The Friction Matrix: Managing Cognitive Dissonance Between Founders and Growth CEOs
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October 6, 2026
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ISSN 2841-9042
Navigating the Series B-to-IPO Handoff
When high-growth companies introduce professional operating CEOs alongside original visionary founders, structural role ambiguity often creates organizational hesitation.
The Friction Matrix maps the cognitive governance handover, delineating product boundary authority from operational cadence management to ensure unbroken growth velocity.
Core16 Faculty Lead
Senior Psychometrician and research fellow at Core16 Institute. Leads continuous longitudinal norming cohorts and FECA stress-decoupling telemetry audits.
Document ID:
WP-2025-04
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