A management philosophy coined by Paul Graham after Brian Chesky's 2024 Y Combinator alumni retreat talk. The core thesis: founders should stay deeply involved in product details, skip-level aggressively, and maintain creative flow with the people doing the work — rather than delegating to professional managers and "getting out of the way." Contrasted with Manager Mode.
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