Record Governance Verdict and Strategic Next Steps
Formulate a definitive governance recommendation—continue, repeat, pivot, escalate, or defer—supported by the scenario analysis and evidence audit. Document the review outcome, update the venture DNA, and log required board-level or programme escalations.
Completing this action establishes a formal, audit-ready decision point regarding the venture's commercial viability and readiness to progress. It guarantees transparent governance, ensuring capital is only committed to validated business models.
The founder must deliver a completed Review Note featuring an explicit verdict, a summary of validated versus unvalidated runway, updated venture DNA records, and scheduled follow-on tasks.
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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On what objective evidence do you base your recommendation to continue rather than repeat this review stage?
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If the decision is to escalate, what specific resource or expertise is required to resolve the identified cash bottlenecks?
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How does this verdict alter the total capital requirement for your upcoming fundraising milestone?
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What core elements of the venture DNA must be permanently rewritten based on today's sensitivity findings?
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Why is a deferral or pivot not required given the significant runway compression exposed in your downside scenario?