Founder Command Surfaces, Not Feature Dumps

Dashboards should feel like instruments. The moment they feel like a feature catalog, they stop helping.

What a founder dashboard needs

• A clear status line
• A compact action queue
• Readable drift signals
• Fast access to history and controls

What it does not need

• Exhaustive configuration upfront
• Decorative charts with no decision attached
• Multiple places to do the same thing

The dashboard in Future Gadget Lab is designed around orientation first. It helps the operator decide where to look and what to do next.