Self-Assessment

Founder Dependence Assessment

Understand how much execution, escalation, quality, and trust still sit with one person. Estimated time: 5 minutes.

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Question 01
Could your firm operate at full quality for two weeks if the founder was completely unreachable?
Would collapseNo disruption
Question 02
How many daily decisions require the founder's direct involvement?
NoneDozens
Question 03
Does the team have documented processes for handling pricing exceptions, quality escalations, and client complaints?
All ad hocFully documented
Question 04
How clear is role-level ownership for key operational responsibilities?
Founder does it allClearly distributed
Question 05
Does a COO function exist (whether or not there is a COO person) to handle operating decisions?
Does not existFully functional
Your Founder Dependence Score
out of 25