The capability to engage effectively with external stakeholders - investors, advisors, potential users, partners. This is a compound skill: crisp positioning (the 120bcc5 insight in pitch form), demo-able product, and compelling narrative ("why now", "why me").

What ready looks like:

• Can articulate AFW's value prop in 30 seconds or 5 minutes
• Can show a compelling live demo
• Can answer "why now" (agent era, provenance matters) and "why me" (living it, dogfooding)
• Pitch artifacts exist and are polished (one-pager, demo video)

Validation path:

1. Practice conversations (warm, low-stakes) → feedback
2. Domain validation (dev tools experts) → does positioning resonate?
3. High-stakes conversations (investors, podcasts) → real opportunities

Encompasses specific opportunities: Claire Vo, Evil Martians, Ashley Ramrachia intros.