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Re:Resources for chief technology officers, with the emphasi... by sponaugle on Saturday February 27, 2021 @12:23PM (#26286318)
"I don't think I've ever met a CTO who wouldn't benefit from a list like this - or who would deny that it would be useful."

The most valuable thing for me, and I am a CTO, is exactly the reminder of the breadth of the list. Most of the areas of the list are things I am familiar with, but it is easy to let a few areas fall short. One of the key expectations of a CTO is broad expertise, which is a tall ask.

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Re:Resources for chief technology officers, with the emphasi... by tpmx on Saturday February 27, 2021 @12:41PM (#26286506)
> One of the key expectations of a CTO is broad expertise, which is a tall ask.

Being a generalist + working in many separate areas will get you there. It does take time to build experience. I guess you can accelerate it slightly by reading books, but really, most of the lessons are best learned by doing, I think.

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