The Founder Habit That Changes Everything

Nobody told me to do this - but once I did, everything got easier.

Founders juggle hundreds of tiny, repeatable tasks every week. Client emails. Investor updates. Team meetings. Social posts. Each one seems small - until you realize how much time you lose rethinking, rewriting, and redoing them from scratch.

That’s where playbooks come in.

A founder’s playbook isn’t a 50-page manual. It’s a set of simple checklists and templates for your most repeated tasks — the things you do so often, they should be muscle memory.

Here’s how to build yours:

1. Pick your top 5 recurring tasks. Maybe it’s onboarding clients, updating investors, sending invoices, or posting on social.
   
   
2. Write them down once, perfectly. Put each into a Google Doc or Notion page. Include the steps, formatting, tone, and links you use.
   
   
3. Follow it every time. You’ll immediately catch errors, save time, and deliver a more consistent experience.
   
   
4. Keep improving it. Every time something changes — update the playbook. Over time, it becomes your startup’s operating system.
   
   

Why this works:

• You eliminate decision fatigue.
  
  
• You increase accuracy and professionalism.
  
  
• You free up mental bandwidth for bigger strategic work.
  
  

The smartest founders I know are checklist fanatics — not because they’re forgetful, but because they know consistency scales better than chaos.

Start with five tasks.Write them once.And watch your efficiency multiply.