A public checklist for startup founders: "What happens if you get hit by a bus?
- Founders
- Director
- Lawyer
- Passwords are stored centrally (1Password, LastPass, etc)
- Admin access to billing/accounting portals
- Admin access to company email management
- Admin access to all repos
- Admin access to all documentation - wiki, trello, ticketing, support, CRM, etc
- Admin access for all servers
- Admin access for all support services (hosting company, domains, apis, data, stats, backup)
- Admin access to all banking
- Admin access to all IP assets - patents, licenses, etc
- 2FA that are phone based- Are you able to access or claim other founders cell phone #. Better yet - centralize any 2FA to a shared phone #.
- Do you have key person insurance? (Ref)
- Do you have term life insurance for your family?
- Do you have disability insurance?
- Is all your code in version control?
- Are all design files backed up in cloud storage?
- Access to contracts for ext consultants, freelancers, recruiters, IT, etc