> how do so many incompetent CTOs get into the ground floor of startups? To start, there really aren't CEOs and most startups until they have 20-30 employees.

> how do so many incompetent CTOs get into the ground floor of startups? To start, there really aren't CEOs and most startups until they have 20-30 employees. There are only founders. Maybe they have some management experience, maybe not. Once you do get big enough you need and can afford a CEO, sometimes a founder grows into the role. Sometimes not. >How could a CEO find an investor and not find a tech person who can foster/grow a team of engineers? I've been on the other side. I can build a great engineering team. I had to find a cofounder that was good at finding investors to make my current startup go.