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The Philosophy

Most people juggling multiple ventures, side projects, and ideas don't fail because of laziness. They fail because everything lives in their head, scattered across notes apps, bookmarks, and mental to-do lists. Important things slip through the cracks. Great ideas get forgotten. Energy goes to whatever screams loudest, not what matters most.

This dashboard changes that. It gives every venture — from your main income to a half-formed idea you had in the shower — a visible, organized home. Once it's on your radar, it won't be forgotten. And once it's prioritized, you always know what deserves your attention next.

The goal isn't to do more. It's to see everything clearly so you can make better decisions about where to put your energy.

Getting Started

Here's how to go from a blank dashboard to a fully loaded command center:

1. Brain dump. Think about everything you're working on, want to work on, or need to keep an eye on. Don't filter yet — just list them.
2. Create venture cards. Click the + button and make a card for each one. Don't overthink it — you can always edit later.
3. Set priorities. Be honest about what actually matters right now. Most things are Medium or Low. Only a couple should be High or Critical.
4. Add tasks. For each venture, add the 1–3 things that would move it forward. Not everything — just the next steps.
5. Check in daily. Open the dashboard, scan your priorities panel on the right, and pick what to work on. That's it.

Venture Cards — Your Big Picture

A venture card represents anything you want to track. It could be a business, a creative project, a job, a recurring obligation — anything that takes your time or attention.

What makes a good venture card?

If it occupies mental real estate, it deserves a card. Some examples:

• Your day job
• A YouTube channel
• A SaaS product you're building
• A side hustle or freelance gig
• An event you're organizing
• A course you're creating
• An investment property
• A community or group you run
• A skill you're developing
• A recurring obligation (taxes, licensing, renewals)

Venture types

Each card has a type that helps you categorize at a glance:

• Employment — your job or primary income source
• YouTube — video content channels
• Software — apps, tools, SaaS products
• Event — shows, conferences, meetups
• Commerce — physical or digital product sales
• IP — intellectual property, courses, books
• Playground — experiments, learning, ideas

Status labels

Statuses tell you where each venture stands in its lifecycle:

• Active — you're working on this regularly
• Growth — focus is on scaling or expanding
• Maintenance — running but doesn't need much attention
• Seasonal — comes and goes on a schedule
• Dormant — paused but not dead
• Backlog — queued up, not started yet
• Pitch — still in the idea or proposal stage

Child Cards — Where Ideas Come Alive

Child cards are nested inside a venture card. They let you break a venture into distinct components, sub-projects, or related ideas without cluttering your main dashboard.

This is where the tool gets powerful. A venture card says "I'm tracking this thing." Child cards say "Here's what's happening inside it."

How child cards work

• Each child card lives inside its parent venture card
• They have their own name, description, status, and tasks
• They're arranged in two rows within the parent — drag them between rows to organize
• Resize them by dragging the handles between cards
• Click + Project on any venture card to add a child

When to use child cards

Use them any time a venture has distinct pieces that are worth tracking separately:

• A YouTube channel venture with child cards for each video series or content pillar
• A SaaS product with children for different features, the marketing site, and the docs
• An event with children for the venue, sponsors, marketing, and talent
• A freelance business with children for each active client
• A learning goal with children for each course or skill area

Ideas for Using Cards

There's no single right way to use this. Below are ideas to spark your imagination — mix and match whatever fits your life.

Business & Revenue

• Venture: "My SaaS App" with children for "V2 Features", "Marketing Site", "Customer Support", "Billing & Pricing"
• Venture: "Consulting" with a child card per active client, each with their own tasks and deadlines
• Venture: "Revenue Streams" as a Playground card with children brainstorming new income ideas — move the best ones into their own venture when ready
• Venture: "E-commerce Store" with children for "Product Development", "Inventory", "Marketing Campaigns", "Customer Feedback"

Creative Projects

• Venture: "YouTube Channel" with children for each content series, a "Collaboration Ideas" child, and a "Gear & Setup" child
• Venture: "Podcast" with children for "Episode Pipeline", "Guest Outreach", "Editing Workflow", "Monetization"
• Venture: "Book Project" with children for "Outline & Chapters", "Research", "Publisher Outreach", "Launch Plan"
• Venture: "Music Production" with children for each album or EP, a "Sample Library" child, and a "Distribution" child
• Venture: "Online Course" with children for "Curriculum", "Video Production", "Platform Setup", "Marketing"

Life & Personal

• Venture: "Health & Fitness" with children for "Workout Plan", "Nutrition", "Annual Checkups"
• Venture: "Home" with children for "Renovations", "Maintenance Schedule", "Smart Home Setup"
• Venture: "Finances" with children for "Tax Prep", "Investment Portfolio", "Debt Payoff", "Emergency Fund"
• Venture: "Family" with children for each kid's activities, school deadlines, or family trip planning
• Venture: "Side Quest" (Playground type) — that random thing you want to try. No pressure. Just visible.

