Project Meridian · investor challenge brief · fictional specimen
Questions that decide whether the story can be relied on.
Use this brief with the synthetic management deck and evidence workbook. It turns the existing claim register into a short investor working session. It adds no external verification and records no management response.
Control record. MVR-20260912-MERIDIAN · evidence cutoff 12 September 2026 · reviewer Luis Fontana. Every claim below maps to the existing Meridian workbook and memo.
| Gate | Claims to challenge | Investor question | Evidence required | Workbook / room trail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | C01–C05 | What was live, paying and retained in one dated period? | Cohorts, payer counts, partner register, transaction and settlement records. | Q01–Q03 · PS02-A |
| Financial | C07–C11 | Which funding, burn and population convention governs the forecast? | Unified operating case, fixed-cost budget, grant-free bridge and corrected valuation schedule. | F01–F05 · DR05-A |
| Rights and control | C06, C17, C18 | Who owns the operating assets, token rights, data and cash flows? | Official extracts, IP/intercompany agreements, executed instruments, privacy/data map and specialist opinions. | Q04, Q09–Q11 |
| Token mechanics | C12–C16 | Which terms govern fee examples, supply floor, vesting, staking and node exit? | Authoritative ledger, corrected fee example, constrained burn model, executed rights and liquidity evidence. | T01–T05 · DR06-A |
| Governance | C17–C18 | What specialist review and decision rights remain before closing? | Qualified counsel, technical and financial review, current roles, conflicts and approval record. | Q10–Q12 |
The source room’s DR05-A and DR06-A ledgers reproduce the existing workbook’s selected checks. The fictional PS02-A note illustrates a public-status source only; it is not a live capture or independent verification.