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Re:Five Years as a Startup CTO: How, Why, and Was It Worth It? by justapassenger on Saturday October 04, 2025 @03:01PM (#45475752)
Cynical view is that technical founders who don’t know who business work are easier to manipulate into bad decisions for their business, as long as VC makes money.
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Re:Five Years as a Startup CTO: How, Why, and Was It Worth It? by herval on Saturday October 04, 2025 @10:02PM (#45478322)
I think it’s more of a realism vs optimism take - deeply technical people focus on what can go wrong, because they know better. Which is a good thing for a technical person - the best CTOs are great because they prevent implosions, not because they’re naive and optimistic
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