I am working at a small company (first job out of school) that is experiencing the growing pains you alluded to in your second point - management wanting to be

I am working at a small company (first job out of school) that is experiencing the growing pains you alluded to in your second point - management wanting to be involved in details across the entire stack, which hinders productivity. I have no idea how to solve this problem, but the fact that you wrote about articulated it makes me think I'm not alone in my experience.