2025-12-09 01:23:09

What happens when a company loses its most fearless decision-maker? When the person who bets everything on impossible timelines just... walks away?

You're not just losing a CEO. You're losing someone who thrives in chaos, who doubles down when the board screams retreat, who maps out decades while analysts obsess over next month's earnings call.

That kind of vision? It's not replaceable through hiring. It's not something you find in succession planning documents. It's the difference between playing it safe and rewriting entire industries.

And honestly? That gap scares me more than any market downturn.

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DegenDreamer

· 2025-12-10 03:16

This kind of person is really gone when he leaves, and no matter how strong the successor is, he can't fill that hole. It's scary to think about

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RektCoaster

· 2025-12-09 21:53

ngl this is exactly why most companies are destined to be mediocre... once that crazy person leaves, the rest just have an employee mindset

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AirdropF5Bro

· 2025-12-09 01:52

Honestly, once this kind of leadership is gone, it's a permanent pitfall... even the strongest CFO can't make up for it.

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MeaninglessApe

· 2025-12-09 01:48

To be honest, it's really hard to accept the departure of a solo visionary like this... No matter how impressive their successor is, they're just filling in the blanks rather than creating.

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GateUser-1a2ed0b9

· 2025-12-09 01:45

Once this kind of person leaves, no matter how capable the next CEO is, they can only manage; it's impossible to return to that pace of wild innovation.

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TokenDustCollector

· 2025-12-09 01:44

ngl this is exactly why some companies start to decline as soon as they lose that madman... the successors all have the mindset of professional managers

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MEVSandwich

· 2025-12-09 01:27

That's why most companies are mediocre. Once the founder leaves, the whole organization starts playing it safe.

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quietly_staking

· 2025-12-09 01:24

When one person leaves, the entire organization's spirit may dissipate... This is the real systemic risk.

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