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.
Sahil Lavingiatwitter.comMost 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.
Entrepreneurs think they are better than their resumes show and realize they can make more money by going it alone.
steve blank • Steve Blank Why Entrepreneurs Start Companies Rather Than Join Them
This is one reason why former FDEs tend to be great founders. (There are usually more ex-Palantir founders than there are ex-Googlers in each YC batch, despite there being ~50x more Google employees.) Good founders have an instinct for reading rooms, group dynamics, and power. This isn’t usually talked about, but it’s critical: founding a... See more
Nabeel S. Qureshi • Reflections on Palantir
Frank Slootman’s advice for founders learning to be CEO
Founders frequently ask Frank (former CEO of Snowflake), “Do you think I can be a CEO?”
Frank responds with a question: “Do you want to be?”
He explains:
“If you want to be, you... See more
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