Founder checklist
Growth Bottleneck Scorecard
Best for: Post-PMF teams with activity but unclear priorities
- ICP clarity
- Channel signal
- Landing page conversion
- Founder-led sales dependency
- Reporting and decision cadence
Resources
Practical growth guides for teams between traction and scale.
Use these when you need a clearer diagnosis before hiring, briefing an agency, or adding more channel activity. Prefer the fastest pass? Start with the Growth Bottleneck Scorecard, 10 questions. 5 minutes. Find the constraint stopping pipeline from becoming predictable.
Guides & templates
Request working assets, outlines on-page, files by email.
Most items below are outlines you can read here; you request the full template or worksheet by email (no decorative PDF funnel). Each resource page explains what you get and how to use it.
Sprint planning worksheet
90-Day Growth Sprint Planner
Best for: Leadership teams preparing a quarter of focused growth work
- Diagnosis inputs
- Experiment backlog
- Decision rules
- Weekly review rhythm
- Transfer checklist
Portfolio workshop guide
VC Portfolio Growth Diagnosis Template
Best for: Investors, accelerators, and venture studios supporting founder growth decisions
- Founder bottleneck prompts
- Channel and conversion questions
- Board-ready next steps
- Referral routes
- Sprint or fractional CMO fit
More templates
Additional worksheets and checklists.
Each opens as a full resource page with outline, FAQ, and instant download.
Growth teams · 10 minutes
Acquisition Channel Decision Matrix
Score paid, organic, partnerships, outbound, and content against your current stage, team capacity, and ICP clarity.
Open resource page →Founders hiring senior GTM leadership
Fractional CMO Hiring Checklist
The questions to ask, the artefacts to expect in week 1, and the red flags that mean the operator can't build a system.
Open resource page →Teams adopting AI for GTM
AI-Native GTM Stack Map
Map where generative and agentic AI accelerate research, messaging, experiments, and reporting in your current stack.
Open resource page →Founder-led GTM teams
Founder-led Growth Diagnostic
Structured prompts to see whether the bottleneck is positioning, channel fit, conversion, or team cadence.
Open resource page →Founders briefing agencies or freelancers
Agency Brief Template
One-page brief so channel partners get goals, constraints, proof, and success metrics in one pass.
Open resource page →Founders hiring marketing
First Marketing Hire Scorecard
Score whether you need a generalist, growth marketer, or leader, and what to test first.
Open resource page →Teams cited in AI answers
AI Search Visibility Checklist
Make claims citable: sources, structure, and proof pages LLMs can quote.
Open resource page →Board & dashboard
Standalone templates.
Leadership
Board growth report template
What changed, what shipped, what to scale or stop, without vanity metrics.
View →Measurement
Growth dashboard template
Weekly view tying pipeline to activity and decisions.
View →Deliverable examples
What the work looks like, before we tailor it to you.
These are illustrative examples of the artefacts you take away: constraint maps, experiment cards, channel briefs, and weekly decision logs.
Constraint map
One-page diagnosis output
Positions the bottleneck across 5 dimensions, evidence table, and 90-day priority sequence. See proof →
Experiment card
ICE-scored sprint backlog
Hypothesis, owner, success metric, and decision rule for every test. See diagnostic framework →
Channel brief
Campaign-ready acquisition brief
Audience, offer, landing page wireframe, and tracking spec for each channel. See acquisition build →
Related reading
Frameworks, quizzes, and notes that pair with these guides.
FAQ
Using the resource hub.
Are these resources really free?
Yes. They exist to help founders self-diagnose and brief agencies or operators with clearer context. Downloads are instant; newsletter signup is optional.
Do resources replace an engagement?
No. They sharpen the question. If the bottleneck is still unclear after the scorecard or guides, diagnosis or a sprint is usually the next step.
How do I get a specific guide?
Open the resource page and download the markdown template, or use the download button on each card below.
Need the diagnosis done with you?
Bring the current growth mess.
In 20 minutes, we will identify whether the constraint is positioning, acquisition, conversion, reporting, or senior leadership, no pitch unless there is a clear fit.
Last updated: 4 May 2026