How Dependent Is Your Business on You?

If your business cannot run without you, it is not an asset — it's a job.

Identify where founder dependency is limiting your growth, scalability, and enterprise value.

Start With a Simple Assessment

This scorecard is designed to quickly identify where your business relies too heavily on you. It takes less than 2 minutes to complete and will highlight:

•Where you are the bottleneck
•Where your team lacks independence
•Where systems and structure are limiting scale

Complete the assessment below to get your initial dependency score.

1.If you stopped selling tomorrow, how long would revenue hold?

Less than 3 months — most revenue depends on me3–6 months — some pipeline exists, but I drive most of it6–12 months — there's a team, but I close the big deals12+ months — the sales engine runs without me

2.How many daily operational decisions require your direct input?

Most of them — the team waits for meMany — I'm involved in most important decisionsSome — I weigh in on strategic decisions onlyVery few — my team handles operations independently

3.How many of your top 10 clients have a primary relationship with someone other than you?

0–2 clients — I'm the main contact for almost everyone3–5 clients — some are managed by my team6–8 clients — most have relationships with my team9–10 clients — the team owns all key relationships

4.If you took a 90-day leave, what would happen?

Things would fall apart quicklyThe business would struggle and stall on key decisionsOperations would continue but growth would slowThe business would run fine without me

5.How well are your core business processes documented?

Not documented — knowledge lives in people's headsPartially — some processes are written down, most aren'tMostly — key processes are documented and followedFully — processes are documented, trained, and regularly updated

6.How deep is your leadership bench?

It's just me — no true leadership layer1–2 managers, but they need constant directionA capable management team that handles most thingsStrong leadership team with succession depth

7.How current and detailed is your financial reporting?

Basic — I know revenue and profit, that's about itMonthly financials, but 30–60 days behindMonthly reporting with some KPI trackingReal-time dashboards with KPIs, margins, and forecasting

What Happens Next

In a focused 30-minute session, we will:

01

Review your scorecard results

02

Identify 2–3 priority areas limiting growth

03

Align those gaps to the 6 pillars of enterprise value

04

Outline a clear path forward

This is not a generic consultation — it is a structured working session.

Built From Experience, Not Theory

This framework is based on over 40 years of experience building, leading, and advising high-performing organizations — from early-stage companies to enterprise environments.

Build a business that performs without constant founder involvement

Increase profitability and scalability

Expand enterprise value over time

How Dependent Is Your Business on You?

Start With a Simple Assessment

Your Score Is a Starting Point — Not the Full Picture

What Happens Next

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