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When is the ceo of a company the real expert on anything? The ceo is the celebrity that makes the big decisions but rarely ever the actual ground level expert

• ameister14 5y ago
  A lot of the time when they found the company I find the CEO knows a lot about it
  • rdtwo 5y ago
    Even if they were once the expert and know a lot about the area they just have too many other responsibilities to be the ground level expert and be ceo at the same time. A good ceo will delegate to folks that understand the details because details are the difference between success and failure.
• taneq 5y ago
  What do you mean by "ground level expert"? In my experience the true expertise tends to hover a couple of levels above 'ground level' and get called in for the curly questions. The actual boots-on-the-ground-100%-of-the-time people are usually at a fairly basic level of competence (or rapidly get promoted) and do the simple 'grunt work'. I occasionally run into the higher levels these days and let me tell you, most of them are whip smart.
• 0x0nyandesu 5y ago
  This is the kind of dumbass comment I see on HN that makes me roll my eyes. You sound like you're 3 years into your tech career and you can't help but comment on everything as if you're an expert but in reality you show your ignorance.
• tomjen3 5y ago
  That is the case with companies not started by the CEO. Flexport is a startup (YC, I think).