Why C-Suite executives fail in start-ups

When in a small company, one should have circus-like skills as they may need to juggle different hats at the same time. [iStockphoto]

A village cockerel can't crow in the city, so goes a loose translation of a popular Swahili saying.

But what about a city cockerel? Can it rule the village? Shouldn't it rule the village? Logically, this should be the case.