The Founder's Treadmill

Name: The Founder's Treadmill
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ISBN: 9798999806116

A Field Guide to Owning a Business, Not a Job

David Grau Jd, Sr

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Business Transitions Publishing, LLC
01 May 2026

Entrepreneurship; Research & development management; Small businesses & self-employed

If your business needs you for everything, you own a job, with overhead.

You built it the way most founders do: with intelligence, grit, sacrifice, and the willingness to carry everything yourself. At first, that works. Income starts to flow. Progress feels real. You tell yourself the pressure, the workload... it's just temporary.

But then the business grows, and the burden grows with it. The stronger your work ethic, the harder you hit the wall. It's inevitable. More decisions route through you. More people depend on you. More of your time, energy, and judgment get consumed just to keep up. What once looked like success starts to feel like a trap.

That is the founder's treadmill.

And if you stay on it too long, your business will become harder to scale, harder to lead, harder to sell, and far less valuable than it should be. Every year you stay on that treadmill, and try to do more, you deepen the very dependence that is holding your business back. There has never been a better time to start addressing this problem.

In this practical field guide, award-winning author and small business consultant David Grau Sr., JD, gives you a clear five-year plan to build a business that is more durable, more profitable, more valuable, and founder independent.

Stop running harder. Start building smarter. Today.

By: David Grau Jd Sr
Imprint: Business Transitions Publishing, LLC
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 163g
ISBN: 9798999806116
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 01 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Sr. has been helping owners build stronger, more valuable small businesses for thirty years - with the aim of becoming good stewards of ownership in one's community. Schooled in the law, securities regulation, business taxation, entity design and structure, and business building, David Sr. brings unique perspective to helping business owners find their purpose and help others along the way. You can find David Sr. at https: //davidgrausr.com.