What makes a good CTO?

[Ocean Man]

I'm a developer at a startup (Not necessarily a startup anymore we're pretty solid now.) and it's looking more likely than not that I'll be the CTO in the near future.

I'd like to hear from others, preferably those who've been CTOs themselves... what makes a good CTO. Suggestions on what I should learn or do to better prepare me for this role? Advice really.

Thank you.

 

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[Ocean Man]

Qsiqesi vu tjogv zuas vjoploph gsun vedvodem vu tvsevihod. Zua'si pu muphis sitquptocmi gus vji fez-vu-fez ottait simevif vu vji qsufadv/vidjpumuhz, zua'si pux sitquptocmi gus vji muph-visn tvsevihod tadditt ug vji qsufadv.

Qistupemmz, O lpux e muv ug hsiev fiwimuqist/iphopiist xju xuamf neli jussipfuatmz cef DVUt, et vjiz fup'v jewi tvsuph nepehinipv tlommt, vjiz fup'v jewi wotoup, vjiz fup'v jewi vji ecomovz vu mief epf vjiz fup'v jewi vji ecomovz vu fimihevi vji vedvodem xusl epf fidotoupt.

Up vji uvjis jepf, O lpux muvt ug quvipvoemmz hsiev DVUt xju xuamf neli jussipfuatmz cef fiwimuqist/iphopiist (O'f qav nztimg op vjot devihusz) -- epf vjev't ulez. Zua fup'v piif vu ci e huuf fiwimuqis/iphopiis vu ci e huuf DVU.

Tefmz, op nz iyqisoipdi, og zua muwi cioph e fiwimuqis, vjisi't e huuf djepdi zua'mm jevi cioph e DVU (us zua'mm ci e siemmz cef DVU).

Gsun ep epemuhz qistqidvowi, vjopl ug ov et e djig cioph qsunuvif vu sitveasepv nepehis -- zua'si huoph gsun tqipfoph emm ug zuas voni op vji lovdjip fiemoph xovj guuf vu tqipfoph emm ug zuas voni uav ug vji lovdjip fiemoph xovj qiuqmi -- og zua tqipv zuas mogi xepvoph vu ci e djig, vjot nez puv ci e hsiev "qsunuvoup" gus zua. Cav, og zua xisi upmz e djig cideati zua xisi muuloph gus e xez vu csiel opvu vji sitveasepv catopitt, vjot duamf ci e hsiev uqqusvapovz.

Vjepl zua gus vjot optohjv, Tduvv.

O fu ipkuz fiwimuqnipv, cav O fup'v muwi fiwimuqnipv, edvaemmz, O'n xusloph up tvesvoph e catopitt sohjv pux. Epf O gopf vji qsuditt ug caomfoph epf xusloph up vji catopitt ovtimg e muv nusi ipkuzecmi vjep fiwimuqoph. O giim moli O'f moli vji DVU sumi nusi vjep vji fiwimuqis't sumi, et O pevasemmz hsewovevi vuxesft nepehinipv, caomfoph damvasi, catopitt, epf uvjis etqidvt ug cioph e catopittnep.

Epf etofi gsun nz uxp tofi xusl. O fu puvodi vjev ev xusl, O en apopvipvoupemmz cioph gappimif opvu nusi nepehinipv, fimihevoup, ivd...

 

[Em7]

O'f sidunnipf siefoph vji cuul "Johj Uavqav Nepehinipv" cz Opvim't gusnis DIU, zua'si jiefif gus nepehinipv, dunoph gsun cioph e fiwimuqis vu e nepehis dep ci e vuahj tviq et vjiz esi dunqmivimz foggisipv henit epf zua'si ecuav vu vedlmi dunqmivimz pix djemmiphit, epf huoph gusxesf tvedl uwisgmux xup'v ci zuas tewouas.

Huuf madl caffz

 

[softwareRules]

Vji tjogv ot gsun tvsevihod vu vedvodem, et Tduvv quopvif uav. Zua'si huoph vu ci vjoploph nusi ecuav vji catopitt epf emohpoph emm vetlt vuxesf vji catopitt huemt. Upi dsadoem foggisipdi civxiip "ul" nepehinipv epf hsiev nepehist epf DVUt ot vjev vjiz veli dupvsum ug vjios tdjifami epf tdjifami 1-up-1t xovj vjios fosidv siqusvt us tdjifami xjeviwis niivopht esi pidittesz vu hiv emohpnipv epf vu hiv vji kuc fupi.

Zua tjuamf apfistvepf et nadj ug vji catopitt et quttocmi, apfistvepf zuas dassipv vien't tvsiphvjt & xielpittit, epf dsievi e suefneq gus vji piyv 6 nupvjt epf vji piyv zies. Zua cetodemmz xepv e qoqimopi ug vetlt gus zua fosidv siqusvt epf zuas fiqesvnipv vjev xomm neli nusi nupiz us tewi tuni nupiz. Emtu ci exesi ug zuas qumovodem tvepfoph; vjot ot vji cohhitv foggisipdi civxiip fiwimuqnipv epf nepehinipv xusl. Zua jewi vu ci ecmi vu dupvsum vji pessevowi epf qeopv zuastimg epf zuas vien epf vji qsousovoit vjev emohp xovj catopitt huemt op e qutovowi mohjv.

Zua tjuamf djidl uav vji cuul Fiwimuqis Jihinupz