They do make more, because the model is based on who manages the most people (i.e. has the biggest budgets) must be the most important / have the most power. So those people are compensated the most. But what Founder Mode is suggesting, and others have also suggested, is that this approach may not actually make sense.
Founder Mode is micromanagement
I think it can be, but doesn't have to be.
> I get it, managing people is work, it’s just not the type of work that generates the most value.
Isn't it true that managers are compensated more than ICs (other things being equal). And does that not imply they generate more value?
They do make more, because the model is based on who manages the most people (i.e. has the biggest budgets) must be the most important / have the most power. So those people are compensated the most. But what Founder Mode is suggesting, and others have also suggested, is that this approach may not actually make sense.