diff --git a/vibn-frontend/_onboarding/onboarding-entrepreneur.tsx b/vibn-frontend/_onboarding/onboarding-entrepreneur.tsx
index ed454c8..cb530af 100644
--- a/vibn-frontend/_onboarding/onboarding-entrepreneur.tsx
+++ b/vibn-frontend/_onboarding/onboarding-entrepreneur.tsx
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ import {
   WizardQ,
   WizardFooter,
   LANE_LABELS,
-  ChipGroup,
-  Field,
+  PresetGroup,
 } from "./onboarding-primitives";
 
 const ENTREP_TOTAL = 3;
-const ENTREP_STEP_NAMES = ["Idea", "Audience", "Look"];
+const ENTREP_STEP_NAMES = ["Idea", "Status", "Look"];
 
 const IDEA_PROMPTS = [
   "A community for indie game devs to swap playtesters, with weekly demo nights",
@@ -102,36 +101,43 @@ export function EntrepIdea({ value, onChange }) {
   );
 }
 
-const AUDIENCE_PRESETS = [
-  "Me and people like me",
-  "A small community I'm part of",
-  "Local people in my city",
-  "Anyone searching for this",
-  "Other small businesses",
-  "Hobbyists in a niche I love",
+const STATUS_OPTIONS = [
+  {
+    id: "scratch",
+    label: "We are starting from scratch",
+    desc: "No code, no wireframes, no assets. Just a clean slate and a fresh vision.",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "research",
+    label: "I've done some research I can share",
+    desc: "I have PDFs, wireframes, landing copy, or user interviews to help guide the build.",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "existing",
+    label: "I've already built some of the project",
+    desc: "I have an existing repo, database schema, or mockups to import.",
+  },
 ];
 
-function EntrepAudience({ value, onChange }) {
-  const isPreset = AUDIENCE_PRESETS.includes(value);
+function EntrepStatus({ value, onChange }) {
   return (
     <>
       <WizardQ
-        title="Who is it for?"
-        sub="The clearer your audience, the better the copy Vibn writes for it."
+        title="Where are you starting from?"
+        sub="Helps Vibn set up the right repository, data pipelines, and workspace scope."
       />
-      <ChipGroup
-        options={AUDIENCE_PRESETS}
-        values={value ? [value] : []}
-        onChange={(arr) => onChange(arr[arr.length - 1] || "")}
+      <PresetGroup
+        options={STATUS_OPTIONS.map((o) => ({
+          id: o.id,
+          label: o.label,
+          desc: o.desc,
+          icon: undefined,
+        }))}
+        value={value}
+        onChange={onChange}
+        columns={3}
+        minimal={false}
       />
-      <Field label="Or describe them in your own words" optional>
-        <input
-          className="wiz-input"
-          placeholder="e.g. dog owners in Brooklyn who walk before work"
-          value={!isPreset ? value : ""}
-          onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
-        />
-      </Field>
     </>
   );
 }
@@ -282,12 +288,12 @@ export function EntrepreneurPath({
     canNext = (data.idea || "").trim().length >= 8;
   } else if (step === 1) {
     body = (
-      <EntrepAudience
-        value={data.audience || ""}
-        onChange={(v) => onUpdate({ audience: v })}
+      <EntrepStatus
+        value={data.projectStatus || ""}
+        onChange={(v) => onUpdate({ projectStatus: v })}
       />
     );
-    canNext = (data.audience || "").trim().length >= 3;
+    canNext = !!data.projectStatus;
   } else {
     body = (
       <EntrepVibe value={data.vibe} onChange={(v) => onUpdate({ vibe: v })} />