About Founder Independence Index

Founder Independence Index helps founders see where a successful company still relies too heavily on their judgment, relationships, knowledge, execution, or leadership.

Our mission is to turn an uncomfortable question—what would stop moving if the founder disappeared for two weeks?—into a clear diagnostic and practical path toward greater operating independence.

Over time, anonymized assessment patterns will inform the Founder Independence Index, a benchmark for understanding dependency across company sizes and stages of maturity.