Owner Dependency
How much is your business
worth without you?
Eight honest questions. See your dependency grade, the exit discount it creates, and the bus factor that keeps you trapped.
Owner Dependency Grade
Estimated Exit Discount
Bus Factor
Dependency Dimensions
The Pattern
The First Move
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What This Score Can't Tell You
- - Whether your dependency is protecting quality or just protecting ego
- - The specific delegation sequence that maintains standards while removing you
- - What your business is actually worth today vs what it could be worth independent of you
The score shows the dependency. The analysis shows the extraction plan - what to delegate first, what to hold, and the 90-day sequence that protects quality while unlocking capacity.
What is owner dependency in a business?
Owner dependency is how much a business relies on its owner to operate, sell, decide and keep quality up. This score asks eight questions, covering 30 days without you, client relationships, decisions, documented processes, selling, quality, specialized knowledge and vacations, then weights your answers into a letter grade, an estimated exit discount and a bus factor.
How do I read my owner dependency grade?
Your answers become a weighted score out of 100. Above 80 grades F, above 65 D, above 45 C, above 25 B, and 25 or below A. The estimated exit discount is 45% above 65, 30% above 45, 15% above 25, otherwise 5%. Bus factor is 1 above 50, 2 above 30, otherwise 3.