Calculate Your Bottleneck Cost
Being the "Hero" of your company is costing you more than just sleep. Discover the specific dollar amount you're losing by being the bottleneck.
Company Vitals
Hours spent on tasks others should be doing (firefighting, micro-management, admin).
Enter your vitals to see the cost of the bottleneck.
The Methodology
The Opportunity Cost of Time
We calculate your effective hourly rate based on revenue. Every hour you spend on "heroics" (tasks that could be delegated) is an hour you aren't spending on growth. We subtract a standard replacement cost to find your net loss.
The Growth Cap (Bottleneck Tax)
Founder-led businesses without systems leave 8-25% of potential revenue on the table through missed opportunities and scaling friction. The rate scales with your bottleneck intensity: more heroic hours and a larger team waiting on you means a higher cap.
Systemic Inefficiency
Without an Operating Spine, team members spend 5-15% of their productive value on friction: clarifying tasks, waiting for approvals, searching for information, or re-doing work. The rate increases with founder bottleneck severity.