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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

I hope you find this helpful: Digital product development presents incredible opportunities for us to help our customers and our colleagues. 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.

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Product in Practice: How Botify Broke Down Silos and Moved to Product Trios

Product Talk

At the beginning, I was an intern UI designer and she was a senior UX, and she mentored me. Tweet This Because the red squad emerged as a strong example of how a trio can successfully work together, they were invited to present trio best practices to the rest of the product team, the engineering team, and in a meetup with external guests.

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You don’t need to be a well-run company to win: Surprising lessons in product leadership and AI strategy | Tamar Yehoshua (President at Glean, ex-CPO at Slack, VP at Google, VP at Amazon)

Lenny Rachitsky

Cultivate a long-term vision: Develop a strategic plan with clear long-term goals, as demonstrated by Butterfield’s master plan for Slack. Maintain a focus on your vision while remaining adaptable to changes. Be bold, creative, and strategic in how you present and position your brand to maximize its impact.

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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

Userpilot

Chief Technical Officer : Responsible for outlining the company’s technological vision, implementing technology strategies, and ensuring that the technological resources are aligned with the company’s business needs. Much of the success here depends on how competent and motivated the CTO and their team is.

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Finding Your True Career IMPACT Within the Product Field

ProductPlan

Seeing the big-picture vision and possessing versatility enables product managers to impact, even when the spotlight falls on others instead. Some view Product as an equal peer to Marketing, Sales, and Engineering, while others tuck it away under a VP of Product Marketing or a CTO. Are you a great mentor or a devoted protégé?

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Best Countries To Outsource Software Development: Why India Reigns

Arkenea

Look to India, where an elite ecosystem of developers delivers world-class results at a fraction of domestic costs. As John Reynolds, CTO of a San Francisco-based fintech startup, noted: “ Arkenea’s team in India is more responsive and communicative than some local vendors we’ve worked with. The solution?