Not all that surprising, although I'm sure it might come as a shock to some folks who have less startup experience (no disrespect intended).
In the previous startup I joined, I asked the founder and then-CEO when it was expected they would hire a more seasoned CEO (in a polite) way. I wanted to see what their plans were, if they had thought of this yet, and if the question would offend them.
People who start companies aren't usually great at running them (once things begin to achieve a regular cadence) and people who run companies aren't usually all that great at starting them.
This is kind of the point, as most start-ups are mostly technical people who only appoint one of themselves as CEO because somebody has to be. It's not a question of ability but of desire; lack of experience is obviously to be expected, and you could never get any NEW CEOs if that were a disqualification. Every CEO was a first-time CEO at some company.
In the previous startup I joined, I asked the founder and then-CEO when it was expected they would hire a more seasoned CEO (in a polite) way. I wanted to see what their plans were, if they had thought of this yet, and if the question would offend them.
People who start companies aren't usually great at running them (once things begin to achieve a regular cadence) and people who run companies aren't usually all that great at starting them.