DAY 1 — Structural Positioning (15%)

Deliverable: LastName_FirstName_Day1_Proposal (1 page)

Assesses the revised Block 3 submission.

Criterion 1 — Problem–Gap–Hook Precision

4 – Problem tightly bounded and measurable; gap defensible; hook strategic and non-hype
3 – Clear but slightly broad; gap justified; hook appropriate
2 – Problem identifiable but loosely framed; gap unclear
1 – Vague, aspirational, or rhetorical

Criterion 2 — Phase Positioning & Maturity Realism

4 – Phase explicitly justified; maturity target realistic; evidence threshold clear
3 – Phase plausible and mostly justified
2 – Phase somewhat misaligned or weakly defended
1 – Incorrect or over-claimed maturity

Criterion 3 — Responsiveness to Critique

4 – Clear structural revisions made; weaknesses addressed
3 – Minor revisions made
2 – Minimal adjustment
1 – No meaningful revision