How to use it
Designed for one sitting, not a workshop series.
Work through the prompts with your growth lead or on your own. The output should be one plain-English bottleneck sentence you can brief an operator or agency with.
Resources · Founder-led GTM teams
Founder-led Growth Diagnostic
Structured prompts to see whether the bottleneck is positioning, channel fit, conversion, or team cadence.
Free. No autoresponder funnel. Reply by email, usually within a working day.
What you get
Inside the Founder-led Growth Diagnostic
Structured prompts · one working session
- Prompts to separate signal from story in your current funnel
- A simple scoring view of founder-dependency vs system ownership
- Next-step routing: diagnosis, sprint, system build, or fractional leadership
Best fit
Who this is for.
Founder-led GTM teams testing whether the bottleneck is positioning, channel fit, conversion, or cadence.
Not for: Teams with no repeatable customer proof yet — establish PMF first.
FAQ
Three questions founders ask before requesting it.
Is this the same as the scorecard?
It overlaps — the scorecard is the fastest self-serve pass. This diagnostic is a slightly longer narrative format for founders who think better in prompts than scores.
Can WSS run this with us?
Yes — that's what the Growth Diagnosis engagement is for, with evidence and numbers in the room.
Do I get a PDF?
Request via email — we send the working doc. The on-page outline explains what's inside.
Other resources
Three more, all free.
Post-PMF founders · ~5 minutes
Growth Bottleneck Scorecard
10 questions across the five constraints that usually block repeatable pipeline: positioning, acquisition, conversion, reporting, and team ownership.
View →Startup leadership teams
90-Day Growth Sprint Planner
Map a quarter of tests, owners, decision rules, and reporting so the team stops running disconnected activity.
View →VCs and accelerator teams
VC Portfolio Growth Diagnosis Template
A portfolio workshop format for spotting whether a founder needs positioning, acquisition, team, or reporting help first.
View →Need more than a template?
If the founder-led growth diagnostic surfaces a constraint you'd rather solve with senior help, the next step is a Growth Diagnosis call. Bring your result — we'll pressure-test the constraint it names and sketch the next move in 20 minutes.
Last updated: 4 May 2026