[baxtr]

I am not so sure why this sounds odd. All successful startup that I have seen, had a great builder and a great seller. A CFO/COO running internal operations and finance is great to have. So since he is not the builder and obviously not the CFO/COO, he could still be a very successful CEO by being the seller, who is advocating for the company on the market. Think Steve Jobs. Wasn't the CEO of Peloton not that kind of guy?

[Aromasin]

Steve Jobs was one of the most micromanaging CEOs I've read about. He overruled many CTO decisions during his time at Apple, both at the founding of the company and upon his return to the company years later, so I wouldn't use him as a comparable example. You'll rarely find a good CEO that isn't intimately aware of the current actions and goals of each other executive. What you're describing would be the role of a CMO, which Foley is not.

[quesera]

> He overruled many CTO decisions during his time at Apple

That is not micromanaging.

That's the CEO's job. Take input from whatever valuable sources you have, and decide on behalf of the entire organization.

Steve Jobs was a lot of things over the decades. But a micromanager, he was not.