Are You Leading Like a Founder or Like a CEO?

"Do what only you can do."

Sounds straightforward, right? But here is the catch:  

If a Founder continues doing only what they can do, they continue being an excellent Founder. 

But not necessarily an excellent CEO. 

There is a big difference: 

Founder: builds a kick*ss product  ⇒ CEO: builds a kick*ss team that builds the product. 

Founder: builds the tech  ⇒ CEO: builds the business

Founder: works IN the business ⇒ CEO: works ON the business

Founder: “I just do it myself” ⇒ CEO: delegates like there’s no tomorrow 

Founder: wears multiple hats ⇒ CEO: wears only 1 max 2 hats 

Transitioning from Founder to CEO is the very thing that separates successful scaleups from struggling startups.