> just being a CTO and hiring a CEO that has a higher salary than me Do not hire CEO. Instead find a co-founder that would work as CEO for equity. You are unl

> just being a CTO and hiring a CEO that has a higher salary than me Do not hire CEO. Instead find a co-founder that would work as CEO for equity. You are unlikely to make a good CEO hire, because you do not have enough expertise and CEO motivation in case of high salary would be misaligned.