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Becoming a CTO

Puppies, Flowers, Rainbows and Kittens

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.

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Tech Leadership books

Apiumhub

The transition to tech leadership is a huge challenge. Technical leadership is different. Leading a technical team demands more than just management skills, but also technical prowess, and the ability to navigate the tech world. Remember, that learning is key to success in any leadership position.

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An Engineering Manager’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities)

Honeycomb

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.

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Attend the 6 Feb @Cloudera Federal Forum: For the Analyst, Data Scientist, #BigData Technologist in DC

CTOvision

8:45 AM Hadoop’s Impact on the Future of Data Management – Introduction of the Enterprise Data Hub. Mike Olson – Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera. Eli Collins – Chief Technologist, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Matt Carroll – General Manager, 42Six, a CSC Company.

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Federal Big Data Community Convenes 6 Feb at Apache Hadoop Forum

CTOvision

Hadoop’s Impact on the Future of Data Management – Introduction of the Enterprise Data Hub. Mike Olson – Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera. Eli Collins – Chief Technologist, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Matt Carroll – General Manager, 42Six, a CSC Company.

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Metrics-driven engineering leadership: How to elevate the visibility of your distributed team

Netlify

I gave a lightning talk at the Virtual CTO Summit in July in which I mapped out our approach to metrics. Our engineering team—like so many in 2020—are distributed across the U.S. So, metrics must be a positive driver for the culture you want to build. You might have other “soft” metrics that matter more in your culture.

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Gorilla Logic Adds Custom Software Development Center in Medellín, Colombia

Gorilla Logic

Leveraging the experience gained and the organization that’s in place in Costa Rica, we have built a second Nearshore Development Center in the tech- and culture-forward city of Medellín, Colombia. The Culture of Delivery That Makes This Possible. Nearshore Model.