You don’t need another productivity framework. If you’re running a company right now, you’re probably already operating at capacity. The issue isn’t your output. It’s where your time is going.
If your daily to-do list includes managing your own calendar, formatting slides, and chasing follow-ups, you’re not just busy. You’re stuck.
In this market, the most valuable thing you can protect is your focus. And if you're constantly resetting passwords, cleaning up Slack, or trying to remember where that investor follow-up doc lives, your focus is being pulled in the wrong direction.
Check Yourself: Are you Stuck in $30 Work?
Here’s a fast way to tell: Look at your calendar, pick any task, and ask, “Would I pay someone $300 an hour to do this?”
If the answer is no, and you’re still doing it, that’s a sign.
Here are a few more signs you’re carrying too much:
- You’ve spent more time rewording internal docs than making decisions
- Slack pings derail your mornings on the regular
- You keep avoiding your inbox because it’s too overwhelming
- Your calendar feels like a game of survival Jenga
- AI is helping, but you’re still stuck in the cleanup
Getting Started Doesn’t Have to Be a Project
We hear it all the time: “I want help, but I don’t have time to train anyone.”
You’re not wrong. That’s exactly why we built Double to work without a heavy onboarding lift. You don’t need a full playbook to get started. Just pick a starting point, give us a little context, and let us handle the rest.
Here’s one way to begin:
Keep a notebook or a note on your phone open for a week. Anytime you find yourself doing a repetitive task - updating spreadsheets, confirming meetings, forwarding emails, resending invoices - write it down. That’s your delegation backlog.
At the end of the week, you’ll have a clear list of things someone else can take over.
To make it even easier, start by looking for tasks that are:
- Recurring (you do them every week)
- Administrative (calendar, email, file organization)
- Low-value (important but not the best use of your time)
- Context-light (don’t require deep subject matter knowledge)
These are perfect for your assistant to own. You don’t need to hand off everything at once. Start with one thing, hand it over, and build momentum from there.
Our assistants are trained to work inside messy systems and modern stacks. Within a week, most founders already have fewer tasks on their plate. Within a month, they’re finally getting the time and headspace to work on the stuff that actually moves the needle
What to Hand Off First
Here’s a shortlist of easy wins that our clients delegate within their first month:
- Calendar management and scheduling
- Inbox triage and follow-ups
- Investor updates and email prep
- Deck formatting and doc clean-up
- Workflow organization in Notion, Airtable, or Drive
- Event and travel coordination
You don’t need to own these. Someone else can, and should.
You Can’t Lead if You’re Buried in Admin
Delegation is a leadership skill. It’s how you protect your time and keep your business moving forward.
You don’t need a full team to make progress. You just need a starting point and someone who can keep things moving while you focus on the work that matters most.
Let’s take a look at what you can offload this week.
Book a call for some delegation therapy and we’ll help you figure out the first few steps.