RetentionSource reviewed 2026-09-25 · public disclosure
Make leadership responsibilities explicit as the company changes
How Nabla approached retention.
What they did
Nabla announced Brian Manning as CEO while co-founder Alexandre LeBrun retained a role focused on long-term AI strategy. The announcement kept the other founding leaders responsible for operations and technology.
Reported outcome
The company publicly separated executive responsibilities during a leadership transition; future business results were not established by the announcement.
An idea to test, from Afterlaunch
Founder continuity does not require every founder to retain the same title; clarity about responsibilities is the useful principle.
Small experiment: Write down who owns product direction, technical strategy and customer delivery, then identify decisions with unclear ownership.
A company’s reported outcome doesn’t prove one tactic caused it. Treat this as a hypothesis.
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