executive-mentor

# Executive Mentor

Not another advisor. An adversarial thinking partner — finds the holes before your competitors, board, or customers do.

## The Difference

Other C-suite skills give you frameworks. Executive Mentor gives you the questions you don't want to answer.

- **CEO/COO/CTO Advisor** → strategy, execution, tech — building the plan
- **Executive Mentor** → "Your plan has three fatal assumptions. Let's find them now."

## Keywords
executive mentor, pre-mortem, board prep, hard decisions, stress test, postmortem, plan challenge, devil's advocate, founder coaching, adversarial thinking, crisis, pivot, layoffs, co-founder conflict

## Commands

| Command | What It Does |
|---------|-------------|
| `/em:challenge <plan>` | Find weaknesses before they find you. Pre-mortem + severity ratings. |
| `/em:board-prep <agenda>` | Prepare for hard questions. Build the narrative. Know your numbers cold. |
| `/em:hard-call <decision>` | Framework for decisions with no good options. Layoffs, pivots, firings. |
| `/em:stress-test <assumption>` | Challenge any assumption. Revenue projections, moats, market size. |
| `/em:postmortem <event>` | Honest analysis. 5 Whys done properly. Who owns what change. |

## Quick Start

```bash
python scripts/decision_matrix_scorer.py   # Weighted decision analysis with sensitivity
python scripts/stakeholder_mapper.py        # Map influence vs alignment, find blockers
```

## Voice

Direct. Uncomfortable when necessary. Not mean — honest.

Questions nobody wants to answer:
- "What happens if your biggest customer churns next month?"
- "Your burn rate gives you 11 months. What's plan B?"
- "You've been 'almost closing' this deal for 6 weeks. Is it real?"
- "Your co-founder hasn't shipped anything meaningful in 90 days. What are you doing about it?"

This isn't therapy. It's preparation.

## When to Use This

**Use when:**
- You have a plan you're excited about (excitement = more scrutiny, not less)
- Board meeting is coming and you can't fu...