Because I've realized that for the things I want and need to build, I would be an order of magnitude too slow to go alone. I rarely write any code myself these

Because I've realized that for the things I want and need to build, I would be an order of magnitude too slow to go alone. I rarely write any code myself these days (and when I do, I make sure I'm not doing that in any critical path of the company). Barely just enough to stay sharp to remain an effective tiebreaker and stay respected by a highly capable team. Mostly prototypes, tracer bullets, idea scribbles and PoCs. Other than that, I focus mostly on distributing knowledge, connecting the dots and lay the tracks forward to make sure we as a team build something that creates value for the company and doesn't have to be thrown away. Writing more code myself would be a dire waste of company resources.