[kzhahou]

You have a shitty CEO. Sounds like he or she can't manage internally. Do you really think this person can actually lead the company to success? It's hard enough to succeed when you have everything in your favor, let alone when the person at the helm is not good at their job.

If the person at top is not good, what are the people learning at the next level down, and the levels below? Not much. Not how to be great. At best, they're learning how to "manage up" and deal with BS from the boss. Your leaders must be best in class. Not the best at everything, but the best people inside the company for their job functions.

You may not have the CEO title, but you are skilled and capable, and deserve better. Remember also that if the company succeeds, the CEO will reap the greatest rewards, by orders of magnitude. Should you continue to suffer for that outcome?

Also, pro-tip: when you leave, the company will not fall apart. It never does. People leave all the time. There's a very good chance that others are thinking of leaving (and interviewing as we speak) including the CTO. Oh, how many times I've left a job, to find out my manager left the week after me.