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StartupsWrite down everything you do before you try to delegate
Price says the first step to stepping away from your company is auditing your tasks by writing down everything you do, from the inbox and customer service to cash flow decisions and vendor calls. She notes most founders have never seen that list in one place. You then go through it line by line and put each item in a bucket, keeping only the few things that only a CEO should do, such as setting the vision, approvals and fundraising.
“The first step is writing down everything you do.”— Helena Price, Could your business run without you?, Sep 2026
Do this
Write one list of every task you handled this week and mark the few that only you should keep.