How to Become a C.E.O.? The Quickest Path Is a Winding One
Ben in the book &quot;The Hard Thing About Hard Things&quot; summed up how one becomes ready to be CEO of an early stage company nicely.  You become trained to be a CEO of an early stage company by becoming the CEO of an early stage company.<p>It&#x27;s not a defined role, its deserved by someone who is capable of pulling off success in business by controlling anarchic situations.   It&#x27;s not like they can teach the skills to do that in school.