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Top IT exec recuiters weigh in on talent trends today

CIO

Banerji is the managing partner for the Data, Digital & Technology Leaders Practice at Caldwell, recruiting such roles as CIO, CTO, chief digital officer, chief data officer, CISO, and the related leadership suites. Do you want to lead a team? Do you want to be on this board and an advisor of that? Do you want multiple jobs?

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. I used an image from Roger Smith that describes the varying roles of a CTO as the company matures.

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Outsourcing Version 1: Advice from a CTO

GreenBar

On the other hand, I’ve been building software for over 30 years and managing software developers for 25. Compared to a permanent hire, advantages of contracting out your software development include on-demand resources; minimal overhead costs (benefits, equity, etc.); Your project might benefit from a UI specialist up front.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

I seem to encounter a lot of people who want to attach a CTO label to me as I'm the only programmer on the founding team of three. While I do fill that role at the moment, I'm a little hesitant to refer to myself as a CTO as we still haven't launched a product, acquired a single user, or turned or a penny in profit. Accounting?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Growth budgets, hiring tips, zero-party data Twitter Space

TechCrunch

The CTO can always boast how many tickets their team has closed and the release dates they’ve met, but a growth manager’s key performance metrics may not manifest for weeks — or months. Lindsay Goldman, strategic advisor, MO Pros. Faster deals, less diligence: The African startup market mirrors its larger rivals.

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Beyond Visibility: Proactive Cloud Workload Security in the Real World

Prisma Clud

Over the last 5 years, our team at Prisma Cloud has witnessed an extraordinary surge in the adoption of cloud-native technologies. As the CTO of Prisma Cloud, I'm thrilled to share our insights and the learnings gained from witnessing the rise of cloud-native technologies and the rapid adoption of the public cloud.

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Mistaking performance for competence

TechCrunch

In addition to running our robotics coverage, I also run TC’s hardware coverage overall, including all the consumer news and reviews. That involves due diligence, some research and choosing the stories we deem most relevant to our readers. Curation is also an important part of the job. So, nothing new on that front. Yes and no.