This is a wise decision on his part. The best thing any founder can do is understand your own strengths / limitations and bring in people who can properly carry the things you can’t. Too many productive companies have floundered because the founders wouldn’t let go when it needed to be run like a proper company.
Makes a hell of a lot of sense. He likes to be involved with things, having to be CEO *and* trying to be creative and presentative of things means he’s been stretching himself incredibly thin.
He’s smart enough to hand off corporate and business responsibility without losing control of the company. It should be interesting to see how working with an ‘old friend’ is going to work for him.
Linus’ transparency about running a company like this has been really great. He is very quick to give credit to others when it is due and very open about his own flaws but at the same time isn’t overly humble about the things he IS good at.
Being in charge of everything is exhausting. It’s hard as hell to decide to hire a CEO of something you built but in some cases necessary to keep growing. Hope it works for the best.
Been watching Linus since I was 12, I’m 24 now. I credit him for getting me interested enough i computers that I now work in IT. This was a wild video to see.
Huge respect for him in recognizing his own weaknesses and entrusting the company to someone more experienced. I was worried at first this video was going to be like Hacksmith Industries where a mental breakdown is causing the change in leadership. Happy to see Linus doing well.
Interesting that he mentioned pay transparency. This was a legitimate issue the was called out, having someone who understands employment law and business management and is dedicated to that formal side will very likely be good for the company.
This is a wise decision on his part. The best thing any founder can do is understand your own strengths / limitations and bring in people who can properly carry the things you can’t. Too many productive companies have floundered because the founders wouldn’t let go when it needed to be run like a proper company.
cant have a CEO going around saying the hard R in todays age
Makes a hell of a lot of sense. He likes to be involved with things, having to be CEO *and* trying to be creative and presentative of things means he’s been stretching himself incredibly thin.
He’s smart enough to hand off corporate and business responsibility without losing control of the company. It should be interesting to see how working with an ‘old friend’ is going to work for him.
$100 million? I would be like “See ya!”
Linus has a hell of lot more integrity than I do, that’s for sure. If I’d been made that offer, I don’t think I would have hesitated.
A 100 MILLION $ OFFER!! Holy piss
So Linus will remain king and the CEO will be king regent.
Clever!
Fuck I feel old. I remember when he was just another nerd on the NCIX forums. I miss that place.
Kind of silly, he doesn’t need a CEO, he needs a real COO. Sounds like that’s what he got, but just making up funny names for whatever reason.
Linus’ transparency about running a company like this has been really great. He is very quick to give credit to others when it is due and very open about his own flaws but at the same time isn’t overly humble about the things he IS good at.
Being in charge of everything is exhausting. It’s hard as hell to decide to hire a CEO of something you built but in some cases necessary to keep growing. Hope it works for the best.
Been watching Linus since I was 12, I’m 24 now. I credit him for getting me interested enough i computers that I now work in IT. This was a wild video to see.
Why not hire a COO? It seems like that is what is needed. CEO shouldn’t be doing operations and business administration.
Good for Linus! I appreciate that he has the understanding to know where he wants to be, and where he doesn’t.
Life isn’t about climbing an endless ladder, it’s about finding where you like to be and being there.
Contentment walks hand in hand with happiness.
Stay Blessed out there!
Knew he shouldn’t have bought that $1000 AliExpress game console.
Huge respect for him in recognizing his own weaknesses and entrusting the company to someone more experienced. I was worried at first this video was going to be like Hacksmith Industries where a mental breakdown is causing the change in leadership. Happy to see Linus doing well.
Linus steps down as CEO, steps up as Chairman of the board instead.
Interesting that he mentioned pay transparency. This was a legitimate issue the was called out, having someone who understands employment law and business management and is dedicated to that formal side will very likely be good for the company.
In other words, he’s hiring a guy to do the stressful shit he doesn’t wanna do. It’s a good move.