You got me wrong :)
Matt already is in founder mode and he did fire 50% of the employees.
Trouble is now what?
Founder mode and manager mode are not mutually exclusive. Reality is often complicated. It is the founder who need to figure it out.
There is no wise old man!
Ah, I'm sorry... I thought when you wrote this:
You were essentially asking him to go from Manager Mode to Founder Mode... I didn't realise you were talking historically. Thanks for clarifying.
Cheers! As I said the two modes doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive. Balancing the two is difficult but good CEOs champions that balance frequently