Sometimes the company outgrows its people far before the founder

"Sometimes the company outgrows its people far before the founder is willing to admit it."

That line hits hard because most founders already know it's true. They just haven't said it out loud yet.

Here's the tell: you're finishing your team's presentations, wrapping up projects at 11pm, adding "the flair" that makes the work actually good. It my feel like you have to because you're the founder, and that you never could expect your employees to be good enough for you to not be involved.

You've quietly become the safety net for a team that was built for an earlier version of your company. The roles have evolved. The company has evolved. The people haven't kept up.

Ask yourself: Would you hire this person, for this salary, in this role, today? For most founders doing this honestly, the answer is uncomfortable. That discomfort is genuinely one of the hardest calls in founder leadership. But leaving it un decided is its own decision, and it holds you - and your company - back.

Have you had to make this call? What pushed you past the point of rescue behavior and into actually acting on it?