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CTO vs. VP/Engineering
- emmett 19y agoWhat's the difference between the two roles? The article assumes you already know.
- staunch 19y agoMy impression of his definitions: CTO = High level leader of technical side of the company. Tech idea guy and salesmen. Big broad decisions. Not involved in the day to day. VP/Eng = IT Director/Head of development/operations down in the trenches implementing the CTO's vision.
- prakash 19y agodepends on the size & structure of the company. VP/Engg are responsible for shipping software/products. CTO's are technical visionaries or glorified sales people with a big title depending on the company. Here's a link to the various types of CTO's [pdf article]: http://www.brixtonspa.com/Career/The_Role_of_the_CTO_4Models.pdf http://www.brixtonspa.com/Career/The_Role_of_the_CTO_4Models...