Founder Dependency Check

How much of the business still depends on you?

Answer eight simple questions. You will get a quick view of where routine work may still be waiting on the founder or another key executive.

8 Questions

Choose the answer that is closest to your business today.

This is a simple business self-check, not a formal audit.

1. Routine work often waits for my approval before it can move.

2. Important business information still lives mostly in my head or inbox.

3. Vendors or clients bring routine issues directly to me.

4. People ask me for status updates because there is no shared place to see them.

5. Meetings sometimes end without a clear owner and deadline.

6. Contracts, renewals, or important commitments depend on me remembering them.

7. If I stepped away for a week, work would slow down or I would get repeated questions.

8. I am often pulled back into work I thought I had already delegated.