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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? 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.

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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”. Yet no one in the meeting asked that question. if the vision, goals, objectives, etc.

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The Disproportionate Impact of Coaching on Startup Survival

Bain Public

It is a known fact that startups which are accompanied or coached, view their chances of success as being much higher compared to those that are not. The right mentoring and coaching support facilitates a startup’s transformation and enables roadmap planning and execution, without straying from the ultimate vision and goal.

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How a multinational insurance company is managing design at scale through a design system

UX Planet

My hope is that this will provide you with moral support on your uncertain journey and serve as another data point to empower your vision. This was praise and a comment that I heard from our Digital Business CTO. What worked well for us Success recipe: Coaching designers top-down and promoting grassroots contribution.

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Identifying Stakeholders for Product Success

The Product Guy

Guest Post by: Inis Hormann (Mentee, Session 11, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Paul Hurwitz]. Product Managers (PM) need to effectively communicate product vision, strategic roadmaps and concepts to a variety of different stakeholders through the different stages of the product life cycle. Better Decisions.

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Common Pitfalls in Crypto Projects

Valerian Tech

A typical cryptocurrency project will have a team of developers, economists, investors, and advisors who work together to bring the project to fruition. How can CTO’s help ensure the Success of a Cryptocurrency Project? This will help ensure that the project remains competitive and relevant.

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How do you solve your product problems?

Business of Software Conference

In just 30min Bruce helped us make the optimal choice that had kept us in meetings and agony for 3 weeks. Otherwise you can speak up at the hangout – which we run as a Zoom meeting and not a webinar to easily invite you to speak – and voice your question in person. Find out more and register for FREE.