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Free · 3 minutes · 12 questions

Is your business owner-dependent?

Answer 12 quick questions and get a score out of 100, with a breakdown across the six layers of a self-running business.

  • Your score out of 100
  • A breakdown by layer
  • The one thing to fix first
DiagnoseQuestion 1 of 12

Can you name the top three things holding your growth back, with numbers to prove it?

Tip: press 1–4 to answer

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What it measures

Six layers, 12 questions

Each question belongs to one layer of The Self-Running Business System. Every answer scores 0 to 3 points, where 3 means that part of the business works without you. Your total is turned into a score out of 100, with a percentage for each layer.

  1. Diagnose

    Whether you know, with numbers, what is holding growth back. Questions on: Clarity.

  2. Credibility

    What a new buyer finds when they check you online, and whether reviews back you up. Questions on: Online presence, Reviews.

  3. Demand

    Whether enquiries come from steady sources you can turn up or down, and whether you know what each costs. Questions on: Lead sources, Lead tracking.

  4. Convert

    How fast enquiries get a reply and what happens to the ones that do not buy at once. Questions on: Lead handling, Follow-up.

  5. Operate

    Whether work moves through tasks and written processes, or through you. Questions on: Team tracking, SOPs.

  6. Measure & Run

    Whether you can see sales, cash and team numbers without asking, and what happens when you step away. Questions on: Data and MIS, Cash visibility, Owner dependence.

Reading your score

What the score bands mean

The score is not a grade. It shows how much of the business still depends on you, and which layer to fix first. The lowest layer in your breakdown is usually the best place to start.

0–39 / 100

Start with the live workshop and the book

There is a lot to fix, and the order matters. The live workshop and the book Jugaad Is Not a System give you the basics, so you can fix the first leaks yourself.

40–69 / 100

Book a Growth Diagnostic

You have some systems, but the business still leans on you. A diagnostic scores each layer and gives you a ranked 90-day plan.

70–100 / 100

You are ready for Growth OS

Your foundations are in place. The next gain comes from joining the pieces into one system that runs and reports itself.