Five dimensions; zero points for deal size
Decision ownership · 30%
What decisions and consequences did you personally own?
Hands-on execution · 30%
What meaningful work did you personally build, operate or deliver?
Resource stewardship · 15%
How well did you use the resources you controlled, against an explicit baseline?
Durable outcome · 15%
Did the documented result persist through a meaningful observation period?
Transfer / enablement · 10%
Could another person independently use, operate or own the result?
How the arithmetic works
Rate each observed dimension from 0–4. The self-assessment is the weighted mean of assessed dimensions, scaled to 100. Evidence coverage is shown independently. An unassessed dimension stays unknown; a high score on one dimension does not establish a complete track record.
Example: a founder who owned product, sales and handoff can earn 93 illustrative points on a $75,000 sale. A supporting advisor on a $100 million deal can earn 36 on a defined workstream. A lead advisor can earn a high advisor-track score. The difference is documented contribution, not a penalty for employment or a reward for being rich or poor.
Context, not invented percentiles
Founder, buyer/operator and advisor tracks are distinct. First-cycle and experienced profiles show their stage, sample size and relevant context. We do not claim population percentiles without a real, sufficiently sized comparison dataset. Scores summarize selected disclosed events, not every career outcome.
What can become reviewed
A documented score requires a claimed identity, permission to publish, independently supplied review receipts, corroborated role scope and at least 60% evidence coverage for every included event. This is a version-one product threshold, not a validated scientific cut-off. Every close needs its own evidence; dollar bands need separately reviewed consideration. A disputed or revoked receipt stops contributing.
Capital efficiency without mythology
Record capital source, team, time and the starting baseline when the person chooses to disclose them. Assess the quality of the stewardship they controlled. Do not guess inheritance, family wealth, hardship or a self-made label. Missing private capital data is not zero capital and should not suppress a legitimate milestone.
Anti-gaming
Canonical transaction IDs prevent duplicate credit; several roles on one closing do not create several exits. Deal announcements, minority transactions, related-party transfers and completed cash settlements are distinguished. No rewards for unnecessary selling, paid reviews, reciprocal praise or undisclosed insider transactions.
Credentials, claims and images are different
A downloadable image is a visual summary. A real portable credential also needs issuer, recipient, criteria, evidence, integrity protection and status/revocation. Future issuance should follow Open Badges 3.0 and W3C Verifiable Credentials; this build claims neither certification nor cryptographic issuance.
1EdTech Open Badges · W3C credential model
Money cannot buy a better score
Free profiles get the same evidence criteria as paid members. Review fees cover labor, never a promised result. Sponsors receive disclosed placements, never ranking privileges. Corrections, privacy controls and revocations are free.