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CTO vs VPE? Founders frequently seek my advice on hiring CTOs, but they usually describe a VP/Head of Engineering's role. This highlights the need to understand that CTOs focus on strategic tech vision, while VPs/Heads of Engineering manage day-to-day operations and scaling challenges. As engineering teams grow, management becomes more time-consuming, processes become essential, and issues arise. CEOs aim to bolster leadership but may choose the wrong role. As a technical and product founder, this is likely one of the most emotional hires you’ll have to make. Eventually, growth necessitates a shift in engineering leadership. As technical debt and product complexity increase, you'll need a more strategic leader to manage day-to-day operations, allowing you to focus on scaling as the company's visionary. When to hire: ➡️ You’re expanding from a single product to multiple product lines ➡️ You’re scaling quickly ➡️ You’re expanding into new territories ➡️ Your customer experiences are disjointed across your products and life cycle ➡️ There’s a disconnect between sales and engineering A CTO → The technology visionary inside the company who lays the foundation of what should be built VPE → Cares about the happiness, wellbeing and productivity of your engineering team; they’re a great people manager and they know how to motivate their team To help you decide which role you should be filling, asking the question “What problem am I solving with this hire?”
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Advises Engineering Leadership (CTO | VP | Head of Engineering) on how to build tech strategy, accelerate delivery and demonstrate bottom line impact. The Executive Mindset CTO Newsletter
Most companies get this wrong when hiring a CTO: They hire highly technical, perhaps even world leading experts in their narrow field of technology, instead of hiring as CTO a business strategist with technical expertise in that industry: e.g. a CTO who is known for delivering wearables, or SaaS platforms, or one who knows semiconductors or consumer products. I'll explain: The CTO sets the direction for the technical strategy to achieve the business strategy. If you hire a CTO that's a world leader in X technology, they're likely hyper focused on that, but have no strategic view of how this technology can serve the business. A strategic CTO can always hire subject matter experts (and give them fancy titles like Chief Science Officer or Chief Nanoparticles Engineer, or Chief Robotics Engineer) and harness their exceptional technical talent for the company's technology strategy. Instead, companies hire a highly technical CTO and then are disappointed when this technical expert is not strategic. This technical expert became an expert because they focused their life's work on this technology. They didn't focus their life's work on business tech strategy in your industry. You need a CTO who understands business AND technology. To put it bluntly: Someone who understand how to harness technology to make money. Otherwise, you'll find yourself spending incredible amounts of money on doing engineering work (as well as pet projects) which are not strategic, and therefore are not focused on bringing real value to the business. Challenge me if you think I'm mistaken. I'm absolutely open for debate! Now... the current market gets this point more than ever and this is part of the reason so many people struggle to secure a CTO role - because the bar is much higher as there are not as many CTO roles. The ones who secure a CTO role now know how position themselves as an executive minded CTO who can deliver business goals with their technical and business expertise in a particular industry. What kind of CTO should companies be recruiting in your view? I will be running in Sept a webinar on how to land a CTO role in a tough job market. It will only have 25 places available. To express your interest in information and initiatives like this webinar that help you become a truly Executive CTO, please click here: https://lnkd.in/eZS86fTG #cto #ceo #recruitment #reengineeringleadership
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I see lots of teams hiring infrastructure/platform leaders with big titles very early. The trend seems to be because the VP of Eng wants to focus on product or other areas. Additionally they seem to believe they lack the expertise/time to focus on infrastructure and platforms. This is a bad idea. There are very few balanced platform/infra leaders that can pull off balancing reliability, DevEx, and COGS. What happens is eventually the VP sees things aren’t moving faster and there’s conflict. They go hire a “DevEx director” to report to them and fix the issues that product engineers are complaining about. They move things like CI/CD in without understanding the tradeoff. Cost is similar, you end up with an infra leader trying to block growth projects without fully understanding the business/unit economics. In the end the VPE ends up having to arbitrate and gets sucked into an organizational quagmire. As a VP of engineering you need to spend time on the foundation - it multiples any and all forces - positive or negatively. You can’t avoid it and you for sure can’t delegate it easily. #softwareengineering #devex #sre #infrastructure #platformengineering #devops
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🔍 Is Your Tech Team Aligned with Your Future Vision? 🚀 When hiring technology professionals, it's crucial to look beyond the immediate needs. The key is to focus on how these roles align with your multi-year business goals, mission, vision, and core values. Before expanding your tech team, you'll need a comprehensive assessment of your technology strategy. This ensures that you're not just hiring for the present but also for your organization's sustainable growth and future. The right tech team should fulfill day-to-day operations and contribute significantly to your strategic objectives, echoing your company's ethos. So, take a moment to ponder: Are your tech hiring decisions aligned with your long-term business strategy? For insights on aligning technology with business strategies through the lens of experienced CIOs/CTOs, follow 'CTO as a Service' on LinkedIn. You can stay connected with real-world technology insights that can transform your approach. 👉 Follow CTO as a Service here: https://lnkd.in/g2MvCgvB #FutureTech #HiringStrategy #TechTalent #StrategicPlanning #TechLeadership #BusinessAlignment #businessagility #businessadvice #ctoaas #fractionalcto #businesstechnology #businesstech 🌟
