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The Operator's Dilemma: When Being Indispensable Becomes the Problem

After 40 years of building companies, I learned that the thing making me valuable was the same thing holding the business back. The psychology behind founder dependency, why burnout statistics miss the point, and what actually changes when an operator lets go.

March 3, 20267 min read
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