"That process is way easier, the money and infrastructure is already there, and everyone is already neatly on board." This is rare. Most companies do not have

"That process is way easier, the money and infrastructure is already there, and everyone is already neatly on board." This is rare. Most companies do not have processes for change and innovation, and the only way anything gets done is if the CEO pushes hard for it. Those things are far and few between. " Well, of course your management is going to be shit." It's only 'shit' if you assume managements job is to provide clear and detailed plans on how it's going to work out. If you grasp that startups have inherent ambiguity, and that all systems have to be highly adaptive and you'll be 'micro-pivoting' every week, well, then management may not seem so bad, depending on. Good, thoughtful, professional managers might often fail miserably at a startup. It takes a little bit of experience actually to recognize what makes good leadership in a dynamic situation, because often it's counterintuitive.