SCRIPT CHECK · 60 SECONDS
Five quick questions show how often it appears, how believable it feels, and what it makes you avoid. You’ll get one private next step.
This is not a diagnosis and there is no pass or fail. It measures the current frequency, credibility, and behavioral cost of “One VC passed, so the whole market has decided”, including the private rule underneath it: If one qualified evaluator declines, their verdict silently overwrites everyone else's ongoing, independent judgment — as though funds are voting on the same ballot instead of running separate, unrelated diligence.
QUIET
“One VC passed, so the whole market has decided” appears, but it rarely gets the final say. Keep this line available for higher-pressure moments: “One fund passed. The other six are still reading their own deal, not this one's inbox.”
PRESENT
“One VC passed, so the whole market has decided” wins some small decisions before you catch it. Your useful interruption is: “A no from Thursday's call is data about Thursday's call, not a forecast for Friday's.”
ACTIVE
“One VC passed, so the whole market has decided” is shaping action often enough to deserve a deliberate counterexample. Start privately and concretely: Privately list the funds still in conversation and write one line per fund naming what they specifically said last, without messaging anyone.
DOMINANT
Right now, “One VC passed, so the whole market has decided” is steering many of the moments you measured. That is a pattern reading, not a diagnosis or character verdict. Begin with one reversible receipt: Privately list the funds still in conversation and write one line per fund naming what they specifically said last, without messaging anyone.