I often don't like being called a CTO, or a Chief Product Officer because in the minds of business people it's "Glorified Techie" or "Glorified Project Manager"
Maybe I should be "Chief Strategy and Technology Officer"
Or "Chief Technology Strategy Officer"
Maybe I should be "Chief Strategy and Technology Officer"
Or "Chief Technology Strategy Officer"
An experienced CTO can often find that their business opinion is dismissed by an inexperienced CEO.
The odd thing is that when you've been a CTO for a while, you often have more experience of leadership than most startup CEOs.
The odd thing is that when you've been a CTO for a while, you often have more experience of leadership than most startup CEOs.
However, when moving upwards towards the CEO role in a business, an experienced CTO can often be looked at with curiosity.
It's strange to say it, but an inexperienced CEO with great mentoring CTOs is often a good team, because they don't have baggage.
It's strange to say it, but an inexperienced CEO with great mentoring CTOs is often a good team, because they don't have baggage.
An experienced CTO is often quite a difficult person to have around though. I find that I see a lot of repeated mistakes.
Finding a good CEO to work with is like gold dust though. It's why finding a good job is hard when you have really good experience behind you.
Finding a good CEO to work with is like gold dust though. It's why finding a good job is hard when you have really good experience behind you.
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