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How the Lead-Gen Funnel Diagnostic gate works
How the Lead-Gen Funnel gate grades a funnel stage by stage: six stages scored 0–100, and a constraint gate where the pipeline is only as strong as its weakest stage — which is how a funnel with a healthy 71 mean still reads LEAKING, because speed-to-lead scores just 46 and leads go cold before you reach them.
How the gate works
This tool grades your lead-gen funnel, stage by stage. Each stage scores 0–100; the pipeline is only as strong as its weakest stage — then a stall gate that can only make it worse. It routes you to the exact fix.
The 6 stages
| Stage | Score |
|---|---|
| 1. Capture | 80 FLOWING |
| 2. Speed-to-lead→ fix with Speed-to-Lead Routing Kit | 46 LEAKING |
| 3. Qualification | 80 FLOWING |
| 4. Definition & handoff | 73 FLOWING |
| 5. Nurture | 73 FLOWING |
| 6. Source ROI | 74 FLOWING |
The verdict bands
The funnel is only as strong as its weakest stage — the mean hides the constraint. A stage at or below 25 starves everything downstream and forces CLOGGED no matter how the others score. Fix the constraint stage before optimizing anything upstream.
In the worked sample it reads LEAKING — Five stages run 73–80, so the mean (71) looks healthy. But speed-to-lead scores just 46 — and a funnel is only as strong as its weakest stage, so the true verdict is LEAKING. Reach leads while they're warm before you optimize anything upstream of the leak. The one thing to fix first: Speed-to-lead is your constraint at 46 — five stages run 73–80, but leads go cold before you reach them. Clear it with the Speed-to-Lead Routing Kit..
Common questions
Can the average look healthy on the How the Lead-Gen Funnel gate works and the pipeline still be blocked?
Yes. The pipeline is the minimum of its stages, not the mean; a worsen-only Constraint gate blocks on any stalled stage, and it routes you to the one product that clears your constraint. In the worked sample it reads LEAKING because five stages run 73–80, so the mean (71) looks healthy. But speed-to-lead scores just 46 — and a funnel is only as strong as its weakest stage, so the true verdict is LEAKING. Reach leads while they're warm before you optimize anything upstream of the leak.
What is a worsen-only gate?
A dispositive rule that can only lower a verdict, never raise it. One fatal flaw overrides an otherwise-high average, because a single disqualifying gap shouldn't hide behind the stages that run clean. The tool also names the one thing to fix first — here, "Speed-to-lead is your constraint at 46 — five stages run 73–80, but leads go cold before you reach them. Clear it with the Speed-to-Lead Routing Kit.".
Your own inputs, scored offline. Grades the funnel, not a person.
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This is how Lead-Gen Funnel Diagnostic works. More diagrams in the Visual Field Guide.