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Startups are almost inherently messy, so agreed, I think it helps dispel a myth of perfection that some folks have.

Founders have the most context across the engineering, product, marketing, sales, customers, partners, team, etc. They do need to change gears as the company hits progressive phase changes, but someone who has already managed a few transitions and has that rare context is a strong candidate for the next.

A big part of the job becomes hiring & delegating... Including checklist ppl. Ex: Why you see technical CEOs with COO/CRO/COS that can help manage the business ops sides that are very checklist driven.




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