Let's just say I'd be shocked if he did.

I would hope, at a company approaching 1k, the CEO is practicing to delegate and trust his leadership team down the chain.

If you don't mind me asking, what was your role/title at the larger company where CEO knew your name? You think that experience was true for every, or even most devs?

To the point of "First name speaking terms?"

I'd say once you get into the 100's.

I had a lock on bedroom long before Covid 😂

Care to provide some context on who your target audience is here?

For example, someone aiming for CTO role?

Because surely there are many more types of people for whom this is not a meaningful or helpful heuristic.

First week of Covid I put a lock on my office door 😂