Playbook by @slashclone · updated 8 Nov 2026
Run your week as a founder
The weekly loop that keeps a small company aligned: one brief from every team, prepared one-on-ones, owned action items, and the investor update.
- Goal
- Spend an hour a week keeping the company aligned
- For
- Founders and chiefs of staff
- Steps
- 4
- About
- 60 minutes
4 steps, in order. Sign in to keep track as you go.
Step 1: Combine team updates into a weekly exec brief
Paste each team's update and get one page with decisions needed first.
Passes on: The decisions and risks for the week
Step 2: Prep for your 1:1 meetings
Prep each 1:1 with open commitments, what changed, and three questions to ask.
Passes on: Prep sheets for your 1:1s
Step 3: Turn meeting notes into action items
After each meeting, turn the notes into actions with one owner and a due date.
Passes on: Owned actions from the week
Step 4: Write your investor update or board memo
At month end, draft the investor update from the brief, the numbers, and the actions.
Passes on: An investor update ready to send