throw_away_cto

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   by throw_away_cto 6y ago

   > What’s your new position and can you negotiate better pay/equity? I'm kind of in a weird place now with regards to my position so still trying to figure it out. Negotiate a better pay/equity is my current plan.
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   by throw_away_cto 6y ago

   > Do you have significant equity which you retain even after your ouster? Yes. > In which case, I say negotiate as hard as you can for the best possible severance deal, preferably cash in hand and not equity, and then move on to your
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   by throw_away_cto 6y ago

   > Why care about the title? I would say I care more about the responsibilities and the people I work with as CTO. Bringing on someone else and me doing other things, maybe Product, would change that.
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   by throw_away_cto 6y ago

   I want: - enough wealth to be retired in 5 years/buy a house/whatever - a C-suite job with high status - a job with a large degree of autonomy and responsibility - to gain experience growing an engineering organization - to gain e
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   by throw_away_cto 6y ago

   Correct! I took it nicely and always, still with respect.
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   by throw_away_cto 6y ago

   > We’re you a part of selecting the new ceo? No, I was not. > How old is the company and we’re you a founder? 5 years and we got it to a profitable position. And no, I am not a founder but a consultant turned CTO and pushed hard on te
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   Ask HN: I just got ousted as CTO, Is it justifiable?

   19 points by throw_away_cto 6y ago|24 comments