Track cycle time to decision, % decisions made without the founder, regretted attrition, and quarterly delivery hit-rate. You should see earlier risk surfacing and fewer reversals.
“The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times... The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.” - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi