Most CEOs are CEOs because they started the businesses they run - not because they are abnormally smart or qualified.
Often they’re the least qualified people in the company, since they’re the only ones who didn’t go through an interview process.
Most CEOs are CEOs because they started the businesses they run - not because they are abnormally smart or qualified. Often they’re the least qualified people in the company, since they’re the only ones who didn’t go through an interview process.
You do not have to be a CEO to be an effective founder
Naval Ravikant • Naval Ravikant explains why you don't need to be CEO
The second reason I think it’s a bad idea is because the CEO ultimately does not have that many jobs, but I think culture is among them. And it ought not be delegated. Briefly speaking, I think there are five top responsibilities of a CEO: being the steward of and final arbiter of the senior management; being the chief strategist; being the primary
... See moreElad Gil • High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People
1. Most founders are bad at growth, so if you're amazing at it, the advantage is significant.
Consider: Most startups die not because founders are bad or products suck, but because they couldn't figure out how to get anyone to try them.
Until you're 10+ in a startup , the only roles that exist are head of get shit done & chief common fucking sense officer.
Yep, this goes for just about everyone. The CEO of that hot shot new company that everyone loves? He’s probably never run a company before. That director who just started managing other managers? She’s probably only managed individual contributors before. We are all constantly being asked to step up to new challenges and help lead. This is just as ... See more
Makinde Adeagbo • Nobody Knows What They’re Doing
executives, are unique. The value of a CEO lies in the person's experience, judgment, vision and instinct to guide the countless decisions that a company must make every day. Spending hours thinking deeply about a single problem is a waste of that value. It would be better to hire smart people to think deeply about the problem and present possible
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