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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Oct 2020

    One big advantage a founder CEO has over appointed ones: the founder CEO can have a thesis about the identity of the company that's used to guide decisions. An appointed CEO can inherit such a thesis, but can rarely invent one.

    10:08 AM - 10 Oct 2020
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      2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Oct 2020

        Inheriting a thesis is a poor substitute for inventing one, because the thesis of a successful startup usually grows organically out of the founders' personalities and experiences. The appointed CEO is at best wearing someone else's clothes.

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Oct 2020

        Exception: An appointed CEO who had a similar personality and experiences (e.g. from having worked together) to the founding CEO could presumably assimilate the thesis.

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      2. Soheil‏ @soheilpro 10 Oct 2020
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        @pikaso_me screenshot this

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      3. Pikaso‏ @pikaso_me 10 Oct 2020
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        Here's your screenshot. For more options and to download the extension for Chrome/Firefox, please visit https://pikaso.me .pic.twitter.com/HamOJqRy1j

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      1. Dan Afrasiabi‏ @dafrasiabi 10 Oct 2020
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        I'd take it even one step further: The appointed CEO often tries to change that thesis and put her/his finger-prints on it. Depending on the strength of the existing culture, that creates its own challenges.

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      1. J.G. Blanco  🛠‏ @jgproduct 10 Oct 2020
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        Founder CEO has been thinking about the inter workings of the company non-stop for months or years before even starting allowing for big knowledge gap in new concept.

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        How to find a good partner to work on?

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      1. Evan LaPointe‏ @evanlapointe 10 Oct 2020
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        Visionary...dies or walks 👇 Operator...sustains previous inertia, flattens 👇 Expert...fixes operator's non-expert mistakes, then runs out of expertise 👇 Repeat...bring true creativity back

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      2. prakhar goyal‏ @pekhee10 10 Oct 2020

        Steve jobs and tim cook are perfect examples for it,(no offense)

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