Planning & Strategy

• Venture: "Q1 Goals" with a child card per goal, each with measurable tasks
• Venture: "Product Roadmap" with children per milestone or release
• Venture: "Partnerships" with a child card per potential partner, tracking outreach and follow-ups
• Venture: "Hiring" with children for each open role, each tracking candidates and interview stages
• Venture: "Ideas Backlog" (Playground, Low priority) — a parking lot for things you might do someday, with children per concept

Priorities — Let the System Think for You

The priority system is designed so you spend less time deciding what to work on and more time doing the work.

The four levels

• Critical — Something will break or be lost if you don't act now
• High — Important and time-sensitive, needs your attention soon
• Medium — Should be done, but the world won't end if it waits
• Low — Nice to have, get to it when you have bandwidth

How to think about priorities

Be ruthless. Most things feel urgent but aren't. Here's a rule of thumb:

• You should have 0–2 things at Critical at any time. If everything is critical, nothing is.
• High is for things actively generating value or at risk of losing value.
• Medium is the default for most active ventures. It means "I'm paying attention."
• Low is for ideas, maintenance items, and things on the back burner. They're visible but not demanding your energy.

Automatic escalation

Set up rules and let the dashboard adjust priorities for you:

• YouTube upload gap — haven't posted in a while? The card climbs in priority automatically.
• Event proximity — as an event date approaches, the card escalates from calm to urgent on its own.
• Date ranges — tax season, launch windows, seasonal pushes. Set the dates and forget about it.

The priorities panel on the right side of the dashboard always shows you a sorted view of what matters most, across all your ventures. Open the dashboard, look right, and start working.

Tasks — Keep the Momentum

Each venture (and each child card) can have tasks. These are the concrete next steps that move things forward.

Keep tasks small and actionable

Good tasks start with a verb and can be done in a single work session:

• "Record intro for episode 12" — clear and doable
• "Work on the app" — too vague, you'll procrastinate
• "Draft email to sponsors" — concrete
• "Figure out marketing" — not a task, that's a project (make it a child card instead)

Recurring tasks

Some things need to happen on a schedule. Set a task to repeat weekly, biweekly, or monthly and it'll reset itself after you check it off. Great for:

• Checking analytics
• Posting content
• Reviewing financials
• Sending invoices
• Backing up data

Event-relative tasks

For event-based ventures, you can set tasks relative to event dates. "90 days before: Lock venue." "30 days before: Send invitations." The system tracks the countdown and resets for each new event cycle.

Make It Yours

Every card can be styled with colors, gradients, and textures. This isn't just decoration — visual distinction helps you scan the dashboard faster.

• Use color coding by venture type (e.g., all YouTube ventures in red, all software in blue)
• Use bold colors for high-priority ventures and muted tones for low-priority ones
• Add textures to make certain cards pop (topography and wave patterns look great on event cards)
• Upload logos for ventures that have branding

The goal is that when you glance at the dashboard, you can instantly tell what's what without reading a single word.

Daily Workflow

Here's a simple routine to get the most from your dashboard:

Morning (2 minutes)

1. Open the dashboard
2. Glance at the priorities panel on the right
3. Pick 1–3 tasks to focus on today
4. Start working

During the day

• Check off tasks as you complete them
• If a new idea or task comes up, add it to the right card immediately — then get back to what you were doing
• Don't reorganize or optimize your dashboard during work hours. That's procrastination in disguise.

Weekly (10 minutes)

• Review all your venture cards. Are the statuses still accurate?
• Are any priorities out of date? Adjust them.
• Move completed child cards to a different status or remove them
• Add any new ventures or ideas that came up during the week

Power Tips

Use "Backlog" and "Pitch" statuses generously

Got an idea but no time? Create a card, set it to Backlog or Pitch, give it Low priority, and move on. It's captured. It won't be forgotten. When you have bandwidth, it'll be waiting for you.

Child cards are free — use them

Don't try to cram everything into task lists. If something has multiple moving parts, it deserves a child card with its own tasks. The structure makes complex things feel manageable.

Let dormant ventures breathe

Not everything needs to be active. Set a venture to Dormant with a Low priority. It stays visible but won't stress you out. When you're ready to pick it back up, the context is all still there.

Use the Playground type for guilt-free exploration

The Playground type exists so you can track fun, speculative, or experimental ideas without feeling like they need to justify their existence. Not everything needs a business case. Sometimes an idea just needs a place to live until it's ready.

Export regularly

Your data lives in your browser's local storage. Use the Export button periodically to save a backup. It only takes a second and protects all your work.

Don't over-prioritize

If you have more than two or three things at Critical, take a step back. Either you're in an actual crisis (handle it), or you need to be more honest about what truly can't wait. The power of the priority system comes from contrast — when something is Critical, it should stand out because most things aren't.

Use attention rules to protect your sanity

The attention rules (Must Not Break, Maintain Only, Opportunistic, Optional, Paused Safely) help you set boundaries. A venture marked "Maintain Only" is a signal to yourself: keep it running, but don't get sucked into improving it right now.