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Advises Engineering Leadership (CTO | VP | Head of Engineering) on how to build tech strategy, accelerate delivery and demonstrate bottom line impact. The Executive Mindset CTO Newsletter
Most companies get this wrong when hiring a CTO: They hire highly technical, perhaps even world leading experts in their narrow field of technology, instead of hiring as CTO a business strategist with broader technical expertise in that industry. I'll explain: The CTO sets the direction for the technical strategy to achieve the business strategy. If you hire a CTO that's a world leader in X technology, they're likely hyper focused on that, but have no strategic view of how this technology can serve the business. A strategic CTO can always hire subject matter experts (and give them fancy titles like Chief Science Officer or Chief Nanoparticles Engineer, or Chief Robotics Engineer) and harness their exceptional technical talent for the company's technology strategy. Instead, companies hire a highly technical CTO and then are disappointed when this technical expert is not strategic. This technical expert became an expert because they focused their life's work on this technology. They didn't focus their life's work on business tech strategy in your industry. You need a CTO who understands business first, and technology second. Otherwise, you'll find yourself spending incredible amounts of money on doing engineering work (as well as pet projects) which are not strategic, and therefore are not focused on bringing real value to the business. Challenge me if you think I'm mistaken. I'm absolutely open for debate! What kind of CTO should companies be recruiting? #cto #ceo #recruitment #reengineeringleadership
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Looking to expand the Arcadian Technologies! We're on the hunt for one or two exceptional companies to partner with. As a Fractional CTO firm, we provide technology leadership as a service. If you know of a company that could use strategic direction or is going through an IT project or digital transformation, let's connect. #fractionalCTO #techleadership #growth #hiring #smallbusiness
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🔍 Is Your Tech Team Aligned with Your Future Vision? 🚀 When hiring technology professionals, it's crucial to look beyond the immediate needs. The key is to focus on how these roles align with your multi-year business goals, mission, vision, and core values. Before expanding your tech team, you'll need a comprehensive assessment of your technology strategy. This ensures that you're not just hiring for the present but also for your organization's sustainable growth and future. The right tech team should fulfill day-to-day operations and contribute significantly to your strategic objectives, echoing your company's ethos. So, take a moment to ponder: Are your tech hiring decisions aligned with your long-term business strategy? For insights on aligning technology with business strategies through the lens of experienced CIOs/CTOs, follow 'CTO as a Service' on LinkedIn. You can stay connected with real-world technology insights that can transform your approach. 👉 Follow CTO as a Service here: https://lnkd.in/gPBKMc-Z #FutureTech #HiringStrategy #TechTalent #StrategicPlanning #TechLeadership #BusinessAlignment #businessagility #businessadvice #ctoaas #fractionalcto #businesstechnology #businesstech 🌟
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I love the conversations that arise as a result of posts like this. The following comment within the conversation is a brilliant summary of how a technical person may develop their skills to be more prepared for a business leadership position: https://lnkd.in/eq9NEebF I particularly like the response here because it's more informative than the standard "do less technical work" response that is given. Thanks, Adelina Chalmers. #leadership #personaldevelopment
Advises Engineering Leadership (CTO | VP | Head of Engineering) on how to build tech strategy, accelerate delivery and demonstrate bottom line impact. The Executive Mindset CTO Newsletter
Most companies get this wrong when hiring a CTO: They hire highly technical, perhaps even world leading experts in their narrow field of technology, instead of hiring as CTO a business strategist with broader technical expertise in that industry. I'll explain: The CTO sets the direction for the technical strategy to achieve the business strategy. If you hire a CTO that's a world leader in X technology, they're likely hyper focused on that, but have no strategic view of how this technology can serve the business. A strategic CTO can always hire subject matter experts (and give them fancy titles like Chief Science Officer or Chief Nanoparticles Engineer, or Chief Robotics Engineer) and harness their exceptional technical talent for the company's technology strategy. Instead, companies hire a highly technical CTO and then are disappointed when this technical expert is not strategic. This technical expert became an expert because they focused their life's work on this technology. They didn't focus their life's work on business tech strategy in your industry. You need a CTO who understands business first, and technology second. Otherwise, you'll find yourself spending incredible amounts of money on doing engineering work (as well as pet projects) which are not strategic, and therefore are not focused on bringing real value to the business. Challenge me if you think I'm mistaken. I'm absolutely open for debate! What kind of CTO should companies be recruiting? #cto #ceo #recruitment #reengineeringleadership
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