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Think Like a CTO provides comprehensive and insightful views on becoming and thriving as a technology executive in a modern-day world. This book provides first-time CTOs with a solid understanding of fundamentals while helping seasoned CTOs sharpen their skills. I love that this book covers all the major components of being a great technology leader while keeping “you” at the center of the book. If you’ve been a CTO for a little while, the checklists at the end of each chapter should act like a strategic guide and vision for you to start executing.
The role of a CTO is rapidly evolving across almost every industry and business sector. In the early 2000s, as the internet age was taking off, the primary responsibilities of a CTO were to manage physical servers, a software development team, and a couple of vendors, and oversee all of the software the company was using. Although those responsibilities still exist, how someone goes about managing, leading, creating, and executing strategic plans is completely different now.