Raising & hiring
You raised the round and started hiring. Now the company is drifting away from you.
Every new hire is making decisions you used to make. And you're still carrying everything else. ALT Engine gets the team aligned and moves real ownership off your plate, using the ALT Method from a founder who scaled to 120 people and sold. ALT Engine puts your voice in your leaders' heads when you're not in the room.
The ALT Drift Test shows how aligned your team really is, and how much still runs through you. ยท Rather talk first? Book 30 minutes with Chris
Your team outgrew the plan.
- New hires are making calls you'd never make
- Nobody's sure who decides what, or who owns what
- Everyone's busy, but not on the same thing
- You and your cofounder are picturing different companies
It all still runs through you.
- Strategy, sales, hiring, fundraising, product and every conflict land on you
- You're making decisions on the run instead of on purpose
- Your first managers were great doers and still bring everything back to you
- The company is starting to depend on one person
They feed each other. The more the team drifts, the more lands back on you. The more that lands on you, the less time you have to align the team.
What ALT Engine puts in place
Imagine six founders running your company instead of one. First the team gets aligned. Then ownership moves off your plate. Alignment first, everything else follows.
Who decides what
Clear decision rights, so calls get made at the right level and stop landing on your desk.
Who owns what
Every outcome has one owner, and everyone can see it.
How we work here
The principles you used to carry in your head, written down so new hires can live them.
What matters this week
One shared picture of priorities, before twenty people chase twenty things.
Hand it off before it depends on you
Daily moves that transfer real ownership to your first managers, so they stop bringing everything back.
A weekly rhythm
Weekly priorities, a few numbers that matter, and team check-ins that show where it's slipping.
The Founder plan
You get the full practice. Each teammate you add answers short check-ins, no account or training needed. You see how aligned the team really is, and what to do about it this week.
Bring your cofounder in as a teammate. A lot of drift starts with two people picturing different companies.
When the company outgrows it, you can move up to Enterprise for your whole leadership team.
I was the founder everything ran through.
I built my firm to 120 people. For a while every decision went through me. Growth stalled and good people left. What fixed it was getting the team aligned first, then handing off real ownership. That got us to a $70 million sale.
That became the ALT Method. ALT Engine is how I wish I'd learned it: a little every day, not in a crisis.
Chris Meroff
In Austin this winter?
Chris is meeting founders in person from November 30. Coffee, no pitch. Mostly he wants to hear how you're handling the growth.
Questions founders ask
How much work is it for my team?
A few minutes. Teammates answer short check-ins from a link. No account, no training.
Will this fix our go-to-market or our runway?
No, and we won't pretend it does. ALT Engine makes sure the team you're hiring stays aligned, and that the company doesn't all run through you.
Can my cofounder join?
Yes. Add them as a teammate. Getting the two of you on the same page is often the first win.
We run EOS. Does this compete with it?
No. EOS gives you the operating system. ALT Engine works on the leadership habits that make it run.
What happens when we keep growing?
Move up to Enterprise and give your leaders full accounts.
Can I get Chris's help directly?
Yes. Advising is available by the hour, on its own or alongside the platform.
Keep it feeling like your company.
Get 30 days free, or take the ALT Drift Test and see how much still runs through you.