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Your suspicion is well-founded. Here are some thoughts on this topic--I wrote an entire blog post on it: http://www.davidralbrecht.com/notes/2018/06/primus-int

• achow 8y ago
  The other model I've seen work is primus inter pares: first among equals. Many professional services firms (law, accounting, architecture) operate this way: a group of partners with one manager/leader whose decisions are final. This model acknowledges that a group needs an identified final decision-maker, but major decisions cannot be taken without support of the broader group. This is interesting proposal but I think the ambiguity, fast changing environment, need for making regular 'leaps of faith' in startup environment is very different than the traditional centuries old business practices of accounting, architectural firm, where 'primus inter pares' is working well.