Why travel startup founders step away from running their companies

What happens if you are in the role of CEO of a startup you have founded and you wake up one day and things no longer feel right?

Perhaps the startup now has tens or hundreds of employees and its operational complexity is making you feel out of your depth.

Others wake up realizing the spark of excitement that drove them to launch the company has disappeared. Or it may be that an IPO or global expansion is looming and you fear you don’t have the experience to see it through. You might start asking “Is it time to leave?”

For many scaleups, that may not be the best answer and stepping into a different role at the growing company may make more sense.

In recent years a number of founder/CEOs have…