The first financing leaves the company in one of three survivable states, not dependent on rescue capital.
Status
Open
Not yet tested; the decisive observation has not been made.
Depends on execution and on hiring being gated to proofs rather than to the vision.
No single gateFalsifier statedNext test stated
Why it matters
The consequence of being wrong
If false
The downside case is a rescue round on bad terms, or a wind-down with nothing durable.
If true
Capital is genuinely at risk against proofs rather than against runway.
Current support
Capital plan gated to proofLean operating model
Missing proof
Observed spend discipline over two or more gates.
Falsifier
Payroll grows ahead of gate completion.
Next decisive test
Compare headcount additions against gate completion at month 6 and month 12.
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