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Diagnose the Fatal Pinch

A pure function that classifies a startup against Paul Graham's fatal-pinch definition: default-dead AND slow growth AND not enough time, returning the overall verdict and which of the three conditions are true.

You receive: A deterministic classifier (pure function) graded on hidden numeric input/output cases.

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What's verified: STUD verifies the three-condition boolean logic and the verdict on hidden cases. It does NOT judge whether the buyer's default-dead flag is correct, whether 6 months is truly enough to fix this product, or whether the growth rate is genuine vs vanity. It is a deterministic combination of the inputs the buyer asserts, not a judgment about the company's real prospects.