Participant inclusion rubric and audit fields
| Decision field | Record or rule |
|---|---|
| Identity | official name, domain and stable record ID. |
| Fit | evidenced capability or role within the Market boundary. |
| Utility | enough context to make a buyer's next verification step clear. |
- 01Identity
- 02Fit
- 03Utility
Require evidence for the role claimed
A company can be real yet irrelevant to a Market's chosen buyer task. Separate identity verification from inclusion. For each candidate, record the official domain, offering, role, supporting source, boundary rule and review outcome. If only a homepage slogan is available, the role may be provisional or held until a better source appears.
- Confirm identity from an official or otherwise attributable source.
- Record the exact category or role and the evidence for it.
- Mark incomplete or disputed facts for review instead of filling them by inference.
Audit the decision later
Search1001 and the Game Growth Market expose profiles organized for their respective territories. Their public existence shows how participant records can be presented; it does not make every adjacent company eligible. Keep rejected and pending cases with reasons so a correction or new capability claim can be evaluated without starting from scratch. The result is a transparent scope decision rather than a hidden list-curation preference.
To carry this decision forward, apply the scope rule; keep identity and relationship records separate.
Record a pending participant honestly
A company has an official domain and a product name, but the available page does not document the capability required by this Market. Its identity is verified; its Market fit is pending. Keep that distinction in the review record. A later official specification may support inclusion, while a marketing claim alone may remain insufficient for a high-stakes comparison. This prevents the roster from turning into an unreviewed scrape. It also makes a correction less disruptive because the original evidence and boundary decision are retained.
Hold profiles without attributable fit
A logo or vendor-submitted label alone does not meet the information bar. When a key claim cannot be supported, narrow the profile or hold it.
References and source notes
Original 1000&1 methodology reviewed and approved by the author. Public claims and historical measurements are bounded by the linked sources and dates.