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Original analytical frameworks

Herufi does not just publish opinions. It builds reusable analytical tools — scorecards, diagnostic lenses, and decision frameworks you can apply to real problems.

Live frameworks

LiveVenture Strategy

Venture Readiness Scorecard

Founders and investors lack a consistent method for assessing startup investment readiness across key dimensions.

For

Founders preparing to fundraiseInvestors screening early-stage dealsAccelerators and venture studios
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LiveMarkets, Systems

African Market Entry Lens

Companies entering African markets use generic frameworks that miss the structural realities of informal economies and local trust systems.

For

Founders expanding to new African marketsInternational investorsMultinationals and corporates
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LiveMarkets, Systems

Informal Market Intelligence Lens

Formal research methods miss the informal dynamics that determine whether a business model will actually work in African markets.

For

InvestorsFoundersResearchers
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LiveData, Predictive Analytics

Data-to-Decision Workflow

Teams collect data but cannot consistently turn it into structured decisions.

For

Analytics teamsFoundersFund managers
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In development

DraftVenture Strategy

Founder-Market Fit Diagnostic

Investment decisions over-index on market size and under-assess whether the founder is actually built for this specific market.

For

InvestorsVenture studiosAccelerators
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DraftVenture Strategy

Capital Stack Strategy Map

Founders and fund managers struggle to design capital stacks that match their stage, sector, and risk profile.

For

FoundersFund managersDFIs
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DraftSports Business Intelligence

Sports Talent Valuation Model

Football clubs and academies lack a consistent, data-grounded method for valuing talent at different career stages.

For

Football clubsAcademiesSports agents
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DraftClimate, Energy, Food

Impact & Income Pathway Framework

Impact ventures struggle to balance commercial sustainability with measurable social or environmental outcomes.

For

Impact foundersDFIsFoundations
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Coming soon

Coming SoonClimate, Energy, Food

Climate Venture Opportunity Score

Investors and founders lack a structured way to score climate opportunity by sector and geography in African markets.

For

Climate investorsDFIsClimate founders
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Coming SoonSports Business Intelligence

Academy-to-First-Team Pathway Framework

Academies lack structured pathway models that connect development stages to commercial and performance outcomes.

For

Football academiesClub technical directorsSports investors
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