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
Venture Readiness Scorecard
Founders and investors lack a consistent method for assessing startup investment readiness across key dimensions.
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African Market Entry Lens
Companies entering African markets use generic frameworks that miss the structural realities of informal economies and local trust systems.
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Informal Market Intelligence Lens
Formal research methods miss the informal dynamics that determine whether a business model will actually work in African markets.
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Data-to-Decision Workflow
Teams collect data but cannot consistently turn it into structured decisions.
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In development
Founder-Market Fit Diagnostic
Investment decisions over-index on market size and under-assess whether the founder is actually built for this specific market.
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Capital Stack Strategy Map
Founders and fund managers struggle to design capital stacks that match their stage, sector, and risk profile.
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Sports Talent Valuation Model
Football clubs and academies lack a consistent, data-grounded method for valuing talent at different career stages.
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Impact & Income Pathway Framework
Impact ventures struggle to balance commercial sustainability with measurable social or environmental outcomes.
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Coming soon
Climate Venture Opportunity Score
Investors and founders lack a structured way to score climate opportunity by sector and geography in African markets.
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Academy-to-First-Team Pathway Framework
Academies lack structured pathway models that connect development stages to commercial and performance outcomes.
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