Why founders need to slow down.

Going from founder to CEO can be an unsettling experience. One reason is founders and CEOs operate at different paces. Founders measure their achievements on a daily or weekly basis. CEOs operate on longer timescales of months and quarters. 

Daily/weekly achievement comes with a psychological payoff—and it’s easy to become addicted to those highs. As the company grows and founders distance themselves from operations, they can lose those daily wins,  which they secretly crave like . . . [insert addiction of your choice].

Trading operational chaos for strategic calm will eventually feel good. But you’ll have to go through the withdrawal symptoms first.