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If Your Business Depends on You, You Don’t Own a System
Jan 28, 2026
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By TipJournal Admin
Founder dependency feels like control, but it is operational fragility in disguise.
If every decision returns to you, you did not build a company. You built a dependency loop.
System ownership starts with clear decision boundaries, visible workflows, and documented handoffs.
If your absence breaks execution for one week, the business is still centralized around one person.