SOLVES / WHAT IT SOLVES
Defines which assumptions must hold; it does not complete the diligence needed to prove them.
- The thesis relies on growth, synergy or management promises
- The thesis needs independent challenge before approval
HCOS-F02 / HOWARD CAPITAL OS
Can this investment thesis survive challenge?
Turn the story into testable assumptions with counter-evidence and continue, pause and abandon conditions.
FORMAL OUTPUTInvestment Thesis Assumption & Falsification Table
SOLVES / WHAT IT SOLVES
DOES NOT SOLVE / WHAT IT DOES NOT SOLVE
3-MINUTE MODE / 3-MINUTE MODE
For first use, limited information or no file upload. Ask at most three conclusion-changing questions.
PROFESSIONAL MODE / PROFESSIONAL MODE
For teamwork and important gates, but it is not the full private Howard Capital OS project system.
THREE STEPS / THREE STEPS
Start with quick mode; use professional mode with materials.
Provide minimum context and de-identify sensitive matters.
Save the Investment Thesis Assumption & Falsification Table; create V2 when facts change.
MINIMUM INPUT / MINIMUM INPUT
VISIBLE OUTPUT / VISIBLE OUTPUT
BEFORE / AFTER
The following is a fictional demonstration with no real project facts.
Add sector data and synergy language to strengthen the rationale.
Sector growth does not prove target growth. Synergy must map to customers, cost, capital, organisation and accountable owners, with explicit invalidation facts.
PROJECT SIGNAL / REAL-PROJECT SIGNAL
When a matter has a real counterparty, material exposure, documents, an approaching approval/signing/payment gate or requires ongoing tracking, create a real project decision object.