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Garry Tan

06/13/25

@ Garry Tan

I gave my co-founder the chance to be CEO at Posterous, but I realized I had the potential to be a visionary CEO myself.

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Save Your Startup, Unleash Your Golden Shadow

@ Garry Tan

Save Your Startup, Unleash Your Golden Shadow

06/13/25

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Garry Tan

06/13/25

@ Garry Tan

In the early days of Posterous, I focused on external factors like features and funding, unaware that my inner struggles were silently sabotaging the company.

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Garry Tan

06/13/25

@ Garry Tan

After Posterous was acquired by Twitter but ultimately shut down, I realized that my own actions and inactions contributed significantly to the startup's failure.

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Steve Huffman

09/26/24

@ Sequoia Capital

Returning as CEO was a crucial moment for me because I had the moral authority to define the company's direction and the community's role.

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Garry Tan

06/13/25

@ Garry Tan

By the time I co-founded my next venture, I was a more self-aware leader, owning both my weaknesses and strengths, which improved my companies and my happiness.

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Garry Tan

06/13/25

@ Garry Tan

I learned about the golden shadow the hard way during the rise and fall of my first startup, Posterous, where my hidden traits both dark and golden influenced the company's fate.

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Y Combinator Cast

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

As a founder, you are the right person to lead your company because you understand its vision and direction.

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Paul Copplestone

05/14/25

@ Accel

As a founder, my role has shifted from coding to focusing on team culture and alignment, ensuring everyone is pointed in the same direction as the company grows.

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Tyler Bosmeny

09/26/18

@ Y Combinator

In the early days of Clever, we decided that one co-founder needed to own sales, which became my responsibility.

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Michael Seibel

08/16/24

@ Y Combinator

As a CEO, I need to think about what will keep my co-founder motivated during tough times, not just what makes them happy today.