Four Phases. Twenty Criteria. The First One You Fail Is Where the Work Starts.
Score any portfolio company against the same twenty criteria used in a live GTM Gap® diagnosis. No login, no email gate: mark Yes or No as you go, and the scorecard tells you exactly where the sequence breaks.
How to score
- Mark Yes or No for each criterion. Don’t overthink it. If you’re unsure, mark No, uncertainty is a finding.
- Each phase has five criteria. A company needs at least four Yes responses in a phase to be considered through it. Don’t skip phases, they build on each other.
- Score the phases in order. The first phase where a company scores below four is where the work starts.
01 Stabilization: stop the bleeding, create clarity
- Leadership operates from one shared set of revenue metrics and definitions.
- Every deal stage has documented criteria, no "hope" forecasting.
- ICP and buyer personas are defined and used by both sales and marketing.
- CRM data is trusted enough to drive decisions without manual cleanup.
- Roles, ownership, and KPIs are unambiguous across the revenue org.
02 Foundation: build the base, standardize execution
- A documented sales process exists and reps follow it instead of improvising.
- Top performer behaviors have been captured and made teachable.
- Handoffs between marketing, sales, and CS have clear criteria, no dropped opportunities.
- Onboarding and ramp programs exist and reduce time-to-productivity.
- Tech stack is rationalized: tools earn adoption, reps actually use what’s deployed.
03 Repeatability: drive consistency, prove it performs
- Forecast methodology has stage-level rigor and produces predictable commit numbers.
- Coaching frameworks are structured: managers develop reps systematically, not reactively.
- QBR and review cadences run on schedule with clear insight and aligned priorities.
- Pipeline analytics surface deal risk early instead of after deals stall.
- Compensation and incentives reinforce the desired growth model.
04 Scalability: grow without breaking, scale with control
- Market entry playbooks exist for each segment: expansion launches on a proven model.
- Customer success drives expansion revenue, not just retention.
- Leadership depth exists beyond the top layer: growth isn’t constrained by a few individuals.
- Multi-segment GTM models run with the right motion and economics for each market.
- Resource allocation follows performance data, not internal politics.
Reading the score
Stabilization below four: the basics aren’t in place. Hiring more people or buying more tools will amplify chaos, not fix it.
Foundation below four: the team is improvising. Performance depends on individuals, not on a system.
Repeatability below four: top reps carry the number. Performance can’t be reproduced.
Scalability below four: the current motion works but won’t survive expansion into new segments, geographies, or motions.