Which dimension of your company is currently limiting growth?

An adaptive questionnaire covering 9 dimensions: sales, marketing, product, operations, team, finance, leadership, investors and legal. The result is your Structure First Bottleneck Index: a prioritisation of all 9 dimensions by how much they currently constrain growth. The AI assessment shows which area is limiting your growth most, what that means for your next milestone, and what is not the problem.

It depends on your answers. Strong dimensions take one click. Weak ones are explored with up to 5 follow-up questions. Well-positioned companies finish in 10 minutes. With several weak areas, allow 20 to 30 minutes.

Yes, completely. No email gate, no account, no credit card. Start immediately and receive the full results without registering.

For founders and managing directors of VC-backed startups and scale-ups in the DACH region, Series Seed to B. The questions and the assessment are calibrated for this stage, not for mid-market or enterprise.

A visual breakdown of all 9 dimensions, a written assessment with finding, implications for the next round or milestone, strengths and a concrete next step. Results are shareable via a direct link.

The diagnostic was developed by Philipp Siegert. He was CFO and Managing Director of Klarsolar (FT Top 200 Fastest Growing Companies Europe 2024, exit to E.ON 2025), previously in investment banking at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in London. He now works as a Fractional CFO for VC-backed scale-ups in the DACH region.

Yes. VC investors and PE operating partners use the diagnostic as a structured initial check before board meetings, to prepare for a 100-day plan or before a due diligence phase. The result link is directly shareable, no account or registration required. The result can be shared via link or documented as a screenshot. The diagnostic is completed by the founder or management team, who have the best insight into their own situation.