diligence
v2026-08-04 · 6 min readStakeholder review roadmap
Five diligence gates — not product delivery phases.
Pre-production diligence environment. Demo-ready surfaces use real logic on illustrative data. Prototype and roadmap items are labeled — do not present them as production.
Not a delivery plan
These five gates sequence investor and advisor diligence. They do not replace the product roadmap or 7D build journey.
Gate sequence
- 1. Ops fit — demo-ready surfaces only
- 2. Investment thesis — memo and one-pager
- 3. Defensibility — whitepaper, Atlas, IP depth
- 4. Engagement terms — NDA, pathway, role scope
- 5. Go-to-market — design partner → pilot → expansion