Taissa Maleh

Proof beats permission. Let's build yours.

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The Problem Depth Ladder

How I read a company. Scroll to go deeper.

RUNG 1 / 5

Five rungs. One rule.

How I read a company: the Problem Depth Ladder

    The deck doesn't win. Depth does.

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    Three ways in. All of them start with the problem, not your product.

    This is for you if

    You shipped something this month that nobody approved.

    This is not for you if

    You're waiting for a check, a cofounder or a sign.

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    The Proof Academy

    Everything I teach founders about proving demand, pitching and raising, in one place.

    Built from hundreds of pre-seed reviews and the questions investors actually ask. Work through it at your own pace, before an investor runs it on you.

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    The Teardown

    Your deck, your numbers or your hardest call, taken apart live.

    Verdict in 30 seconds, then the math, then the one move that matters this week. You leave knowing exactly what an investor will see.

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    In the Room

    I work inside your company on what decides the next 12 months.

    Fundraising, go-to-market or AI operations, for a set stretch. Paid in cash, with advisory equity on the table. A few companies at a time.

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    In the field

    Stages, studios, classrooms and judging tables.

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    Taissa Maleh being interviewed on camera
    On camera
    Taissa Maleh moderating the Fundraising for Tech panel at LMU
    Moderator · Fundraising for Tech, LMU
    Taissa Maleh on a TV studio set
    On air
    Taissa Maleh on the CPG Accelerator Map panel at LA Tech Week
    Panel · LA Tech Week
    Taissa Maleh on a Wefunder Studio webinar
    Webinar · Wefunder Studio
    Taissa Maleh with judges and students at LMU
    With the room · LMU
    Taissa Maleh at the UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator
    UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator
    Taissa Maleh in a startup strategy session at a whiteboard
    Strategy session · building a startup
    Taissa Maleh with a cohort at the UCLA Center for Global Management
    Teaching · UCLA Center for Global Management

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    The Pattern Recognizer

    What I see across pre-seed deals, abstracted so no founder recognizes their own. Patterns, never names.

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    For companies

    AI operations

    I lead AI operations for companies that treat AI as infrastructure. Systems that make the whole team faster, built and run with you.

    Nobody is coming to give you permission.

    Bring the proof you have. I'll tell you what it's worth.

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