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Re:If founders treated their investors the same way they tre... by marcinzm on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @11:12AM (#24199621)
Sure but everyone knows the titles are inflated so it only matters if you plan to stay in startups perpetually. Megacorps won't pay any attention to your inflated title.

edit: And I've seen interviewers pause at such titles and comment "are you sure you want to work here, we can't offer you as nice of a title." So it may count against you even.

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Re:If founders treated their investors the same way they tre... by nicoburns on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @08:38PM (#24205987)
The title game is a funny one. I work at a small startup where I replaced the outgoing technical founder (who used the title CTO). I manage a small team and am responsible for all the of the tech at the company. I could choose any title that I want, but thus far I've stuck with "Lead Developer" because it seems to be a well defined role. Whereas titles like CTO or VP Engineering seem pretty meaningless outside of much larger companies.
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