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Before we begin, what should we call you?

Two names and one way to reach you. Nothing else yet.

Pick what applies. You can choose both.

We are reading these properly. Length is not a problem.

Have you ever felt that the person who could change your trajectory was reachable, but inaccessible?

Yes, many times Yes, occasionally Rarely No

When you need to reach someone outside your network, what do you actually do?

How would you describe your current reach?

Deep but narrow Wide but shallow Strong within my industry Limited, and growing Hard to define

How careful are you when you introduce two people?

RecklessExtremely selective

If your access expanded meaningfully, what would you attempt in the next twelve months?

What you would use it for, specifically.

Who is the first person you would want to find through Ladders?

Be specific. Not "investors" — what problem should they solve for you?

Why haven't you reached them yet?

If someone credible forwarded an introduction for you, what makes you worth the risk they took?

Have you ever declined to introduce two people because it wasn't a good fit?

Yes No I rarely introduce people

What made you decline?

Early users set the early norms. Are you comfortable in a system where your forwarding decisions affect your own credibility?

Yes No I'd need to understand it better

For the people who want to argue with the design.

Ladders assumes that access is unequal, and that this inequality can be structured without being exploited.

Do you agree?

Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree

If we accept you, how seriously will you engage?

Casual curiosityFully committed