Decisions to make
What must be clear
- 01Stable unit economics
- 02Leadership bench
- 03Concept transferability
- 04Capital and attention capacity
Work the problem
Practical next actions
- Remove owner-dependent routines
- Document critical standards
- Model the second unit independently
- Define what must remain consistent and what can localize
Avoid
Common failure patterns
- Expanding to solve first-unit problems
- Assuming purchasing scale offsets complexity
- Moving the strongest manager without replacement
- Underestimating pre-opening distraction