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Weekly Founder Review

A 15-minute Friday ritual that compounds — turn the week into a clean operating memo.

Last updated May 19, 2026

What it is

A short structured Friday review that turns the week into an operating memo you'll thank yourself for in 12 months.

When to use it

Every Friday afternoon, before you log off. 15-20 minutes.

The template

# Weekly Founder Review — Week of [DATE]

**Founder:** [NAME]
**Time written:** [TIME]
**Energy this week (1-10):** ___ · **Last week:** ___

---

## Three things that worked
1.
2.
3.

## Three things that didn't
1.
2.
3.

## The metric I'm tracking
- This week: ___
- Last week: ___
- Delta: ___
- Why it moved (or didn't):

## The decision I'm sitting with
- Decision:
- Tradeoffs:
- What I need to know to decide:
- Deadline to commit:

## Wins worth noting (for me, for investors, for my future self)
- Customer wins:
- Product ships:
- People wins:
- Personal wins:

## What I'm carrying that I shouldn't be
- (One thing I keep meaning to do, but haven't. Why am I avoiding it?)

## Commitments for next week (max 3)
1. By [day]:
2. By [day]:
3. By [day]:

## One thing I'm grateful for
- (Optional. Compounds.)

---

**Self-review prompt:** Read last week's review. Did I do what I said I would? What didn't, and why? Adjust this week's commitments accordingly.

Common mistakes

Listing 12 commitments instead of 3 (you'll do none of them)
Skipping when you've had a bad week — those are the most valuable weeks to review
Not reading last week's review before writing this one

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