This is my entire reaction to the whole "Founder Mode" right here. The problem is, fundamentally, that "founders" virtually never have the 5 - 10 years of experience needed in "managing" and "leading", which means they don't know how to identify, hire, and retain the best talent. "Managing" and "leading" are separate skills from what founders typically bring to the table (tech skills, sales skills, or product vision). So the founder... who we already know is bad at identifying and hiring talent... goes and gets a CEO to do this, and their first mistake is NOT the decision to hire a CEO, their first mistake is who they pick to be CEO. They just don't know *who* to hire. They hire the wrong person for CEO, and that's where the problems start (and this is where I highly agree with Graham).

And if that's what you did, and if you are not strong in identifying and hiring, you *only choice* is "founder mode". Just stick yourself into every decision because it is nearly impossible for you to have a team that you trust.

J.Ja