How to know when your startup is ready to hire a CTO
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- At what stage of your company should you consider hiring a CTO? Do you even need a CTO? So many founders think that the next step in their startup's growth is securing the CTO and this video explores a different way of thinking about it.
If you're in boxes 1, 2 or 3, you should consider joining our 7CEOs community: 7ceos.com/ - we are a community of CTOs coaching founders via Slack and Zoom calls.
Etienne de Bruin is the founder of 7CTOs, a peer mentoring network for Chief Technology Officers. Check it out at 7ctos.com.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. So frank, truthful, and reassuring. I couldn't believe how accurately you laid out the scenario, it was like you were reading my mind ha ha. Feel much better now
Very happy to hear this. Let me know if you need any more help.
So very true!! Talked me off the ledge 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you Etienne, another one of your amazing, to-the-point videos. You make it so clear that hiring a CTO is not a magic pill.
Great video
Thank you, This exactly what I needed to hear!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much. I'm at the first step , building everything myself while on title is a CTO. But the CEO kept adding more requirements that unable us to reach MVP. Now I'm getting blamed for not making things fast enough, since I'm the head of dev. Is this a common thing? What's I feel kinda sad is that the team that I built now bypassing me directly to the CEO while they throw me under the bus. I've put my heart and soul in this company, and I just don't know how to resolve this situation. Should I replace employees that are doing mutiny? yet he's the talent of the frontend.
Hi Indra, I am sorry to hear that you are in this situation. I would reset the relationship with the CEO if possible.
@@7CTOs Thank you for replying. Yes the relationship with CEO is restored but I can't seem to get him understand that his changes/ added requirement would delay the delivery to few months and we don't have new budget to hire extra developers. The current FE devs (2 of them) instead of supporting the team, they threw me under the bus :D and frankly the CEO believes them. One of the FE dev although talented, he rarely commits his code. Ultimately if we can't deliver on time, it's a failure on tech team and I'll bear the sole responsibilities despite of the process. Btw, I'm an active CTO that writes almost all of the backend. I've tried what I could to deliver even putting more hours and no family time. It's kinda frustrating :D
@@reynierwho It sounds very frustrating. Thank you for sharing. What do you think you need to do?
Thanks for the video feel way better now. I would ask tho how or where can you find a tech advisor and at what price?
Ideally you don't need to pay a technical advisor much because they know your company and they want to see it be successful. If you need more ideas I'm happy to chat with you about it. Set up a call at 7ctos.com/call
Rightly asked by Anthony, why anyone would agree to do it on free?