Don’t Be Scared to Go from Entrepreneur to CEO
As a founder, raising investor capital can bring out all of a person’s insecurities. The biggest one usually is, if you can actually do the job of being the CEO .
You are the CEO you sold investors on.
But can you be the CEO that they want you to be? that you want you to be?
So often I see founders start to doubt themselves when it comes time to put the vision into action.
It can be from the time you raise your first round and you can’t imagine being the CEO of a $5 million company. It can happen after your third raise when you have to imagine being the CEO of a $50 million company.
The CEO of a startup is very different than a CEO of a $50 million company.
Some founders are able to grow-up with their companies. And some founders were meant to be the idea person that gradually moves into a position best suited for them.
Here’s the secret, you don’t have to be the CEO of your company if you don’t want to be. The beautiful thing of having your own company is that you can figure out where YOU want to be. Where you operate in your genius space.
You can take your company to $50 million then move over to sales and have someone else take the reins.
OR YOU CAN take your company an exit.
You have to know 1) what you want and 2) what you are capable of doing.
Question for you, do you know the answers to the above? If you don’t you need to start there.
One of the ways you can start to doubt yourself less and stand in a place of empowerment, is to know what you want.
AND as a women, make it happen!
The CEO your investors put their money down on is someone who can make it happen. So don’t let a little bit of doubt stand in your way.
