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I kind of want to be a CTO somewhere. So much bureaucratic stuff to become one though. You usually have to be someone's friend or start a company yourself.
by Sparkyte 9mo ago
I kind of want to be a CTO somewhere. So much bureaucratic stuff to become one though. You usually have to be someone's friend or start a company yourself.
- vinnymac 9mo agoSame, I am looking forward to starting my own company in the next year or two, and exploring the CTO role, especially after so many years as a Staff+ operating as an arm of CTOs and learning the ropes.
- elwatto 9mo agoCheck out the earlier posts in the series. They’re probably more relevant for that stage. What I’ve learned over the years is that the CTO role varies a lot depending on the company and personal context. I just tried to share my journey.
- throw-12-16 9mo agoIf you enjoy building its kind of a pain in the ass. I've been the CTO twice in my career, and am in a pure engineering role now and get a lot more satisfaction out of my job.
- calderwoodra 9mo agoBuilding is so much fun, probably my #1 favorite thing to do, but a bad company culture can ruin it. I love being a CTO so I can build and set the culture that keeps it fun.
- Sparkyte 9mo agoI like that a lot.
- Sparkyte 9mo agoI think the problem I see with every place I have been is a lot bad practices. As a CTO I could guide people out of those bad practices. I love engineering too, but every place I have been as of late has been a squeeze on workers and always a lack of focus.
- RamblingCTO 9mo ago> So much bureaucratic stuff to become one though. You usually have to be someone's friend or start a company yourself. How so? I think it's possible. Network, linkedin etc. And in startups it's not that bureaucratic in my experience. I think you can achieve that ;)
- Sparkyte 9mo agoWould need to know a startup.