Quick Reference
Overview
Start of every week. First thing you open.
Team Roster
Preparing for a 1:1 or checking a specific team.
Pillar Heatmap
Planning curriculum, workshops, or cohort-wide interventions.
Evidence & Velocity
Mid-programme review. Identifying stalls.
Alerts & Actions
Your Monday morning to-do list.
Programme Patterns
Board reporting, end-of-cohort review, improvement planning.
Understanding the Colour System
Colours are consistent throughout the dashboard. Once you learn them, you can read any view at a glance.
Health Tiers
| Colour | Tier | Meaning | Your Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Strong | On track. Gate passed. Evidence validated. | Maintain momentum. Push toward next gate. |
| Amber | Developing | Potential but gaps exist. Needs strengthening. | Targeted support. Check back in 1–2 weeks. |
| Red | Intervention | Blocked, stalling, or structurally unviable. | Immediate attention. Pivot conversation or redirect. |
Pillar Score Colours
| Score Range | Colour | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| 70–100 | Green | Strong. Validated with quality evidence. Not a blocker. |
| 50–69 | Amber | Partial. Some evidence but gaps remain. |
| 30–49 | Light red | Weak. Significant gap. Likely contributing to a gate block. |
| 0–29 | Dark red | Critical. No validated evidence. Gate cannot pass. |
Tarpit Tags
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BLOCKED | Strong tarpit match, weak differentiation. Assessment stops until resolved. |
| FLAGGED | Moderate match or some differentiation. Extra scrutiny applied. |
| OVERRIDE | Pattern detected but validated evidence breaks the pattern. |
Overview Tab
Your landing page. Start here every time you open the dashboard.
Portfolio Value Growth
Four metrics at the top tell you the headline story: Current Portfolio Value (aggregate enterprise value of all teams), Value Growth (value created since Week 1), Weekly Growth Rate (average value added per week — increasing means the programme is accelerating), and Value Concentration (percentage from top 5 teams — high concentration is both a strength and a risk).
The trend chart shows portfolio value from Week 1 to current week, with projected trajectory. Three coloured layers show contribution by tier: green (Strong), amber (Developing), red (Intervention). If the green layer grows while amber stays flat, your strong teams are pulling ahead while the middle stalls.
KPI Cards
Total teams, gate distribution, tarpit count, average evidence level, homework completion, coachability counts. These are snapshot metrics — current state. For trends, use Evidence & Velocity.
Immediate Actions
The bottom of the Overview lists highest-priority actions. These are prescriptive — they tell you exactly what to do, not just what's wrong. Ranked by impact and urgency. Start at the top.
Your Monday Morning Routine: Open Overview → check portfolio value trend → scan KPIs for changes since last week → read immediate actions → go to Alerts & Actions for the full priority list.
Team Roster Tab
Every team in your cohort, sortable by any metric. Each row shows the team name, gate status, tarpit tag, key pillar scores, evidence level, velocity, coachability, and homework completion.
Detail Panel
Click any team to expand the detail panel. This shows the full pillar breakdown, specific red and green flags, current homework assignments and their status, and the system's recommended next actions for this team.
Sort by velocity to find your highest-ROI investment. High-velocity teams in the Developing tier are one targeted push from Strong. Low-velocity teams with low coachability are your lowest ROI — additional standard coaching is unlikely to change the trajectory.
Pillar Heatmap Tab
A grid of all teams × all pillars, colour-coded by score. This is your systemic gap detector.
Look for vertical red columns — these are pillars that are weak across the entire cohort. That's not an individual mentoring problem. That's a programme design problem. If P8_ACQ (Distribution) is red for 22 of 30 teams, your programme doesn't teach go-to-market strategy effectively enough. One workshop solves what thirty individual conversations cannot.
Look for horizontal red rows — these are teams that are weak across multiple pillars. These teams need more fundamental intervention than a single pillar push.
