Shouldn't The Founder Be The CEO?
The answer is, it depends.
Bill Gates, chairman and founder of Microsoft, didn't think the role of CEO suited him so he stepped down from that position in January 2000 for a role he preferred: chief software architect. Since designing software was his passion and what he knew best, he decided it was time to go back to it (although he did remain chairman).
This example is one of many that shows that not every company founder should be a CEO. And likewise, there are some company founders who work much better as CEOs than they did as managers or technicians.
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