Is this role strategic... or an admin?

Is this role strategic... or an admin? the most misunderstood role in startup life has to be that chief of staff right and I will be totally honest I used to give a lot of side eye to that title when I first saw those roles popping up I was just like is this a glorified executive assistant cause that's not really where I wanted to take my career I wanted a seat at the table I wanted to work on strategy not just calendars but people kept suggesting that I apply for that role and here's what I've learned in my 14 years of SaaS startup experience now that when scoped right a chief of staff really gets to be that founder's second brain and they're the one that turns the ideas into movement and momentum for the company and I mean here's the catch the title means nothing without a clear scope so some founders want strategic alignment others want someone to fix their notion and manage their calendar and I've seen COS roles where the person's basically a project manager and other ones where they're quietly running the company behind the scenes so if you're a founder hiring this role be honest with yourself and others are you looking for clarity or just relief from some of those small tasks because a great chief of staff won't just take work off your plate they'll protect your roadmap they'll help your team's focus and they will keep that momentum like running and cruising and the job is really powerful but only when it's scoped to match what the company actually needs so make sure that you're being honest with yourself and the rest