Not that I have been remotely in the league of Facebook or a billion dollar company as a founder (I have been an executive at some). I do have 3 exits under my

Not that I have been remotely in the league of Facebook or a billion dollar company as a founder (I have been an executive at some). I do have 3 exits under my belt. 2 where to large travel companies. That being said, I never felt comfortable getting too far away from development. I always felt that loosing my deep understanding of development would put me at a competitive disadvantage as a technical visionary. Even as my role changed within these organizations, I always found some time to design and write solutions. While it was not all day every day I did get one or two days during the week to do so. I don't know if I am A-Typical or not but I do represent the fact that it can be done if one want's to.