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by exogeny 3185 days ago
Helpful feedback on it being a red flag - I think that skillset has worked for me in the two capacities I've used it in; first, being a utility player for an early-stage company and second, as an entrepreneur. How that fits into something that isn't either of those two poles is a challenge.

Good advice though, thank you for the thoughtful response.

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I in agreement with jsonderulio, but think of it this way. Just because you may end up doing a lot of "Big Thinking Generalist" work, it may be a difficult sell to go in thinking that title would exist.

Are you a good fit as CPO, CTO, etc and then the your capabilities as "Big Idea Guy" can be leveraged from those positions.

Think about it another way, how many company CEOs or Boards have ever thought "What we need is an Big Idea Guy".