Collect Research Data and Market Intelligence Inputs
Compile all technical IP disclosures, freedom-to-operate assessments, preliminary market sizing data, and voice-of-customer interviews. Verify that all academic, legal, and market inputs are current, verified, and accessible for objective scoring.
Gathering these inputs establishes a fact-based repository of technical, legal, and market data needed to evaluate each application. It ensures subsequent prioritisation is grounded in empirical market reality rather than founder or academic bias.
The founder must assemble a verified data packet comprising university disclosure documents, initial patent search reports, expert interview summaries, and preliminary industry size estimates. Gaps in data must be explicitly flagged with mitigation plans.
Five questions an expert would ask when reviewing your output
Use these to challenge assumptions, pressure-test your logic, and check the quality of this action's output in the context of the parent task and wider venture development.
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What proportion of your market input data is derived from direct industry buyers versus secondary, generic research reports?
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How robust is the legal evidence supporting your freedom-to-operate assumptions for each prioritised application?
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Why are you confident that the technical benchmarks cited in your inputs are reproducible outside the university laboratory?
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What critical data gaps exist in your current input pack, and how might missing information distort your scoring?
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How have you accounted for institutional technology transfer office constraints or existing material transfer agreements in these inputs?