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Founder Exit And Succession Runbook
This runbook keeps Prox OS understandable and transferable without making the
Purpose
This runbook keeps Prox OS understandable and transferable without making the repo a personal diary.
The founder role should be replaceable as an operating role, even if the original founder remains the current owner.
Succession Goals
- Preserve product vision and architecture intent.
- Preserve access to critical assets through approved legal and operational processes.
- Preserve roadmap judgment without freezing the product.
- Make urgent operational tasks visible to a backup owner.
Minimum Handoff Packet
- Current roadmap and release plan.
- Founder / Product Architect role spec.
- Asset ownership inventory categories.
- Active RFCs and ADRs.
- Critical provider list.
- Current pricing and commercial thesis.
- Community channels and moderation expectations.
- Open risks.
Triggers
- Founder unavailable for an extended period.
- Formal company formation or investment.
- Production revenue or customer obligations.
- Hiring a full-time operating partner.
- Moving from solo builder to team-owned platform.
Boundaries
This document is operational planning, not legal advice and not a transfer of ownership. Any formal succession, equity, employment, or asset-transfer plan requires external professional review.