Depends on the company. 2000s-Google valued former founders very highly - I was one, as was my manager, as were about a half dozen of my coworkers. Certain te

Depends on the company. 2000s-Google valued former founders very highly - I was one, as was my manager, as were about a half dozen of my coworkers. Certain teams within Google still do - we've got 4 indie app developers on my team in Play. Reportedly Facebook also values ex-founders highly (or did during their growth phase, I dunno if they still do), and Coinbase seemed very happy to pick up another crypto-adjacent founder when I applied. On the flip side, Apple offered me a position as a retail sales associate, Stripe seemed to want implementors that didn't ask questions, and Netflix didn't know what to do with me. I've found that what the recruitment process is looking for is a pretty good filter for the type of environment that you'd want to work in, though. If you're the type of personality who was a founder for many years, you probably will not be happy in an environment where you're asked to put your head down and do what your manager tells you.