13 articles tagged with "hiring"
A CTO decides what to build and why. A VP of Engineering decides how to build it and makes sure it ships. Most scaling companies need both functions — the question is which one to hire first.
Read Full ArticleYou don’t need to be technical to evaluate a CTO candidate. You need to know what questions separate people who …
The fractional CTO market exploded after the 2023-2024 tech layoffs — here’s how to separate operators …
The red flags are always there during the sales process — most founders just don’t know what to look for until …
The hourly rate is the least important number in the offshore vs. nearshore vs. onshore decision — the real cost is …
Most founders have never hired a CTO before — here are the 10 questions that separate experienced operators from …
These aren’t just salary bands — they represent fundamentally different scopes of impact, and most companies get …
Equity for a fractional CTO is a question of alignment, not compensation — and in most cases, a clean cash arrangement …
Not every early-stage company needs a fractional CTO — sometimes you need a technical co-founder, sometimes you just …
PIPs aren’t always a slow-motion firing — but sometimes they are, and dragging it out helps nobody.
By the time an engineer tells you they’re leaving, they decided to leave three months ago — here’s how to …
At $3-8M revenue, you need real technical leadership but a full-time CTO is hard to justify. Here are the actual …
The real answer depends on your stage, your burn rate, and what technical decisions are in front of you right now. …