Inbox Triage System for a

Inbox Triage System for a Growth-Stage Startup Founder

When I took over inbox management for this founder, they were getting over 200 emails a day with no system separating investor updates from routine noise. I built a 3-tier triage framework, Action Required, Watchlist, and Handled — so the founder only touched what genuinely needed their sign-off. Within two weeks, their daily inbox time dropped from roughly 3 hours to under 45 minutes, and nothing time-sensitive slipped through.