For the stock market founders don't make good ceo in most other metrics they are probably the best to build companies. In today's world it has all become about the capital appreciation for stock holders to the detriment of everything else. A company that has around a billion in revenue and just 1-2% profit with few growth prospects is considered bad but a company that has a billion in revenue but 5-10% loss and is growing revenue by 10-20% is considered good.