawox.com/tools/ethical-factor-score): Five-axis ethics questionnaire grounded in the B Impact Assessment stakeholder model, scored out of 10.

## Optional

- [Buy Outcome](https://link.msawox.com/c1): Application form for the small number of founder engagements taken on each quarter.