Ward: Executive half-life is short because companies scale non-linearly
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Henry Ward, founder and CEO of Carta, explains why fast-growing startups frequently outgrow executive leadership during hypergrowth.
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“Companies scale non-linearly, but people scale linearly. And that's why executive half-life is so short.”
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