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Alchemer CTO, Brandi Vandegriff, Receives CIO of the Year Award from Colorado Technology Association

Alchemer Mobile

Since I joined Alchemer, I’ve had the vision first to improve product performance and operations, followed by product delivery and engineering, and now I want to help our customers gain insight and business value from their data,” said Brandi. Alchemer is a KKR portfolio company.

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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower - Product Management

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Exploring new technologies? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. A CTO can help you find the right answers. Instead, they should consider a Fractional CTO who can help close the gap.

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Fractional CTO Services Explained

Valerian Tech

The role of a Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is to provide technical expertise and leadership to a company on a part-time or temporary basis. This can be a useful option for startups or small businesses that may not have the resources to hire a full-time CTO or may not need one on a permanent basis.

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Making Meta | Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth (CTO)

Lenny Rachitsky

While Zuckerberg guides Meta’s direction, the company fosters a culture where everyone is encouraged to ask questions, contribute ideas, and share opinions. The experience of building Facebook’s News Feed is a great lesson on the importance of having conviction in your vision, even when faced with initial resistance.

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To Ensure Project Success, Follow your Intuition and Ask for Clarity

The Product Coalition

About 12 years ago, I was an executive advisor on a project at a large telecommunications company. I was in a meeting with the CTO and his staff one day when he laid out his vision. Part of his vision was “being agile”. The project launched to realize his vision and his team went to work diligently.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower - Product Management

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. What are some sites or companies in the same space? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Is anyone working with you on this?

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What is Good Product Strategy?

Melissa Perri

When I replay this scene in my head, I can hear the CTO very audibly yelling (slash pleading) with our product team. This didn’t sit well with the CTO because in reality he didn’t want a strategy, he wanted a plan. Most companies fall into the trap of thinking about Product Strategy as a plan to build certain features and capabilities.