What needs attention when the business is under pressure?
Decision tools for boards, investors, and leadership teams
Board-ready
Your board meeting is coming. Are you ready? Generate professional, board-ready communication and a risk slide. Know which questions your board will ask, how to answer them, and what to ask your board. 2 minutes.
Debt and Cash Flow
See when debt covenants will be breached, when cash flow becomes critical, and what you can do about it. Early warning for liquidity risks.
Decision Latency
Slow Decisions Are More Expensive Than Bad Ones. Measure How Much. See how long it takes your organization to make and implement decisions, what it costs to wait, and where the bottlenecks are.
Optimism Audit
Test whether your forecasts and plans are overly optimistic. Reality-check your assumptions.
Pre-Mortem Generator
Identify what could go wrong before it happens. Structured risk anticipation exercise.
Early Warning & Crisis Risks
Get an overall assessment of the company's risk signals across operations, finance, and governance. Identify early signs of problems before they impact results.
Build on 30 years of boardroom reality
You get pulled in when something is off and the numbers will confirm it later.
Sales are not taking off. The product is late. Funding is hard. The board is asking sharper questions and the answers are getting vague.
I built the Early Warning Index because I kept seeing the same pattern: leadership can feel the drift, but nobody can prove it early enough to act.
I help investors, boards, and leadership teams surface execution drift early and agree what gets decided now, who owns it, and what happens next.
Kenneth Dalsgaard
Turnaround CEO and Early Warning Advisor
What Leaders Say
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![Testimonial from Kenneth Larsen, CEO, Keystones.]()
"Thank you for a very good workshop and for a concrete tool that is genuinely useful in a turnaround situation."
— Kenneth Larsen, CEO, Keystone
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![Testimonial from Hanne Jessen Krarup, Business Angel & M&A Lawyer.]()
"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 & M&A Lawyer
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![Testimonial from Kristoffer Kvam, CEO, SMOC.AI.]()
“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
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![Testimonial from Flemming Sørensen, Business Angel, Board Member.]()
"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
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![Testimonial from Richard Mager, GM, Simulator Product Solutions LLC.]()
"Incredibly insightful — the tool and questions are worth every founder and board's attention."
— Richard Mager, GM, Simulator Product Solutions LLC
The 6Ps Early Warning Framework
The 6Ps Framework covers six dimensions and 58 points of execution risk
This is not scoring for scoring's sake. The purpose is to make risk discussable and decision-making concrete across management, the board, and investors.
Priorities
Are strategic priorities clear, or is execution scattered across too many fronts?
Without focused priorities, resources are diluted, decisions are slow, and teams lose direction. This dimension surfaces whether leadership has made the hard choices on what matters most.
Position
Is the market position defensible, or is competitive pressure mounting?
Position examines whether the business is winning in its chosen market. It looks at competitive dynamics, customer retention, pricing power, and strategic positioning.
P&L
Are financial fundamentals sound, or is cash runway shortening?
This goes beyond reported numbers to examine burn rate, runway, unit economics, and whether the business model can sustain operations or requires intervention.
Pipeline
Is the revenue pipeline healthy, or are conversion rates declining?
Pipeline health determines future revenue. This dimension assesses sales momentum, lead quality, conversion rates, and the business's ability to sustain growth.
People
Is the team aligned and capable, or are key people at risk?
People risks include leadership gaps, key-person dependencies, cultural misalignment, and the team's ability to execute the strategy.
Power
Are governance structures clear, or are decisions stuck in bureaucracy?
Power examines decision-making authority, board effectiveness, investor alignment, and whether governance enables or blocks critical decisions.
How the Early Warning Index works
The Free Assessment
Answer 58 targeted questions using the 6Ps Framework (Priorities, Position, P&L, Pipeline, People, Power)
See your top score instantly, plus the most critical action - FREE.
Understand where you’re strong and where drift is already forming.
Takes 20 minutes. No integrations. No documents. Just clarity.
The Full Detailed Report - €699
Domain-by-domain breakdown, clear risk signals, and practical actions you can use immediately.
58-question comprehensive assessment
Full 6-category risk report
30-day action plan
Benchmark comparison
Email support for questions
Best for: Self-sufficient CEOs, DIY founders
RECOMMENDED FOR MOST
The High-Stakes Board
Your full personal debrief (€1,499 total):
Includes full report (€699)
2-hour results debrief with Kenneth Dalsgaard (€800)*
Custom risk prioritization based on your specific context
Q&A on implementation
Written summary for board/investors
*Report + debrief purchased separately: €699 for report, then €800 for debrief meeting
Best for: CEOs/Boards preparing for fundraising, fractional CFOs onboarding new clients, and board members wanting expert interpretation.
For Leadership Teams: Stop Slow-Motion Crises Before They Start
A private, 3-hour working session where your leadership team surfaces blind spots, cuts through politics, and agrees on what must be decided now—before the P&L becomes the first alarm. Investment:
