btw, who runs your company and whether or not to sell your company are mutually exclusive issues. There are many examples of founders who have employed professi

btw, who runs your company and whether or not to sell your company are mutually exclusive issues. There are many examples of founders who have employed professional CEO's and taken a seat on the board as chairman. Pierre Omidyar is one of them. There are also examples of companies that were sold and kept the same management team.