the role of cto: a rantifesto
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The Role of CTO
Camille Fournier, CTO, Rent the
Runway
@skamille
A Rantifesto!
ARE YOU A VESTIGIAL
APPENDAGE?
YOUR JOB IS ALWAYS
CHANGING, YOUR COMPANY IS
ALWAYS EVOLVING
GROW AND EVOLVE WITH
THIS OPPORTUNITY
!CTO
THE BEST ENGINEER IN THE
COMPANY
The natural
conclusion
of a
successful
engineering
career
THE SAME THING AT EVERY
COMPANY
So then, what IS a CTO?
A strategic role
AN EXECUTIVE ROLE
A TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP
ROLE
How do I keep up?
Don’t give up the management stuff too
quickly!
LEARN ABOUT THE BUSINESS
YOUR BUSINESS IS IN
Focus on collaborating with people
outside of engineering
We are more than “just
programmers”
Show up for what is needed.
People … grow according to the
demands they make on themselves.
They grow according to what they
consider to be achievement and
attainment. If they demand little of
themselves, they will remain stunted. If
they demand a good deal of
themselves, they will grow to giant
stature—without any more effort than
is expended by the nonachievers.
Peter Drucker, “The Effective
Executive”
EVOLVE
@skamille