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A view you don't hear publicly in our industry very often...
A great founder doesn't need to get hung up on being the CEO forever.
(h/t @fredwilson speaking with @msuster in 2015)
A great founder doesn't need to get hung up on being the CEO forever.
(h/t @fredwilson speaking with @msuster in 2015)
The number of people who can go from ‘idea stage’ to ‘business’ is much smaller than the number of people who can make great CEOs of late stage companies.
>> Great founders are more rare and unique than great CEOs.
>> Great founders are more rare and unique than great CEOs.
A great founder could start a company every 4 years and build their own portfolio. That's much more value creating.
>> I know a lot of founders who find this view liberating rather than demoralising.
>> I know a lot of founders who find this view liberating rather than demoralising.
Note: the key words in all the above being... "doesn't need to get hung up".
Of course it's possible. We all know the examples. When it does happen it's like magic and tends to create something far more transformational over a longer period of time.
Of course it's possible. We all know the examples. When it does happen it's like magic and tends to create something far more transformational over a longer period of time.
