Run the company

The operating rhythm

1. Daily

   Daily, 5 minutes · Everyone

   Write what you finished yesterday and will finish today: outputs, not activities

   Template: Daily output note

   PreventsFake work

2. Weekly

   Weekly, 30 minutes · Team

   Review last week's promised outputs: done or not, and why

   Template: Weekly review sheet

   PreventsMeetings with no result

3. Per decision

   Per decision that matters · Founder

   Write what you expect and by when; fill in what happened later

   Template: Mistake Ledger

   PreventsWrong lessons from noisy results

4. Monthly

   Monthly · Founder

   One page: cash, money spent, received, owed to you, runway

   Template: Monthly numbers sheet

   PreventsRunning out of cash by surprise

   Monthly · Everyone

   What we sold, shipped and learned; next month's priorities

   Template: All-hands outline (not yet written)

   PreventsNo shared picture

   Monthly · Founder and accountant

   Close the books: invoices, bills, payroll

   Template: Month-end checklist (not yet written)

   PreventsPen-and-paper accounts

5. Quarterly

   Quarterly · Founder and each person

   Review against criteria written before the quarter; Ledger review (a mistake type seen twice becomes a checklist line)

   Template: Review form; Ledger

   PreventsFavouritism; repeated mistakes

6. Yearly

   Yearly, fixed date · Founder

   Salary changes from a written pay structure

   Template: Pay-band sheet (not yet written)

   PreventsRaises as negotiations

7. Statutory

   Statutory calendar · Accountant; founder checks

   GST, TDS, PF and ESIC filings where they apply

   Template: Compliance calendar

   PreventsPenalties