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Instrument III · Quarterly Report Card
Quarterly Report Card
30 minutes. Every quarter. Every board meeting.
Founder View
Investor View
Current Stage
CRL 1–4
Problem Validation
CRL 5–7
Commercial Proof
CRL 8–9
Scale Proof
META
Quarter Details
Company / Venture Name
Quarter and Year
Current CRL Level
CRL 1 · Problem identified
CRL 2 · Pain validated
CRL 3 · Co-design partner
CRL 4 · Pilot completed
CRL 5 ★ · First revenue
CRL 6 · Repeatable sale
CRL 7 · Predictable pipeline
CRL 8 · Expansion revenue
CRL 9 · Category definition
CRL Change This Quarter
Advanced 2+ levels — ahead of plan
Advanced 1 level — on track
Held same level — blocked
Regressed — market/pivot change
LAYERS
Five Failure Layer Status
L1
Problem — urgent funded pain confirmed
L2
Access — reachable before capital depleted
L3
Trust — reference customer reducing μ_human
L4
Process — procurement pathway cleared
L5
Adoption — post-signature usage confirmed
KPIs
Key Metrics This Quarter
Revenue (€)
Active Customers
Pipeline (€)
Runway (months)
Burn Rate (€/mo)
Win Rate (%)
NARRATIVE
Quarter in Summary
Biggest friction eliminated this quarter
Dominant friction remaining — what is blocking you most?
90-day priority — one sentence
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Innovation Friction Report Card
CRL Progression
CRL 1
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Five Failure Layer Status
Investor Summary
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