Founder MindsetEmerging Pattern

Operate as an information router that unblocks others rather than having your own deliverables

1 founder has proven this pattern works. Examples include Sam Corcos (Levels).

Keep bandwidth open to identify gaps and bottlenecks.

When buried in your own work unable to see others blocked

Taking on IC work that prevents seeing bottlenecks

1 Founder Who Did This

Levelsby Sam Corcos

Redefined CEO role as information router whose job is to unblock others rather than having personal deliverables

Result:Enabled company to scale as CEO focused on identifying and removing blockers across engineering, growth, product, and operations teams