Many great companies takes decade or more to build. A lot of the most valuable companies have their founders/early employees as their CEO vs. someone who join

Many great companies takes decade or more to build. A lot of the most valuable companies have their founders/early employees as their CEO vs. someone who join later (usually a professional one): http://www.bhorowitz.com/why_we_prefer_founding_ceos http://www.bhorowitz.com/why_we_prefer_founding_ceos Though you may argue it is a survivor bias, I believe sticking longer with something that works give an edge vs. leadership changes every few years.