Chief technology officers at high-growth tech startups typically have three completely different careers in the span of only a few years:
Engineer – The role of technical founders typically starts by defining and building the product. You’re in the code all day long.
Manager – One morning you wake up and realize your whole day is meetings. You find yourself managing 20 or 50 people, buried by one-on-ones and constantly recruiting.
Executive – You finally manage to bring on a fantastic VP of Engineering or technical leadership team. But now you’re confused. How do you continue to move the business forward with same momentum?
