2. Temporary Incapacitated Challenge¶

This is a challenge made for solopreneurs/indie founders. But anyone doing it, will also learn a lot about personal resilience and disaster recovery.

Situation

You're in an accident and you end up in the hospital. You can't talk. Your business should keep running, so someone else needs to take over.

The Preparation¶

BACKUP PERSON: you should already have an idea of who can take over when you're not available for a longer time. It might be your spouse, your family member, your friend, your co-founder (if any). If there is no designated person, then that's your first vulnerability.
SEPARATION: Invite this person for this challenge in your house or office (whichever location would help them the most). They should have access to your PC, phone, documents, safe, ... You, on the other hand, are not available.
TIME YOURSELF: ideally all tasks should be finished in one afternoon.
TAKE NOTES: ask them to take notes of what they're doing and learning. Use a pen and paper. Prefix with the time.

Pay a bill: ask them to pay 10$ from your business account to their personal account.
Purchase online: buy a pocket notebook from Amazon with the business account.
Answer a customer email: send an 'urgent' email to your own helpdesk address and wait for an answer.
Ask the accountant: ask them to call your accountant and ask for the last quarter's financial report.
Send an invoice: create new client in your invoicing system and send an invoice for 0$.