> Candidly, my only qualification to run Atlas at this time was that I was the founder’s son.
It seems like an even more important qualification was that the founder's son was also a founder. Otherwise this would have been much less likely to work.
It seems like an even more important qualification was that the founder's son was also a founder. Otherwise this would have been much less likely to work.
On top of that he had worked in this same company for two years, had an Ivy League degree, had worked both in startups and large scale investment banking firms, and had founded and run an unrelated $100M+ enterprise.
The author was born/raised in the US which, not explicitly mentioned, means his father must have spent most of his time in India, away from the family, running the business. If so, that's a big sacrifice that the son amply reciprocated.
My condolences to the OP and I was happy to read such a well-written article describing a fantastic outcome for his father's company.