Record Definitive Kill Hold or Scale Decisions
Formally assign a definitive governance outcome—Kill, Hold, Scale, Pivot, or Escalate—to every evaluated venture based on synthesized evidence and alignment testing. Document the explicit rationale, resource reallocations, and required governance sign-offs for each decision.
Completing this action provides unambiguous governance direction and resource reallocation commands for the entire innovation portfolio. It completes the review process by transforming analysis into decisive corporate action and updated venture DNA.
The founder must deliver an official Portfolio Decision Memorandum and Data Room review note signed off by relevant corporate stakeholders. This document must record the explicit verdict for every venture, full evidence justification, and immediate budget adjustments.
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 evidence gave you the confidence to formally kill a venture that previously received significant executive backing?
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How will liberated capital and talent from killed initiatives be reallocated across scale-ready ventures?
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What precise governance triggers will cause a venture on 'hold' to be escalated or terminated?
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Why is a 'scale' decision justified given the remaining unmitigated risks identified in the review?
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How does this set of decisions alter the overall corporate venture risk profile and portfolio balance?