Your Fiduciary Duty Starts with Early Detection
Execution risk monitoring. 45 questions. 20 minutes. Clear diagnosis. Prioritized action plan. Objective governance.
The Board's Dilemma
You see the warning signs in. But you only get the information management chooses to share.
You're Only Seeing Filtered Information
Board presentations are curated. By the time problems reach the boardroom, the company may already be in crisis. You need unfiltered execution health data.
You Don't Want to Micromanage
Your role is governance, not operations. But how do you provide oversight without undermining the CEO? You need objective metrics that respect boundaries.
You're Accountable, But Not in Control
As a board member, you're legally responsible for company health. But you can't force the CEO to act. You need data that makes risk impossible to ignore.
Objective Risk Data for Governance
The board knows something is wrong. The question is whether you have the data to act on it.
The Early Warning Index gives boards objective execution health metrics across 6 critical domains—without waiting for management to escalate problems.
The 6Ps Framework
Priorities
Assesses whether the board and executive team, including the CEO, are aligned on what matters most right now and whether decisions and resources consistently follow that focus. Reveals when priorities are diluted, complex trade-offs are avoided, and execution starts to drift long before results show it.
Position
Assesses whether the company's value proposition is clear, relevant, and defensible in the market. Reveals when market fit is weakening, differentiation is eroding, and the competitive position is less robust than leadership assumes.
P&L
Assesses whether revenue, costs, and cash runway are consistent with the actual business model. Reveals when burn rate, unit economics, and liquidity no longer support the strategy the company is pursuing.
Pipeline
Assesses whether the sales pipeline is real, repeatable, and converting as expected. Reveals when forecasts are optimistic, conversion rates are overstated, and future revenue is less reliable than reported.
People
Assesses whether the team has the capabilities, roles, and decision authority required to execute the strategy. Reveals critical gaps, key person dependencies, and retention risks that can slow or block execution.
Power
Assesses whether current investors have the capacity and willingness to continue funding the business and whether credible alternative funding options exist. Reveals when financial backing is fragile, assumptions about support are unsafe, and strategic options are narrower than leadership believes.
What People Say
"I recommend the Early Warning Index tool to any company facing change, growth, raising capital, or a crisis. We received a high score and will use it as documentation for board work and fundraising. It is quick and easy, and you get clear action points that work well as a dialogue tool with the board."
Kristoffer Kvam
CEO
smoc.ai
"Thank you for a very good workshop and for a concrete tool that is genuinely useful in a turnaround situation."
Kenneth Larsen
CEO
Keystone
"As a business angel and M&A lawyer, I all too often see startups fail before they gain traction. Kenneth's presentation and tools help us identify crises early, before they become fatal."
Hanne Jessen Krarup
Business Angel, Board Member, M&A Lawyer
"As an investor, it is essential to have a shared and clear-headed basis for decision-making before problems become visible in the numbers. Kenneth's workshop and tool provided a clear language and a common framework for conversations that are otherwise often difficult."
Flemming Sørensen
Business Angel, Board Member
"I particularly appreciate that the focus is on execution, not just vision. Kenneth emphasizes the need to act now, not someday, and to concentrate on implementation rather than endless planning."
Richard Mager
GM
Simulator Product Solutions LLC
How It Works
Request CEO Assessment
Ask the CEO to complete the 45-question assessment. 20 minutes. Results shared with the board.
Instant Early Warning Score
Immediate score showing overall execution health across the 6Ps. Compare scores with board members, investors, and CEO. Anonymous benchmark against other businesses in the database.
Detailed Report
Get instant access to a prioritized action plan. Detailed breakdown of risks and recommendations. €499.
Debrief/Workshop
Optional 2-3 hour board strategy session for deep-dive analysis and 90-day governance roadmap. €1,500.
What You Get
Free Assessment
- 45-question assessment (20 minutes)
- Overall execution health score (0-100)
- Immediate risk level indication
- Basic risk overview
Detailed Report
Prioritized Action Plan
- Full 6P diagnostic breakdown
- Board-ready risk analysis with governance recommendations
- Benchmarking against healthy companies
- Instant delivery after payment
- Optional: 2-3 hour Board Strategy Session (€1,500) for deep-dive analysis and 90-day governance roadmap
- Multiple assessments: Contact us for a discount code if 3+ people from your company want to take the assessment
Full Refund Guarantee
If the assessment doesn't identify at least 3 execution risks the board hadn't already considered, full refund. No questions asked.
About Kenneth Dalsgaard
I've sat on both sides of the boardroom table. I've been the CEO presenting to the board, and I've been the board member asking the hard questions. I know how boards struggle to get unfiltered risk data.
"The Early Warning Index is the governance tool I wish I'd had—a way to fulfill fiduciary duty without undermining management. Boards need objective risk data, not politics."
Kenneth Dalsgaard
Founder, Early Warning Index
eMotu Management
Why This Works
Early Detection
Research by McKinsey shows that early detection more than doubles crisis survival odds
Methodology
Built on 30 years of real experience as CEO, investor, and board member—not consultant theory.
Transparency
Transparent approach with proven framework. We focus on quality over scale.
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