Workshop 1 · Studio 07 · Jeff

CHANNELPROOF CFO NETWORK

A repeatable channel in which fractional CFOs deploy evidence products across multiple client companies.

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Founder JeffChannel / ServicesStage Revenue

MVP Use Case

A fractional CFO onboards a client, configures a monthly evidence pack, issues finance receipts, exports a board/lender packet and bills for the verified artifact service.

COMPANY COMMAND FOUNDER PROFILE

Phase 1 Artifacts

·CFO-channel operating model
·Partner onboarding map
·Client eligibility score
·Artifact menu
·Partner economics
·Revenue-sharing hypothesis
·Quality-control policy
·Certification boundary

MVP Artifacts

·Partner workspace
·Client onboarding
·Monthly review receipt
·Budget approval receipt
·Finance packet generator
·Partner-branded Evidence Room
·Client billing record
·Local verifier

V1 Artifacts

·Multi-partner network
·Partner permissions
·Standardized service packages
·Training and enablement
·Referral attribution
·Usage-based partner billing
·Quality review
·Vertical packet library
·API for CFO-advisory platforms

VC-Readiness Proof

·Number of CFO partners activated
·Clients onboarded per partner
·Average revenue per partner
·Artifact gross margin
·Partner retention
·Client conversion to recurring evidence services
·Network-driven acquisition efficiency

Investor Narrative

ChannelProof is not another CFO marketplace. It is a distribution and standardization layer through which advisory firms sell verified evidence products.

Gate Path

G1Gate 1 — Thesis ReadyThe specific workflow · The evidence failure · The developer user · The economic buyer · Why the founder is suited to solve it · Why the startup should exist independently
G2Gate 2 — MVP ReadyOne Rails workflow · One Rust receipt family · One local verification path · One Evidence Room export · One developer quickstart · One design-partner use case
G3Gate 3 — Pilot ReadyExternal acceptance criteria · Integration documentation · Measurable baseline · Commercial terms · Claims boundaries · An explicit end-of-pilot decision
G4Gate 4 — V1 Venture ReadyProduct functionality · Developer adoption · External workflow completion · Verified artifacts · Willingness to pay · Repeatability and expansion potential · Capital requirements

Phase Timing

Phase 0 — Founder-Market ThesisWorkshop kickoff9 artifacts
Phase 1 — Pre-MVP Venture Thesis PackWeeks 1-210 artifacts
Phase 2 — MVP Artifact PackWeeks 3-620 artifacts
Phase 3 — Pilot-Ready Artifact PackWeeks 6-923 artifacts
Phase 4 — V1 Venture-Readiness PackWeeks 9-1231 artifacts