Saves the DEALIX_BUSINESS_VIABILITY_KIT.md (Weeks 4-12 customer discovery
operating manual) and produces only the operational artifacts it explicitly
names. Per the kit's Appendix C: no new plan documents, no Wave A-E work,
no features without customer pull.
Added:
Customer Viability operating artifacts
- docs/customer_learnings/hypotheses.yaml - 12 hypotheses tracked
to SUPPORTED/FALSIFIED/AMBIGUOUS with interview-log citations
- docs/customer_learnings/interviews/_template_ar.md - 45-min Arabic
discovery script + post-call log schema
- docs/customer_learnings/interviews/_template_en.md - English version
- docs/customer_learnings/founder_dashboard.md - weekly Monday printable
dashboard (kit Sec 8)
- docs/customer_learnings/pricing_discovery.md - Van Westendorp PSM +
value-based sanity check + A/B model matrix
- docs/customer_learnings/unit_economics.md - per-customer economics,
LTV/CAC ratios, 12-month scenario template
- docs/customer_learnings/defensibility_scorecard.md - 5 moats x 2
questions, quarterly re-measurement
Registry updates
- docs/registry/TRUTH.yaml customer_validation section: hypothesis
counters + discovery-interview counter + kit reference
- docs/customer_learnings/README.md updated to link new artifacts
Gates after change:
architecture_brief.py 40/40
release_readiness_matrix 102/102 (added 8 new BVK artifact checks)
v005_truth_registry_audit 19/19 SUPPORTED
Agent scope going forward per kit Appendix C: customer-surfaced P0 defects,
UX polish appearing in 2+ interviews, perf issues on staging, pentest
remediations. No new plans. No Wave tasks.
2.9 KiB
Dealix — Strategic Defensibility Scorecard
First measurement at Week 12. Re-measured every quarter. Each question: 0–2 points. Max 20. Honest scoring only — be more generous with your competitors than yourself.
Scoring rubric (per question)
- 0 — No evidence we have this
- 1 — Directional evidence, not yet strong
- 2 — Strong evidence (data, customer language, wins)
1. Data Moat
Q1.1 — Do we have data competitors cannot access (e.g. Arabic formal-register corpus, PDPL evidence patterns, board-pack styles)? Score: __ / 2 — evidence:
Q1.2 — Does every customer interaction make the product measurably better for the next customer? Score: __ / 2 — evidence:
Subtotal: __ / 4
2. Distribution Moat
Q2.1 — Are customers actively referring peers within 6 months of sign-up (H12 check)? Score: __ / 2 — evidence:
Q2.2 — Do we have 2+ acquisition channels that competitors cannot easily copy (e.g. KSA CFO community, Arabic enterprise content depth, government procurement whitelist)? Score: __ / 2 — evidence:
Subtotal: __ / 4
3. Technical Moat
Q3.1 — Is there a capability that would take a competitor ≥ 6 months to replicate (durable execution + evidence graph + RLS + OTel compliance correlation stack)? Score: __ / 2 — evidence:
Q3.2 — Is Arabic-first quality measurably better than any alternative (blind customer test, eval suite results, documented examples)? Score: __ / 2 — evidence:
Subtotal: __ / 4
4. Brand Moat
Q4.1 — If a customer switches away, is there emotional / identity loss ("this is our board room tool")? Score: __ / 2 — evidence:
Q4.2 — Would customers defend Dealix unprompted in public forums or peer conversations? Score: __ / 2 — evidence:
Subtotal: __ / 4
5. Switching-Cost Moat
Q5.1 — Is there data / workflow / integration lock-in that is painful to migrate out of? Score: __ / 2 — evidence:
Q5.2 — Do users build Dealix-specific expertise (advanced admins, workflow owners) that would be lost on churn? Score: __ / 2 — evidence:
Subtotal: __ / 4
Final Score
Total: __ / 20
Interpretation
| Score | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 16–20 | Category-defining trajectory. Compound. |
| 10–15 | Strong but not yet defensible. Invest in weakest moat. |
| 5–9 | Commoditizable. Rethink positioning or narrow scope. |
| 0–4 | No moat. Change fundamentals, or the business will be out-executed. |
Improvement plan (top 1 action per weakest moat)
- Weakest moat identified:
- Single action for next quarter:
- Evidence we will accept as success:
History
| Quarter | Score | Weakest moat | Top action taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 (W12) | __ | __ | __ |
| Q2 2026 | __ | __ | __ |
| Q3 2026 | __ | __ | __ |
| Q4 2026 | __ | __ | __ |