Founder's syndrome

Founder's syndrome (also founderitis^[1]^[2]) is the difficulty faced by organizations, and in particular young companies such as start-ups, where one or more founders maintain disproportionate power and influence following the effective initial establishment of the organization, leading to a wide range of problems.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] The syndrome occurs in both non-profit and for-profit organizations or companies.

^ Greathouse, John. "Do You Have 'Founderitis'? In Denial? Check Out These 7 Symptoms". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
^ Kleibrink, Maryll (December 2004). "Diagnosis: Founderitis". Executive Update. ASAE. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
^ Adler, Carlye (8 May 2007). "Time to replace yourself". CNN Money. CNN. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
^ "Surviving Founder's Syndrome". National Resources Centre. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
^ "Founder's Syndrome". BoardSource. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
^ Block, Stephen (June 2002). "Toward an Understanding of Founder's Syndrome: An Assessment of Power and Privilege Among Founders of NonProfit Organizations". Nonprofit Management and Leadership. 12 (4): 353–368. doi:10.1002/nml.12403 – via ResearchGate.

[1] Greathouse, John. "Do You Have 'Founderitis'? In Denial? Check Out These 7 Symptoms". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

[2] Kleibrink, Maryll (December 2004). "Diagnosis: Founderitis". Executive Update. ASAE. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

[3] Adler, Carlye (8 May 2007). "Time to replace yourself". CNN Money. CNN. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

[best-4] "Surviving Founder's Syndrome". National Resources Centre. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2008-11-22.

[5] "Founder's Syndrome". BoardSource. Retrieved 2019-03-26.

[6] Block, Stephen (June 2002). "Toward an Understanding of Founder's Syndrome: An Assessment of Power and Privilege Among Founders of NonProfit Organizations". Nonprofit Management and Leadership. 12 (4): 353–368. doi:10.1002/nml.12403 – via ResearchGate.

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