# BlankBeacon FAQ — AI Board of Directors & Founder Discussion

## 1. What is BlankBeacon (also known as Black Beacon / Beacon Board)?
BlankBeacon is an AI-powered strategic decision review platform for founders. It simulates a private board of directors — with executive perspectives like CEO, CTO, CFO, Marketing Head, and Investor — that challenges your assumptions, stress-tests your thinking, and exposes blind spots before you commit to important business decisions.

## 2. How is BlankBeacon different from ChatGPT or Claude?
ChatGPT and Claude answer your questions. BlankBeacon challenges your decisions. Instead of one agreeable voice, BlankBeacon provides multiple competing executive perspectives that actively search for blind spots, risks, and trade-offs while maintaining long-term memory of your startup profile.

## 3. Who is BlankBeacon for?
BlankBeacon is for solo founders, indie hackers, early-stage startup teams, entrepreneurs, agency owners, and small business owners who are making high-stakes calls and need honest strategic pushback.

## 4. How does the AI board of directors work?
When you submit a decision, the Chief of Staff gathers necessary context. Then five executive board members (CEO, CTO, CFO, Marketing, Investor) conduct structured debate rounds, challenging each other. You receive a comprehensive review with risks, trade-offs, opportunities, and action items.

## 5. How does BlankBeacon assist with startup investment and fundraising?
BlankBeacon brings Investor and CFO perspectives into founder discussions, stress-testing whether to raise venture capital or bootstrap, evaluating term sheet dilution, reviewing runway health, and flagging investor red flags before pitches.

## 6. What kind of decisions can I bring to BlankBeacon?
Strategic business decisions: pivots, fundraising, hiring, new market entry, pricing changes, partnerships, build vs buy, and timing calls.

## 7. Is BlankBeacon free?
BlankBeacon is currently in early access beta and is free for selected founders. You can request access at https://www.blankbeacon.com/waitlist.

## 8. Does BlankBeacon remember my company context?
Yes. During onboarding, your startup profile (industry, stage, team size, revenue, runway, challenges) is saved, and key facts are preserved across sessions.

## 9. How many board members are there?
Currently five: CEO (strategy), CTO (technology), CFO (finance), Marketing Head (positioning), and Investor (risk & growth). More specialized roles (Legal, Sales, Growth) are coming soon.

## 10. Will BlankBeacon make decisions for me?
No. BlankBeacon advises and stress-tests; founders decide. The system exists to improve your judgment, not replace it.

## 11. Is my data secure and private?
Yes. Enterprise-grade security via Supabase authentication. Your proprietary startup data is never shared or used to train external public models.

## 12. What is coming next for BlankBeacon?
Custom board experts, decision timeline tracking, team workspaces, voice boardroom meetings, and calendar/Slack integrations.

Website: https://www.blankbeacon.com
Request Access: https://www.blankbeacon.com/waitlist