Eisenhower Matrix

The Entrepreneur's Guide to the Eisenhower Matrix

Build Your Business Without Burning Out

Learn the prioritization system used by successful founders to focus on growth, not just survival. Start with our free templates, scale with digital tools.

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What is the Eisenhower Matrix?

A Strategic Framework for Founder Focus

Created by President Eisenhower, this battle-tested system helps you navigate the chaos of building a business by sorting tasks based on urgency and importance.

Q1: DO NOW

Urgent & Important

Business-critical fires - handle immediately

Example: Site down, key customer issue, payroll

Q2: SCHEDULE

Not Urgent & Important

Your growth zone - strategic work

Example: Product strategy, hiring, partnerships

Q3: DELEGATE

Operational tasks - automate or outsource

Example: Routine emails, data entry, scheduling

Q4: REVIEW

Distractions - eliminate ruthlessly

Example: Vanity metrics, premature optimization

Why Entrepreneurs Need the Eisenhower Matrix

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Scale Strategically

Stop firefighting and start building systems that grow without you.

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Focus on Revenue Drivers

Identify and prioritize activities that actually move the needle.

Build Without Burnout

Create sustainable habits that preserve your energy for the long game.

Start in 3 Simple Steps

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Download & Print

Choose your format below

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Brain Dump Everything

List all tasks across your business

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Apply the Founder Filter

Sort by business impact

Eisenhower Matrix for Entrepreneurs

Free Printable Eisenhower Matrix Templates for Entrepreneurs

Battle-tested by founders, designed for startup reality

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Word

Editable template with startup examples

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PowerPoint

Perfect for team meetings or investors

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PDF

Print-ready with founder guide

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When You're Ready: Go Digital

All the benefits of paper, plus founder-specific superpowers

Voice Input On-The-Go

"Add investor follow-up urgent important"

Scenario: Walking between meetings? Just speak your tasks.

Voice Capture

Transcript:

"Follow up with TechCrunch reporter about feature"

AI Parsed Result:

Task: Follow up with TechCrunch reporter

Due: Today

Quadrant: Q1 - Urgent & Important

Color-Coded by Project

Visual organization for multiple initiatives

Scenario: Blue for Product, Green for Sales, Yellow for Operations

Product

Review MVP features

Sales

Demo for enterprise client

Operations

Automate invoice process

Multiple Boards

Separate boards for different areas of your business

Scenario: Product roadmap, sales pipeline, personal tasks

Product Tasks

User researchBug fixesFeature planning

Attach Everything

Pitch decks, contracts, wireframes - right on the task

Scenario: Never lose that investor deck again

Task Attachments

Series A Pitch Deck.pdf

245 KB • PDF Document

Partnership Agreement.docx

128 KB • Word Document

Product Mockup v3.jpg

1.2 MB • Image

Pro tip: All attachments are securely stored and can be viewed directly in the app without downloading.

Recurring Tasks

Weekly metrics review, monthly investor updates - automated

Scenario: Set your startup rituals once

March 2024

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Weekly Quizzes (Auto-recurring)

Team Meetings (Every Tuesday)

Cross-Device Sync

Phone, laptop, tablet - always current

Scenario: Update during commute, review at desk
9:41 AM

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DO FIRST

Run out of cash next month

Due today

First customer demo

Urgent

Cofounder conflict

2:00 PM
SCHEDULE

Customer discovery

Next week

MVP development

March 15
DELEGATE

Set up legal structure

Delegate

Basic bookkeeping

Get help
DELETE

Perfect pitch deck design

Skip

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