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Grifoamericano
A compact leadership signal system

The Founder Scoreboard

The Scoreboard is Grifoamericano’s answer to a common problem: teams drowning in reports but starving for a clear weekly story. We condense financial and operational reality into a small set of signals that help founders and leadership teams act early, align faster, and reduce “surprise months.”

Weekly-ready
Built for short leadership reviews.
Cross-functional
Finance, ops, and commercial in one narrative.
Action-biased
Signals are designed to trigger decisions.
Scoreboard Snapshot
illustrative only
Runway movement
tightening
Contribution stability
holding
Demand quality
improving
Working capital drag
visible
One page, one story
The Scoreboard is designed to replace scattered dashboards with a single leadership summary that people can explain, not just read.
Signal architecture

The four score zones

Each zone answers a different leadership question. Together they form a narrative that makes performance understandable and debuggable week by week.

See how we teach this
Cash Tension

A simple view of runway movement, timing risk, and the behavioural drivers behind cash pressure.

Margin Integrity

Highlights contribution trends after discounting, service load, returns, and delivery complexity.

Demand Quality

Tracks the kind of growth you are getting—repeatable, stable, and aligned with your best-fit customers.

Working Capital Drag

Shows how inventory, receivables, and payables interact and where operational habits create friction.

What teams actually build

Your Scoreboard is not a dashboard— it’s a decision tool

We teach leaders to craft a Scoreboard that fits their business model, stage, and operational rhythm. It’s intentionally small, with defined “if-this-then-that” interpretations that reduce meeting noise.

Signal definitions

Clear thresholds and meanings, so teams interpret numbers the same way.

Owner mapping

Each signal has a leadership owner and a weekly action expectation.

Narrative notes

A short written summary turns metrics into a sharp business story.

Scenario triggers

Lightweight “what-if” checks that respect real time constraints.

Fictional examples

How different models shape the Scoreboard

The Scoreboard adapts to your operational reality. These examples show the thinking style—without turning into a one-size-fits-all template.

Method overview
Retail & Inventory-heavy
Timing wins

The Scoreboard elevates stock velocity, promo margin integrity, and supplier timing to prevent “profitable months” that still drain cash.

B2B Services
Delivery load clarity

Signals focus on cost-to-serve, rework cycles, and client-level contribution, helping leaders protect margin without guessing.

SaaS & Hybrid
Retention-led growth

Demand quality and capacity signals take priority, keeping growth aligned with support load and churn early warnings.

Scoreboard FAQ

Keeping it simple on purpose

The Scoreboard is designed to reduce complexity, not add another dashboard to the pile.

Ask about your model
How many metrics should it include?

Typically 5–9 leadership-grade signals. Enough to explain most performance movement without creating weekly overload.

Is it a finance-only tool?

No. It is designed for shared ownership across finance, ops, and commercial leaders to reduce interpretation gaps.

Does it replace formal reporting?

It complements formal reporting by creating a faster leadership layer. The goal is earlier action, not less governance.

Learning-only resource

Request a Scoreboard starter layout

We’ll share an example structure and explanation prompts you can adapt internally. This is an educational preview—no pricing, no tariff tables, and no server submission on this demo site.