Step Aside to Scale: Why Letting Go Helps Your Fintech Grow – CEO of LaFinteca, Dmytro Rukin

Founders of fast-growing fintech companies often become bottlenecks by clinging to hands-on control. LaFinteca CEO Dmytro Rukin compares startups to children: "What worked for a toddler won''t work for a teenager." The founder''s DEEP product knowledge, crucial in early stages, becomes a liability when decision-making centralization slows growth.

Rukin identifies key warning signs: micromanaging operations, requiring approvals for minor decisions, delaying senior hires, and teams paralyzed awaiting input. "The hardest part was trusting others to make imperfect decisions," he admits. "But perfection isn''t scalable. Trust is."

The article outlines the founder''s paradox—the very expertise that launches successful ventures can later constrain them. Scaling requires deliberate delegation, even at the cost of temporary inefficiencies. For fintech leaders eyeing global crypto markets, this lesson carries particular weight amid rapid institutional adoption.