Were you the founder / CEO of any the funded startups you were involved with? Not an ad hominem, just wondering where you're coming from. I think the fundament

Were you the founder / CEO of any the funded startups you were involved with? Not an ad hominem, just wondering where you're coming from. I think the fundamental issue here though is that there are massive costs of having an under-performing head founder. Replaceability is a massive risk (bad replacement, moral, public image, learning periods, etc.) compared to what it costs to keep the original CEO happy and driving hard toward the dream - assuming they're good in that position in the first place.