I think that the ideal situation is having a CEO/Founder but one who realizes what his deficiencies are and can accept bringing in someone to help the company..

I think that the ideal situation is having a CEO/Founder but one who realizes what his deficiencies are and can accept bringing in someone to help the company...but not necessarily have the ultimate word. There is a lot to be said about keeping the originator whose vision proved to be successful be in charge of future ideas and directions or at least have the final say on them. At the same time often a founder's organizational skills arent up to par for managing scale.