'Founder mode' vs 'manager mode' — is Paul Graham's essay a real insight, or just a fancy excuse for founders to micromanage everyone?

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• Real insight. Founders who delegate too early lose the thing that made them dangerous.
• Excuse for micromanaging, dressed up in a blog post everyone quoted uncritically.
• True for some founders, a disaster waiting to happen for others.
• The essay says more about one company's specific story than a universal rule.