@Aaron C: I agree, the website analogy is a little limited. Not every company should have only one man behind the development, etc. etc. Hopefully the takeaway from the article was about IDEAS, and not business management. You’re exactly right, people should let others in when running and growing the company.

I think many problems arise when founders with the idea try to do things that they know nothing about, instead of worrying about the thing that had them success in the first place: The Idea.

Excellent points.

You haven’t really talked about that and you’ve also kind of implied that it’s not a good idea to hand the reigns of a company over to someone at any point. I disagree. In the technology commercialization business, we talk about something called “founder-itis” – specifically, a company that is suffering from the lack of management experience of the founder who has refused to give up any control.

Companies grow and every stage of growth requires a different kind of leadership to continue that growth. Very, very few founders will have the skillset to take a company from start-up to full commercial success.

So, yes – nuture your ideas and try to turn them into a commercial success but for the love of God, know when you need to bring in some heavy hitters to help you move to the next level.

Good article.