New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Dynamics between CEO and CTO as a startup matures?

Ask HN: Dynamics between CEO and CTO as a startup matures?
2 by fdgsdfogijq | 0 comments on Hacker News.
I'm considering founding a startup with a very inexperienced would be CEO. Seed capital is already available, I would take on the CTO role. We will hire a team of developers. My concern is that I am bringing significant technical expertise to the table, and we will be targeting a very specific Saas idea. From a raw income perspective, I can fetch about 2-3x the CEO, and have alot more years of experience. I also have good general people/product skills. The reason I bring this up, my fear is that I will pound the pavement building the product. Initially the power/direction of the company will be in my hands. But after a few years and de-risking/gaining customers/hitting PMF, the CTO role diminishes significantly relative to the CEO. I ask because I do see myself resenting this situation. Clearly the answer is to found something myself. But lets put that aside. Has anyone seen issues with this type of dynamic? I'm not discrediting a non technical person, but the value comes from the software. We already know exactly what we will build.

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