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Business five-leg diagnostic

Print-and-fill version of the founder weak-leg tool. Sit with it for ten minutes; the writing-it-down step is most of the leverage.

Interactive tool

When to use this

Six to eighteen months into a business that isn't quite working but you can't pinpoint why.
Before scaling — to see which leg is currently load-bearing and which would fail under volume.
When advisors keep giving conflicting advice (each is probably right about one leg only).

How to complete it

Score honestly. The aim is data, not validation.
Address the weakest leg first, not the most interesting one.
Re-score quarterly. The legs shift as the business grows.

Common mistakes

Scoring the leg you're proud of separately from how it actually performs.
Trying to strengthen all five legs at once.
Confusing growth with diagnostic improvement. Some legs strengthen as a side-effect of growth; some don't.

Business five-leg diagnostic

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Leg	Score 1-5	Evidence
Value creation Do customers say the thing solves a real, painful problem better than alternatives?
Marketing Do the right people find you reliably?
Sales Do conversations with qualified prospects close at a workable rate?
Delivery Do customers consistently get what they paid for, on time?
Finance Do you know your runway, unit economics, and free cash flow?

Weakest leg.

Three actions you'll take in the next 30 days.