Founders

research suggests there are two distinct modes of leadership: dominance and prestige. in my life i have seen many ~great (effective?) founders demonstrate dominance, but who are the great prestige-based leaders? is it possible to inhabit both / must you as a founder?

is this simply war time vs peace time ceo?

what successful high-growth startup has/had the best culture during [hyper]scaling? is it possible to have "great culture" during this period?

this was something i was trying to drive at earlier here: https://warpcast.com/w/0xcc7f9304 but 1/ i don’t think that language/frame was conducive to a constructive conversation and 2/ i wasn’t boosted 😏

if i might stretch even further, i think this probably has tie ins to relationship w self re coercion and anger/spite vs joy as power source. do you lead [yourself] with dominance or prestige? how?

off the top of my head i think vitalik likely fits this archetype well. from close but not quite first hand jon callaghan from true ventures seems to as well, although vc is p different from startups and i don’t know that operating patterns translate

i could name dozens id place in the dominance bucket without even really thinking about it

patrick collision is possibly another prestige oriented leader? tho i don’t have enough close knowledge to say

i don’t think so. ofc there’s a thin line between being commanding and demanding as a leader which separates someone from a leader vs iron fist ruler imo

while lots of iron fist rulers dominated the ceo role in the past, i hopeful that era has evolved with the introduction of understanding the importance of EQ, and leading with authority doesn’t mean leading with fear

i don’t think so. ofc there’s a thin line between being commanding and demanding as a leader which separates someone from a leader vs iron fist ruler imo

while lots of iron fist rulers dominated the ceo role in the past, i hopeful that era has evolved with the introduction of understanding the importance of EQ, and leading with authority doesn’t mean leading with fear 

https://blog.aaronvick.com/rethinking-leadership-1