{"id":2041,"date":"2025-06-05T15:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/?p=2041"},"modified":"2025-06-05T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:31:00","slug":"the-loneliness-of-the-scaling-ceo-and-how-to-handle-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/the-loneliness-of-the-scaling-ceo-and-how-to-handle-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The Loneliness of the Scaling CEO (And How to Handle It)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It hits you in the weirdest places. In the Uber after your Series A celebratory dinner. On a Zoom call surrounded by 20 people, all waiting for you to speak. In the middle of a Monday all-hands that you scripted, edited, rehearsed-and suddenly can&#8217;t hear yourself in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That low-grade hum of disconnection?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s loneliness. Not the &#8220;I don&#8217;t have friends&#8221; kind. The &#8220;everyone needs something from me and no one really knows what I&#8217;m carrying&#8221; kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the <strong>CEO of a scaling company<\/strong>. You&#8217;ve got employees now. A board. A Slack full of emojis. But no real room to say: &#8220;I have no idea if this is working.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.&#8221;<br>&#8211; Dwight D. Eisenhower<br>(Eisenhower had a war. You have OKRs. Close enough.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-scaling-is-so-damn-isolating\"><strong>Why Scaling Is So Damn Isolating<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the early days, it was you and your co-founder eating Ramen and debating Figma fonts at 2AM. Now? Everyone&#8217;s specialized. The culture is shifting. You&#8217;re managing managers of managers. And the only people who truly understand your role either work for you, report to your board, or are your competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tip-how-to-stay-sane-and-human\"><strong>Tip: How to Stay Sane (And Human)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Find an external brain trust.<\/strong> Not your team. Not your investors. Think: other weirdos doing what you do. CEO dinners. Founder circles. Honest group chats. One therapist.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Say the quiet part out loud-to someone.<\/strong> &#8220;I&#8217;m worried I&#8217;m faking it.&#8221; &#8220;I feel like I don&#8217;t matter anymore.&#8221; These thoughts lose power when shared.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Design your own feedback loop.<\/strong> You won&#8217;t get raw feedback unless you beg for it. Or pay for it.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Create rituals that aren&#8217;t performative.<\/strong> Morning walks. Journaling. Screaming into a pillow. (Yes, really.)<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-table-early-stage-vibes-vs-scaling-stage-reality\"><strong>Table: Early-Stage Vibes vs. Scaling-Stage Reality<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Stage<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>How It Felt<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>What It Became<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>0-10 employees<\/td><td>Tribe<\/td><td>Org chart and HR policies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10-50<\/td><td>Team standups in a circle<\/td><td>Standups that need decks<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>50-200<\/td><td>Everyone knows you<\/td><td>Most employees think you&#8217;re a meme<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>200+<\/td><td>You know the culture<\/td><td>The culture now knows <em>you<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faq\"><strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Should I admit to my exec team that I&#8217;m struggling?<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> <strong>A:<\/strong> Yes-with nuance. Honesty builds trust, but panic spreads fast. Say, &#8220;I don&#8217;t have all the answers, but I&#8217;m here to find them with you.&#8221; Not &#8220;I&#8217;m falling apart, send memes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: How do I stay connected to the team without faking it?<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> <strong>A:<\/strong> Skip the performative empathy. Just be visible. Listen more than you talk. Join the product demo. Send weird birthday gifs. Presence beats perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/m-t-elgassier-cugryvziO_M-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"two crossed hands in a black and white picture\" class=\"wp-image-2043\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-little-joke-dark-but-real\"><strong>A Little Joke (Dark, But Real)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s the difference between a scaling CEO and a submarine captain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The captain gets regular sonar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-open-question\"><strong>An Open Question<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What part of this job still makes you feel <strong>alive<\/strong>?<br>Is it the people? The product? The problem space?<br>Or are you just <strong>performing leadership<\/strong> because everyone expects you to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scaling is supposed to be thrilling. But it can also be a mirror-and not always a flattering one. You see your limits. Your blind spots. The pieces of you that don&#8217;t scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you&#8217;re not broken. You&#8217;re evolving. Slowly, messily, and sometimes painfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just don&#8217;t do it alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It hits you in the weirdest places. In the Uber after your Series A celebratory dinner. 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