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7 Reasons Why Ce Os Fail, The Vc Perspective
1. What causes early or growth-stage CEOs to fail most
often? The Venture Capital Perspective--
CEO can't
balance revs vs
burn-rate, 23% Inability of CEO
to hire well at VP
New CEO didn't
level/ repeat VP
integrate with
level failure/
rest of incumbent
turnovers, 23%
team, 6%
Leadership
fatigue, 9%
Business model CEO couldn't take
changed, 12% it to next level
CEO quot;got
(Peter principle),
sidewaysquot; with
15%
Board /
Director(s), 12%
Copyright, BSG Team Ventures, March, 2009