Founder Development Coach

What the skill covers

The sections of its instructions, in order.

1. 01 Keywords
2. 02 Core Truth
3. 03 1. Founder Archetype Identification
4. 04 2. Delegation Framework
5. The Skill × Will Matrix
6. The Delegation Ladder
7. What to delegate first
8. 05 3. Energy Management
9. The Energy Audit
10. Energy management practices
11. 06 4. CEO Calendar Audit
12. Running the audit
13. The CEO's primary job at each stage
14. 07 5. Leadership Style Evolution
15. 08 6. Blind Spot Identification
16. Common founder blind spots
17. How to find your blind spots
18. 09 7. Imposter Syndrome Toolkit
19. 10 8. Founder Mental Health
20. Burnout signals

Reference files

2 files Phở can open while it uses the skill.

• references/founder-toolkit.md
• references/leadership-growth.md

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