AI Cannot Coach You: Why Most Tech Founders Fail as Leaders

Vladimir Baranov coaches technical founders, including YC-backed teams, through the leadership problems that stall companies. He explains why brilliant engineers cap their own growth, how AI is misused as a crutch instead of a coach, and what breaks when a team reaches 10, 50, or 100 people.

In This Episode

• Why tech founders cap their own growth
• How AI gets misused as a crutch instead of a coach
• Emotional intelligence in scaling teams
• Why self-awareness is the most underrated founder advantage
• What to do when your team hits 10, 50, or 100 people and starts breaking

• Founders
• Leadership
• AI