// Methodology
What a Clarity Score means — and how it’s governed.
A score is only a standard if anyone can see how it is produced. This page documents the methodology behind the Clarity Score™: the dimensions, the bands, the kill-shot triggers, the versioning policy, and the independence that keeps the number usable.
The forensic dimensions
Publishing soonThe 40+ checkpoints a deal is scored against, grouped by Story Quality, Market Evidence, Unit Economics, and Team Signal.
What the bands mean
Publishing soonHow a 0-100 Clarity Score maps to investment-grade, fixable, and terminal verdicts.
Kill-shot triggers
Publishing soonThe structural contradictions that floor a score regardless of other strengths.
Versioning policy
Publishing soonHow the methodology is versioned over time so a score is always reproducible against the version that produced it.
Independence
Publishing soonaskOdin takes no positions in the deals it scores. The standard score is identical for every firm; a calibrated thesis lens may sit beside it, clearly labeled, and never replaces it.