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"You'll spend more time writing emails than writing code. You end up bogged down in organizational issues, not dreaming up cool new features. Rather than having
by Mave83 6y ago
"You'll spend more time writing emails than writing code. You end up bogged down in organizational issues, not dreaming up cool new features. Rather than having one boss, you now have dozens... investors, customers, employees, etc."
why not hire a COO that takes care of it? Don't do jobs that you are not happy with for long. For some short time that is acceptable, but not for long.
I don't count my customers as by bosses. And as long as you don't give yourself the trouble, they are not your bosses. However it is important to focus on them, try to think about them and know what they need before they even know it.
- gkoberger 6y agoMaybe "boss" wasn't the right word – I should have said "Rather than having one boss, you now have dozens of people you're accountable to... investors, customers, employees, etc." And sure, hiring can make issues go away (I've definitely done it!), but I think you're missing my point – no matter who you hire below you, if you're the CEO, the buck still stops with you. You're the one ultimately responsible.
- langitbiru 6y ago"if you're the CEO, the buck still stops with you." -> Being a founder does not mean being a CEO. You can become CTO, CPO, CMO, or other as a founder. Of course, CEO is much more prestigious than the other C-level roles. But like you said, it has its own price.
- l33tman 6y agoThe lesser known truth is that the CEO role is often tedious "normal" work and not being Ironman. You can give in to that and hire a CEO that actually enjoys the meetings and stuff, or at least a COO to run the company day to day. Just because you founded a company does not mean you have to do everything but sure, the pressure to take responsibility is high..
- naveen99 6y agoBuck stops with the owner. You can hire a ceo also.