Founder delegation savings calculator
This calculator puts a number on the hours you spend on work someone else could do: enter your hours and what an hour of your time is worth, and see what doing it yourself costs each month, next to the cost of an embedded operator.
Your numbers
Inbox, scheduling, research, admin, CRM updates, outreach, chasing freelancers.
Not sure? Take the annual revenue you are aiming for and divide it by 2,000 working hours.
Doing it yourself costs
$9,743a month of your time
- A year
- $117,000
- Hours you would get back
- About 65 a month
- Embedded Operator plan
- $1,800 to $2,500 a month
Even at the top of the operator range, delegating frees up $7,243 a month of your time.
Book a 30-minute introHow the numbers work
- Monthly cost:
hours a week × hourly value × 4.33weeks in an average month. - Yearly cost:
hours a week × hourly value × 52weeks. - The comparison uses the top of the Embedded Operator range, $2,500 a month, so the result is never flattering.
What counts as work someone else could do?
- Inbox and replies
- Scheduling
- Research
- Admin and paperwork
- CRM updates
- Prospecting and outreach
- Coordinating freelancers
- Reporting
What does an embedded operator cost?
The Embedded Operator plan is $1,800 to $2,500 a month, depending on scope. Your Chief is trained before you meet them, works inside your tools and is supervised by a Chief Nest account manager. Every plan comes with a two-week free replacement, for any reason. See every plan on the pricing page, or what an operator takes on in remote operations support.
Questions about the calculator
How do I work out my hourly value?
Take the annual revenue you are aiming for and divide it by 2,000, roughly the working hours in a year. It is the value of an hour spent on work only you can do, not what you pay yourself.
Is the saving real money?
It is the value of your time, not cash in the bank. It turns into real money when you spend the hours you get back on work only you can do: selling, hiring, product and the decisions that move the company.
What if an operator costs more than my time is worth?
Then the calculator will say so, and delegating may not pay off yet. Try fewer hours, or come back when your time is worth more. We would rather you hire us when the numbers work.
Ready to buy back your hours?
Book a 30-minute intro. Bring your number, and we will tell you honestly whether an operator makes sense.
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