One of the secret advantages of startups is that they are founder lead.

This makes it possible for them to act faster and bolder than companies lead by non-founder CEOs.

Why?

Because founders enjoy nearly limitless authority to make bold bets and get the company to follow.

Non-founder CEOs have to build a business case and bring the rest of the org with them.

Founders tend to have a seemingly endless well of ambitious change they want to create in the world and in their company.

Non-founder CEOs tend to be incrementalists who count beans.