Evidence & Velocity Tab
Evidence Levels
Evidence quality is what separates conviction from validation. Evidence levels (E1–E5) determine whether pillar scores can pass a gate. When reviewing, ask: "Is this what the founder believes, or what customers have confirmed?"
Evidence Velocity
Velocity measures how fast a team improves their evidence quality per session. It answers: "Is this team learning?"
High velocity (≥0.4): Running experiments, talking to customers, bringing back validated learning. On track even if current scores are low.
Medium velocity (0.1–0.39): Some progress but inconsistent. May need more structured tasks or a different coaching approach.
Zero or near-zero: Stalled. No new validated learning. Needs immediate attention — not more coaching, a different intervention.
Homework Completion
Look at completion rate together with velocity. High completion + high velocity = working well. High completion + low velocity = doing the wrong work. Low completion + any velocity = engagement problem.
Alerts & Actions Tab
Alert Severity
| Level | Meaning | Response Time |
|---|---|---|
| CRITICAL | Immediate risk. Team blocked, regressing, or danger signals. | This week. |
| HIGH | Significant gap that will block progress if not addressed. | Next session. |
| MEDIUM | Needs attention but not blocking. | Within 2 weeks. |
| POSITIVE | Good news. Green flag confirmed, breakthrough evidence. | Acknowledge and leverage. |
Recommended Actions
Below the alerts, a ranked list tells you what to do. Actions are specific and contextual:
Team-level
"Schedule 1:1 with [Team X] — address persistent pricing avoidance. Diagnose barrier before re-assigning homework."
Group-level
"Run tarpit workshop for 11 blocked teams. Peer evidence reduces defensiveness."
Programme-level
"Add structured pricing exercise to curriculum before Week 8. 24 of 30 teams have P3_NTH below 40."
Programme Patterns Tab
Step back from individual teams and see what the data says about your programme as a whole.
Systemic Findings
Patterns spanning multiple teams. A systemic finding is programme-level intelligence — it tells you something about your curriculum, intake, or coaching approach. For example: "P8_ACQ averages E1.3 across the cohort — 22 teams say word of mouth or social media" means your programme needs better go-to-market education.
Tarpit Category Breakdown
Which tarpit categories appear most frequently. Concentration (6 marketplace ideas) can be addressed with one workshop. Spread (many different categories) requires team-by-team intervention.
Coachability Distribution
How coachability distributes across your cohort, cross-tabbed against tarpit status. The key insight: high-coachability + tarpit-flagged teams are your highest-ROI intervention targets — good founders working on bad ideas, who will redirect when shown the evidence.
Demo Day Forecast
A projected readiness model for programme end. The "with intervention" vs "without intervention" comparison quantifies the value of your programme management.
Batch-to-Batch Benchmarks
Once two or more cohorts have been assessed, this section compares them. "Tarpit rate dropped from 60% to 42% — your new intake screening is working." Or: "P3_NTH gap persists despite curriculum change — the intervention needs redesign."
Common Tasks
"I have 30 minutes. What should I do?"
Open Alerts & Actions. Handle the top CRITICAL alert. Scan the HIGHs. Done.
"I need to report to my board / dean / sponsor."
Overview → portfolio value growth headline. Programme Patterns → Pitch Day Forecast and batch benchmarks. Your report: "Current portfolio value is €X, up Y% since start. Z teams on track. Key finding: [systemic pattern]. Action taken: [intervention]."
"A team is stuck and I don't know why."
Team Roster → detail panel. Check: tarpit flag? Evidence velocity zero? Homework avoidance on specific tasks? Coachability declining? The detail panel shows you the diagnosis.
"Where is my programme weakest?"
Pillar Heatmap → look for vertical red columns (systemic gaps). Cross-reference with Programme Patterns → Systemic Findings for the interpretation.
"Which teams should I invest the most time in?"
Sort Team Roster by velocity. High-velocity Developing teams = highest ROI. A targeted push moves them to Strong.