Comment by Sparkyte
15 hours 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.
15 hours 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.
> 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 ;)
Same, 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.
Check 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.
If 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.
Building 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.