Mironov Consulting
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
I’m specifically excluding roles that are primarily development management: VP Engineering, CTO, CIO, Director of Development, Engineering Manager, Project Office, or Agile Transformation Leader. When hiring a CFO (aka Head of Finance), they ask about previous experience managing cash flow, payroll, and accounts receivable teams.
Userpilot
JULY 27, 2023
Chief Operating Officer: Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations, providing strategic advice, and managing the company’s operations. They also manage finances and supervise one or more engineering teams. Much of the success here depends on how competent and motivated the CTO and their team is.
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The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
The history of Slack, the most widely used workplace messaging app, is often referred to as a classic startup success story. Stewart Butterfield, the company’s CEO, saw the commercial potential in a new messaging application that would utilize bots and integrations with other tools frequently used in software development.
Intercom, Inc.
OCTOBER 31, 2019
If I miss something in a Slack message, it’s kind of not a big deal. They want the next generation technologies. They want messaging. And all of these technologies are really optimized and designed for that. It’s a lot of work, and it only seems to be getting worse every year. Slack is a different beast.
Mironov Consulting
JANUARY 17, 2019
A not-yet-generating-repeatable-revenue company of 6 people might have one architect/CTO, one designer, three other developers, and a CEO. So we know that the CEO is time-slicing to cover investor pitches and office space and recruiting and benefits and legal and setting product direction and stocking the kitchen with snacks.
Mironov Consulting
JUNE 27, 2019
That maps to titles like Director of Product Management, Group Product Manager, VP of Products, or Chief Product Officer. There may also be some designers or a few developers reporting into such roles, but I’m focused away from CTO and VP Engineering roles where the majority of staff are developers. .
BrainMates
APRIL 30, 2018
The panellists were: Mark Cohen, CTO at Domain. Mark Cohen (CTO): The first thing is to understand who else is actively doing something in the space, and try and get your head around how they’re doing it. Mark Cohen (CTO): I’m gonna start crossing over into product land. Marie Kellett, former CPO eftpos.
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