A CEO explains how their role shifts from internal operations to external focus as a company grows. They describe their main job as keeping investors and the board informed so they can guide the company through rapid scaling, using a family analogy for the network of supporters needed.
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I had a much more internal lens as a CEO, whereas now as a CEO, I have a really external lens. So I spend a lot of time, like, my main job is to give context to my investors and my board so they can weigh in and, like, provide the right governance and the right input, especially at, like, a really fast growing business. I sort of joke, like, we have eight kids, and I have a lot of aunts and uncles that help with those kids. And, like, it's a lot to, like, explain what's going on with all those, you know, making sure the numbers are right, thinking about strategy, thinking about positioning, recruiting that next great board member, recruiting that next great CEO or CEO. And it's very much external focused, whereas I was much more internal focused, if that makes sense.