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> while the CTO has the luxury to care more about outwards topics - strategy, vision, investor relations, business relations etc. Odd, those are all CEO respon
by SkyMarshal 4y ago
> while the CTO has the luxury to care more about outwards topics - strategy, vision, investor relations, business relations etc.
Odd, those are all CEO responsibilities, not CTO ones.
- hn_throwaway_99 4y agoNot in the realm of technology. I.e. what is our strategic technical vision, what do I have to prepare for investors to explain our technical strategy, etc.
- simmschi 4y agoYeah sorry, I meant this of course in the context of a tech organization. As a CTO you will spend time preparing board meetings, OKR discussions, be part of strategy offsites, handle audits, have stakeholder meetings (CPO, COO, HR), have a part in Allhands, talk to vendors and business partners and of course handle all internal crisises that are escalated to you. It's definitely a more messy and political work environment that you should take into account when leaving the IC track.