Paul Graham: “In the best startups each founder is king of their own domain”
A short excerpt of Paul Graham speaking about how successful startups allocate authority: each founder becomes 'king' of their own domain. He uses Apple as an example—Wozniak guarded technical decisions (the Apple I hardware choices) while Steve Jobs focused on business and sales—illustrating non-overlapping, complementary founder roles.
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