Startup Validation term
Stage-gate process
Breaks idea evaluation into explicit gates with entry criteria, evidence requirements, and continue/stop decisions.
What it means
Plain meaning
stage gate: Breaks idea evaluation into explicit gates with entry criteria, evidence requirements, and continue/stop decisions.
Aliases
stage gate, go no-go gates, validation funnel
Use it when your messy ask mentions
- multiple stage
- multi stage
- startup idea validator
- idea validator
- validation platform
- stage gate
- go no go
- decision gate
Prompt phrase
Design this as a stage-gate process with entry criteria, evidence required, decision outputs, and stop/continue rules for each gate.
Before and after
Weak ask
Validate this multiple stage.
Exact Terms ask
Design this as a stage-gate process with entry criteria, evidence required, decision outputs, and stop/continue rules for each gate.