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founder-mode

Paul Graham's founder mode. When to delegate vs. dive deep. Maintaining velocity as you scale. Avoiding "professional CEO" traps. The operating mode that built Apple, Tesla, and every YC unicorn. Founder mode isn't micromanagement - it's having the conviction and context to make decisive moves that employees can't. It's staying in the arena when conventional wisdom says to step back. Use when "founder mode, should i delegate, staying close to work, micromanagement, when to step back, professional ceo, manager vs founder, skip level, how involved should i be, letting go of control, scaling as founder, founder burnout, founder, leadership, delegation, management, scaling, operational" mentioned.

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