How to use it
Designed for one sitting, not a workshop series.
Work through the prompts with your growth lead or on your own. The output should be one plain-English bottleneck sentence you can brief an operator or agency with.
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Founder-led Growth Diagnostic
Structured prompts to see whether the bottleneck is positioning, channel fit, conversion, or team cadence.
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What you get
Inside the Founder-led Growth Diagnostic
Structured prompts · one working session
- Prompts to separate signal from story in your current funnel
- A simple scoring view of founder-dependency vs system ownership
- Next-step routing: diagnosis, sprint, system build, or fractional leadership
Best fit
Who this is for.
Founder-led GTM teams testing whether the bottleneck is positioning, channel fit, conversion, or cadence.
Not for: Teams with no repeatable customer proof yet, establish PMF first.
FAQ
Three questions founders ask before requesting it.
Is this the same as the scorecard?
It overlaps, the scorecard is the fastest self-serve pass. This diagnostic is a slightly longer narrative format for founders who think better in prompts than scores.
Can WSS run this with us?
Yes, that's what the Growth Diagnosis engagement is for, with evidence and numbers in the room.
Do I get a PDF?
Request via email, we send the working doc. The on-page outline explains what's inside.
Other resources
Three more, all free.
Post-PMF founders · ~5 minutes
Growth Bottleneck Scorecard
10 questions across the five constraints that usually block repeatable pipeline: positioning, acquisition, conversion, reporting, and team ownership.
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90-Day Growth Experiment Planner
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VC Portfolio Growth Diagnosis Template
A portfolio workshop format for spotting whether a founder needs positioning, acquisition, team, or reporting help first.
View →Need more than a template?
If the founder-led growth diagnostic surfaces a constraint you'd rather solve with senior help, the next step is a Growth Diagnosis call. Bring your result, we'll pressure-test the constraint it names and sketch the next move in 20 minutes.
Last updated: 26 July 2026