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# Define your Ideal Customer Profile

Choose the founders your service is best suited to help. Focus on the period when a founder is preparing to raise, as this is when the need for your service and Metal is strongest.

## Start With Three Customer Groups

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="First-Time Founders" color="#7765C5" icon="user">
    Pre-seed and seed founders raising their first institutional round who need structure, investor access, and guidance.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Repeat Founders and Raisers" color="#8978C9" icon="rotate">
    Seed to Series B companies that value speed and may hire consultants, CFOs, or advisors to help run the round.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Accelerator Ecosystems" color="#A696D0" icon="graduation-cap">
    Startups in accelerators, incubators, and university programs that are preparing to raise an early-stage round.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Create a Usable Customer Profile

<Steps>
  <Step title="Choose the fundraising stage">
    Decide whether you will focus on pre-seed, seed, Series A, or a defined range of stages.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Define the market">
    Select the sectors, locations, and company types where your experience is strongest.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose the founder segment">
    Select first-time founders, repeat founders, accelerator companies, or a clear combination.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Define the timing trigger">
    Describe the evidence that indicates the founder is preparing to raise capital.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info>
  Your final customer profile should clearly explain who you serve, when they need your help, and why your experience is relevant.
</Info>


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