Puppies, Flowers, Rainbows and Kittens

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

They are a director of engineering at a midsize startup and just got their first headhunter inquiry for a CTO role. I realized that while there are some books on technology leadership careers, there aren’t many resources explaining the most senior levels. I’ve been a CTO for five and a half years.

CTO 90

CTO Handbook Leadership Engineering 90

Apiumhub

AUGUST 27, 2023

The fear or reluctance among female software developers to speak or participate in events, conferences, or public discussions is attributed to various factors, including: Gender Stereotypes: In male-dominated fields like software development, there may be prevailing stereotypes that suggest women are less technically competent or knowledgeable.

Software Development 93

Software Development Fractional CTO Software Fractional VPE 93

Honeycomb

AUGUST 19, 2022

Or, the small crisis with engineering management. In 2018, Honeycomb co-founder & CTO Charity Majors wrote a blog post titled, “An Engineer’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities).” These constraints incentivized managers to think hard about how to retain and grow their best senior engineers.

Engineering 145

Engineering Part-Time VPE CTO Coach Engineering Management 145

Netlify

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

What’s your favorite part about the engineering culture (or company culture) at Netlify? Being able to have honest 1:1s with my manager and seeing results come from it. Ownership and trust are some of the best features of our culture for me. We are encouraged and celebrated to speak at conferences or write.

Engineering 52

Engineering Technical Review Software Review Systems Review 52

UruIT

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Find out 8 insightful conferences for CTOs that you should attend in 2019. As a CTO of UruIT, a nearshore development agency , I’ve seen first-hand how being a lifelong learner can lead to exciting opportunities for me and for my company. If you’re a CTO, I highly recommend attending a conference for all of the above reasons.

Conference 89

Conference CTO Coach Fractional CTO Serverless 89

Netlify

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

One year and 2 additional conference dates after the inaugural JAMstack conference in San Francisco last year, we’ll be returning with another edition , and we think it might be the best one yet. The plan had been to hold the conference once a year in San Francisco. Look who’s talking…. Some speakers and topics for 2019.

Conference 8

Conference Technical Cofounder Web Development Serverless 8

Gitprime

APRIL 13, 2019

That’s when you hit the first growing pains of scaling, both organizationally and technologically. How do you get from one team, where everybody fits around a conference table, to the Amazon-style or Google-sized organization?” asks Randy Shoup , the VP of Engineering at WeWork. Aim for releasing the minimum viable product.

Organization 81

Organization Technology Minimum Viable Product Part-Time VPE 81