In a co-founding team, how does the profile of a COO vs CEO differ? My background is in tech consulting and in client facing Ops roles at tech companies. Trying to decide what type of role I should pursue with cofounders

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Whether startup or F500 company, I’ve always seen the CEO as someone who focuses externally (using markets, competitors, stakeholders etc to set the vision of the company), and COO focused internally (managing day to day tasks, getting the right people, processes and tools in place to achieve the vision).

You can make either work but you have to balance strengths & weaknesses with your co-founder between the visionary and salesperson (CEO) vs the person who can just simply get sh*t done (COO).

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