I can relate to this from working as the CTO of a company that grew too fast, and then burnt out. I like building things, and I found myself less focussed due t

I can relate to this from working as the CTO of a company that grew too fast, and then burnt out. I like building things, and I found myself less focussed due to management and business concerns. I'm now working on other projects, with fewer management concerns, and much happier (and being paid more). However, I think the inverse of the post's title is also true. Your founder (at least one of them), if you are doing a tech startup, should be technically competent and understand the aspects of software development that are important... including not changing design specifications every week, and knowing how to interact with clients to prevent them from growing a project's scope beyond what your small team can achieve in a reasonable time.