Gather Core Portfolio Data and Evidence Base
Collect all existing opportunity profiles, market size estimates, customer interview logs, and competitive benchmarks into a centralised portfolio review register. Ensure every candidate venture or opportunity has an accompanying data packet detailing its current validation status.
Completing this action consolidates all disparate opportunity data into a single, structured review format. It establishes the empirical baseline required to conduct an objective, comparative evaluation across the entire venture portfolio.
The founder must present a comprehensive opportunity index containing standardised profiles for every option under consideration. Each profile must link directly to primary evidence sources, baseline metrics, and explicit underlying assumptions.
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 primary evidence backs the metrics presented in this opportunity index, and where are you relying on secondary assumptions?
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How consistently have you applied data collection methods across all opportunities to ensure a fair comparison?
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Why have specific early-stage concepts been included while others were excluded from this initial dataset?
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Which data points in this assembly carry the highest degree of uncertainty or source bias?
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How does the completeness of this artefact compare against the minimum evidence threshold required for a venture-building decision?