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Entrepreneurs and founders|The Strengths and Weaknesses that Set Founders Apart
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Entrepreneurs and founders

The Strengths and Weaknesses that Set Founders Apart

by Samantha Hellauer, Sanja Kos, Julie Vermoote and BJ Wright

October 21, 2024
Illustration by Jori Bolton

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With his recent essay on “Founder Mode,” Paul Graham, the co-founder of Y Combinator, has ignited a conversation on the differences between founder-led companies and those led by professional managers.

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