Founder Dependence Assessment

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