Gather All Pivot Evidence and Core Artefacts
The founder compiles all relevant data, customer transcripts, quantitative metrics, and feedback logs collected prior to the pivot trigger. This involves mapping previous business model assumptions directly against the raw discovery findings that challenged them.
Compiling this material creates a centralised, transparent baseline of customer discovery data for critical evaluation. It ensures the pivot decision review is grounded in verified operational facts rather than subjective memory or selective interpretation.
The founder must present a structured data package containing raw customer discovery notes, behavioural analytics, and a mapped timeline of trigger events. Every piece of evidence must be explicitly linked to a core business model hypothesis.
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 specific empirical data triggered the need to review a pivot rather than continuing iterations on the current trajectory?
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How have you audited your discovery evidence to ensure it represents unbiased customer behaviour rather than polite affirmation?
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Which key stakeholder interactions or datapoints were excluded from this evidence dossier, and what was the rationale for omitting them?
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How clear is the lineage between the raw primary research collected and the strategic impasse you face today?
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Where does the assembled evidence expose a fundamental breakdown in your initial customer discovery hypotheses?