Being familiar with tech is important, but being a 'tech head' is not. A CEO needs to be familiar with the product, marketing, sales, HR, and all the other parts of a company. If you are highly focused on one aspect, it can be disastrous for the business. Your job is to get the right people in the right positions and use their knowledge to make the right decisions. A CEO's superpower is making the right choice with the information available, which means you must get the right information from your staff.
I can see a tech head being very important at a technology-based startup. However, once you have a product you can sell to investors or users, you need to let go and determine how to survive and thrive as a company. Tech is just one more thing you need to know as a CEO, but it is by no means the most important.
randoments|1 month ago
I get to “indulge” in the tech now because the developers that was hired to develop the MVP has been doing a terrible job.
I know once the product is in a better place i will need to shift my attention elsewhere and not go back to what feels “comfortable”.