Free diagnostic · 5 minutes

How much of the business still runs on you?

Rate ten founder-dependency signals. The score shows whether the business runs through the founder or through a visible operating system.

01Important decisions stop when the founder is unavailable.
02The founder has to check quality before work can move.
03Team members ask the founder where to find current information.
04Customer issues escalate to the founder earlier than they should.
05Priorities become unclear without the founder repeating them.
06Managers carry accountability without enough decision authority.
07The founder attends meetings mainly to provide context or status.
08Recurring work still depends on undocumented judgement.
09A week away would create a large return-to-work backlog.
10The founder cannot see performance without asking several people.