Intersting article - thank you Aaron. I agree that not every Founder should or needs to become the CEO that grows/scales the business. VCs recognise that and according to Noam Wasserman they replace 4 out 5 Founder CEOs they invest in. I help Founders transition into their new roles as the business grows; sometimes that is as a scale up CEO, other times it is in another role within the company (e.g. Chief Product Officer) and a few exit fully out of the business. The key is to figure out what is best for the Founder, the company and other stakeholders and to make the transition as smooth as possible.