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Ask HN: What's next for a startup CTO?
Hi HN,
I'm a startup CTO and cofounder but leaving my current role in 2 weeks (reasons are not relevant to next job), and wondering what kind of job could come next.
What kind of roles would you hire someone like me for? Or, if you're someone like me, what role did you do next?
Key facts:
- in Europe, would stay within Europe for next job
- successful, growing medical tech startup but don't want to stay in that industry
- run the technical side of my startup for several years and built team to 15
- computer science degree
- worked in variety of tech roles before this for 10 years
- I want interesting work. Would stay in startups but need a fair salary to support family. Would also work in mature companies but don't know what roles I should aim for.
- throwawayyuiop 10y agoSorry for the formatting, my HN fu is not strong.
- CalChris 10y agoThere is just a huge difference between co-founder/CTO and next job. Next startup is next opportunity. Next job is staff.
- throwawayyuiop 10y agoAgreed but what kind of staff could I be? Different roles and different companies mean very different kinds of staff.
- angersock 10y agoYour point? Staff can often get paid and compensated much better.
- invaliduser 10y agoUsually, why a cofounder leaves their startup is relevant for the next job. Specially when they say it's not relevant.
- throwawayyuiop 10y agoNah, artisitic differences with the COO about the right way to do things. I think it's holding us back, but the CEO agrees with the COO. It's making it hard for me to make our product as good as it could be and that's a constant source of frustration.