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>If a company over 20 people doesn't have a CTO it is also a bad sign. I worked for a series A startup client with ~50-60 employees (30 or so were engineers) a
by oarabbus_ 7y ago
>If a company over 20 people doesn't have a CTO it is also a bad sign.
I worked for a series A startup client with ~50-60 employees (30 or so were engineers) and they had a VP Eng but no CTO. SaaS/mobile app company.
- k__ 7y agoWhat's the difference?
- oarabbus_ 7y agoI'm a bit confused; I'm asking you the question. You made a claim it's a bad sign that a >20person company has no CTO. I've seen this occur in practice, and I'm asking you why that's a bad sign.
- banannaise 7y agoI'll take a stab: it means that either (a) the CEO has ego problems and refuses to allow other C-suite titles, or (b) the CEO has failed to hire the appropriate talent for a true CTO role (often because they're trying to do too much themselves).