In order to be successful, most early-stage tech companies need two very different types of innovation, and therefore, two very different types of CEO’s – technical/product innovation, supplied by the founder CEO, and managerial/sales innovation, supplied by the builder CEO.
In addition, the transition from founder to builder is critical to the success of a company. Done well, it will lead on to powerful growth; done poorly it can severely set back the company.
During 18 years of executive coaching, I have discovered that in order to be successful, most early-stage tech companies need two very different types of innovation, and therefore two very different types of CEO’s:
In the first article of this series, Helping Founder CEO’s Hand Over The Reins, I reported that in order to be successful, most early-stage tech companies need two very different types of innovation, and therefore two very different types of CEO’s:
In the first article of this series, Helping Founder CEO's Turn Over the Reins, I reported that in order to be successful, most early-stage tech companies need two very different types of innovation, and therefore two very different types of CEO’s--Technical/product innovation, supplied by the founder CEO, and Managerial/sales innovation, supplied by the builder CEO.
Here is a recap of the previous three articles in this series:
In the first article of this series, Helping Founder CEO's Turn Over the Reins, I reported that in order to be successful, most early-stage tech companies need two very different types of innovation, and therefore, two very different types of CEO’s - Technical/product innovation, supplied by the founder CEO, and Managerial/sales innovation, supplied by the builder CEO.
In order to be successful, most early-stage tech companies need two very different types of innovation, and therefore, two very different types of CEO’s – technical/product innovation, supplied by the founder CEO, and managerial/sales innovation, supplied by the builder CEO.