How the gate works
This tool grades a big go/no-go decision across five adversarial lenses. It scores 5 weighted controls into a 0–100 number — then two gates that can only make the verdict worse.
The 5 weighted controls
Any lens scored 1 or below is a fatal objection — it forces NO-GO regardless of the score. A high conviction number cannot outvote a single dealbreaker.
At a conviction of 78 or more, a lens scored above 1, up to 2, is a serious reservation rather than a veto: the verdict reads GO WITH CONDITIONS instead of GO, and each such lens is listed as a condition to clear first.
Why: The CFO scored the downside 1 of 5 — a fatal veto — so the board reads NO-GO despite a conviction of 64.4.
The score alone reads NOT YET; the gate made it worse. The score is context; the gate is the answer — and where something is short, the fix first row names it. A decision stress-test, not a decision-maker. Scores a case you describe; the call is yours.