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Whenever a CEO starts to behave as if the success of their company/idea is a personal battle as opposed to an actual business, time to get out.

Back in 2015, the uBeam CEO ended a combative twitter rant with "peace out, bitches." Yeah, it was very personal.

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> Whenever a CEO starts to behave as if the success of their company/idea is a personal battle as opposed to an actual business, time to get out

Casting strategic battles as personal fights is fine. What is also necessary is someone who can wage a personally-meaningful battle without losing touch of reality. That duality produces a motivating and insightful personality.

Moving people with the charismatic power of a personal mission is simultaneously empowering and intoxicating. Like storybook mythical objects, it must be carefully wielded.

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