TechEmpower - Product Management
AUGUST 7, 2023
What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product.
TechEmpower - Product Management
JULY 24, 2023
At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. ” Of course, it’s more complicated than just checking boxes on a question list. What are your key Startup Metrics ? eCommerce Does your startup run on a subscription model?
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Intercom, Inc.
JANUARY 5, 2022
Suddenly, the team got to know SOC 2 Reports all too well and realized just how burdensome and unscalable it could become, especially for high-growth startups. Evernote’s CTO on Your Biggest Security Worries From 3 to 300 Employees. Of course, it also makes audits go faster and cost less. Caught your interest?
The Product Coalition
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Photo by Pedro Figueras from Pexels As the importance of product management for business success becomes clearer, many startups give one of the founders the product leadership role. It can be a full-blown CPO responsibility or a CTO who runs both product and technology. And are they even needed? My answer is yes, they are needed.
PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview
MAY 14, 2021
A sample engineering career trajectory from Kiwi.com Eventually, engineering managers can work their way up the ladder all the way to the CTO position. And, of course, through all of this, EMs must keep their projects on track. But our interview course isn't the only benefit you can get from Exponent.
PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview
MARCH 21, 2022
Want to know what your next steps are as an engineer as you make your way to CTO? As was the case when they were junior engineers, Senior Software Engineers will usually help train or act as mentors for entry-level engineers on their teams. I’ve worked at both Google and at startups and share the pros and cons.
Intercom, Inc.
AUGUST 15, 2018
Find a sponsor , not a mentor — someone who is in the room when opportunities arise and makes sure your name comes up. Most people know what mentoring is: you find a leader, someone you respect, you grab coffee with them every so often, you unload your problems on them, and they give you some coaching and advice, which is useful.
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