""How were these people able to transition from founders of a tiny company to successfully running and managing large (people or revenue) companies? Many of the

""How were these people able to transition from founders of a tiny company to successfully running and managing large (people or revenue) companies? Many of them had never done this before so how did they figure out what to do and how to do it?" Obviously they have to be smart but I think it's a lot about ambition to be willing to do what it takes. Most people simply don't have the drive to keep pushing forward once they have reached a certain level of wealth.