Gather Artefacts and Evidence for Gate Review
Collate all tangible venture assets, primary research data, metrics, and previous gate decisions into a structured review package. The founder must organise these primary sources logically to ensure every assertion made about the business model is traceable to verified data.
Completing this action compiles an audit-ready portfolio of evidence supporting the venture's current stage progression. It establishes a verifiable baseline for the entire readiness review, preventing decisions based on unbacked assertions or outdated assumptions.
The founder must produce a central index linking every critical venture claim to specific data-room assets, user research transcripts, or financial models. All entries must be tagged with data collection dates and source references to validate recency and authenticity.
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 directly links these submitted data-room assets to actual customer behaviour rather than stated intentions?
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Why have you included legacy market research without revalidating whether core underlying conditions have shifted?
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How do you justify omitting raw operational data from this package in favour of summarised internal reports?
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Which specific assets in this review package represent validated facts rather than founder-led projections?
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How does the completeness of this evidence dossier compare against the rigorous documentation required by institutional venture investors?