The mentor keeps watch
Every hard choice
has been faced before.
Tzu brings 2,500 years of patterns to the decisions that shape your life.
- 7–14-day refund by plan
- Cancel anytime
- No dark patterns
- Founding members welcome
When in doubt, ask Tzu.
The problem
You don't have an information problem. You have a decision problem.
ChatGPT can list pros and cons in seconds. Then what? Advice evaporates the moment you close the tab. You're left with the same knot in your stomach — and no way to know, six months later, whether you chose well.
The missing pieces aren't more answers. They're memory, follow-through, and a way of seeing.
A decision is a process
Good judgment grows when you revisit your choices.
Tzu helps you carry a decision from first thought to follow-through.
Save what informed your choice, set a time to revisit it, and look at what happened. Each follow-up turns experience into something you can use when the next decision arrives: decide → follow up → review → decide better.
How it works
Four steps. One compounding loop.
- 01
Tell your dilemma.
A job offer in another city. Whether to invest, to wait, to let go — in your words, not a form.
- 02
Get a real recommendation.
Not “it depends.” Tzu gives a clear stance, the reasons behind it, the risks to watch — drawing on principles that have guided leaders for centuries, paired with modern frameworks like pre-mortem and 10/10/10.
- 03
Your decision, sealed.
Options, worries, the call you made — structured automatically and sealed like a verdict, so the follow-up has something to stand on.
- 04
The mentor follows up.
On the date you chose, an email: “You said you’d know by now. How did it go?” Review together. Learn. Repeat.
Old wisdom, new tools
Every principle pairs an old idea with a modern method.
“The victorious army wins first, and then seeks battle.”
— Sun Tzu, The Art of War
No fortune-telling. No magic. Just two and a half thousand years of people learning how to choose — meeting the best of modern decision science.
Meet your mentor
Meet Tzu
A mentor in the old tradition: he asks more than he tells, quotes sparingly, and never hides the risk behind the reassurance. He carries three things — the strategic clarity of The Art of War, the human judgment of the Confucian tradition, and the long view of history's greatest decision-makers.
And one modern commitment: you'll always get a clear recommendation, the reasons, and the risks. The choice stays yours.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is this therapy or counseling?
No. Tzu is a decision-support tool powered by AI. It's not medical, psychological, legal, or financial advice. For those, see a licensed professional. If you're in crisis, please contact your local emergency services.
Is it really an AI?
Yes — and we're upfront about it. Your mentor is an AI whose guidance draws on selected classical texts and modern decision methods. It can be wrong. We show the principles it draws on so you can examine its reasoning, and the review loop helps you learn from what happened.
What happens to my conversations?
Your conversations are stored in your AskTzu account, and we do not sell your personal data. We send the text and relevant profile details needed for a reply to DeepSeek's API. Please don't include highly sensitive personal information. To request access, an export, or deletion, email support@asktzu.com. See our Privacy Policy for details.
Can I get a refund?
Monthly and quarterly plans: request a full refund within 7 days of any payment. Annual plans: within 14 days. Email support@asktzu.com; statutory rights apply where relevant. Cancel anytime — no dark patterns.
Who's behind this?
An independent founder who kept watching smart friends make avoidable decisions with no memory, no follow-up, and no method — and decided to build the mentor they wished they had.
Your next decision deserves a mentor who stays.
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