I view the cto as the person who makes sure the 6 developers aren't using 6 different frameworks. I've worked at places where that was the case and the CEO knew

I view the cto as the person who makes sure the 6 developers aren't using 6 different frameworks. I've worked at places where that was the case and the CEO knew nothing about coding and didn't offer much more advice than "you guys work it out". The problem is you sometimes get a dev who wants to use "insert esoteric bleeding edge tool here" and then leaves a huge mess when they leave the company 3 months later