“Manager mode, he claims, involves a more hands-off approach to operations by delegating tasks to direct reports who are left to figure out details alone. Founder mode, he says, is about doing the exact opposite.”
“Graham argues that there are two ways of operating a growing company - 'founder mode and manager mode' - with those falling into the latter category at risk of seeing their company being driven into the ground.”
“Airbnb's cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky, the inspiration behind Graham's essay, sees leaders like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Jony Ive, and Hiroki Asai, his global head of marketing, as exemplars of founder mode.”
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