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The Founder's Playbook
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Below: the 23 specific tasks every founder should delegate, ranked by impact. Plus an interactive Delegation Test to identify your #1 priority handoff.
23
Specific Tasks
8–15h
Hours Reclaimed
$8–15
Per Hour To Hire
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01 · The Problem
You didn't start a business to be the
everything-doer.
But here you are... answering emails, scheduling meetings, fixing typos in invoices, wondering why strategic work keeps slipping.

The hard truth: most founders waste 15+ hours a week on tasks that don't require their judgment, expertise, or vision. Stuck in the operator seat instead of the strategist seat.
$2,400/wk
The average opportunity cost of a founder doing $80/hour work for 30 hours a week. (Even if you don't pay yourself $80/hr, your time IS worth that — when spent on strategy, not data entry.)
Why founders cling to busywork (when they shouldn't):
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"Nobody can do it as well as I can."
Often true for vision work. Almost never true for inbox management, scheduling, or data entry.
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"It'll take longer to explain than to do it."
True the first time. False every time after. Document once, save 100 hours.
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"I can't afford to hire help yet."
At $8–15/hr, the question isn't whether you can afford help. It's whether you can afford to keep doing $8/hr work yourself.
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"I don't know where to start."
That's exactly why this guide exists. Keep reading.
The Bottom Line
If a task doesn't require your specific expertise, judgment, or vision — it shouldn't be on your calendar. Let's find which ones don't.
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Category 1 · 5 TasksAdministrative & Inbox
01Email inbox triage & responses
Hire →
5–8 hrs/wk · VA · $8–10/hr
02Calendar & scheduling
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3–5 hrs/wk · EA · $9–12/hr
03Travel booking & itineraries
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2–4 hrs/trip · EA · $9–12/hr
04Expense reports & receipts
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2–3 hrs/wk · Bookkeeper · $10–13/hr
05Document & file organization
Hire →
1–2 hrs/wk · VA · $8–10/hr
Category 2 · 4 TasksCustomer-Facing
06Customer support email triage
Hire →
6–10 hrs/wk · Support · $8–11/hr
07Live chat coverage
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4–6 hrs/wk · Support · $8–11/hr
08Customer follow-ups
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3–5 hrs/wk · CSM · $9–12/hr
09Review & testimonial requests
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2–3 hrs/wk · VA · $8–11/hr
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Category 3 · 5 TasksSales & Marketing
10Lead research & list building
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8–12 hrs/wk · Researcher · $9–13/hr
11Social media scheduling
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5–8 hrs/wk · SMM · $9–13/hr
12Content formatting & SEO
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3–5 hrs/post · SEO VA · $10–14/hr
13Newsletter formatting & sends
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2–4 hrs/send · Email VA · $10–14/hr
14LinkedIn / cold outreach
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4–6 hrs/wk · SDR · $10–14/hr
Category 4 · 4 TasksOperations & Finance
15Data entry & CRM updates
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4–6 hrs/wk · Data VA · $8–11/hr
16Invoicing & payment chasing
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3–5 hrs/wk · Bookkeeper · $11–15/hr
17Vendor & subscription mgmt
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2–3 hrs/wk · Ops VA · $10–13/hr
18Reporting & dashboards
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4–6 hrs/wk · Analyst · $11–15/hr
Category 5 · 3 TasksCreative & Design
19Graphic design (social, ads, decks)
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5–10 hrs/wk · Designer · $11–15/hr
20Video editing & clipping
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3–6 hrs/video · Editor · $11–15/hr
21Presentation prep & formatting
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4–8 hrs/deck · Designer · $12–15/hr
Category 6 · 2 TasksPersonal & Lifestyle
22Personal scheduling & reminders
Hire →
2–3 hrs/wk · EA · $9–12/hr
23Gift & thank-you research
Hire →
1–2 hrs/wk · EA · $9–12/hr

Which task should you delegate first?

Score your most draining task. Higher = more urgent.

Q1Hours per week this consumes?
Q2Could a process replace your judgment?
Q3Drains your energy?
Q4Frees you for higher-value work?
Q5Could someone do it 80% as well?
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