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Outsourcing Version 1: Advice from a CTO

Outsourcing Version 1: Advice from a CTO

No offense to software contractors, but given the choice I usually prefer to build software with hired employees. By signing on as…
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Larry Cynkin
How well do you understand Motivation?

How well do you understand Motivation?

As a technology leader, having a full understanding of your own motivations as well as those of the members of your team provides a clear…
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Andy Skipper
CTO Craft Bytes are back!

CTO Craft Bytes are back!

Howdy, friends
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Andy Skipper
What to Expect When You’re Expecting… Delivery of Your Outsourced Software

What to Expect When You’re Expecting… Delivery of Your Outsourced Software

As a consulting CTO I work with companies at all stages of software product development. Startups with scarcely more than a PDF mock-up…
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Larry Cynkin
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Why six week squads are a great neo-agile methodology

Why six week squads are a great neo-agile methodology

Everybody nowadays says they develop software with agility: individuals and interactions, working software, customer collaboration…
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Edoardo Turelli
How to identify and address CTO smells: People Management

How to identify and address CTO smells: People Management

Thanks to our new CTO Smells Series, you’re able to spot the process-related problems. So, now you can start paying attention to those…
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Andy Skipper
From Zero to CTO: Fergus Doyle is in the spotlight

From Zero to CTO: Fergus Doyle is in the spotlight

The ex-CTO at Lystable shares his journey from engineering to leadership and management
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Andy Skipper
From Zero to CTO: Edoardo Turelli is in the spotlight

From Zero to CTO: Edoardo Turelli is in the spotlight

Name: Edoardo Turelli
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Andy Skipper
Depression: how to tackle it before it takes hold

Depression: how to tackle it before it takes hold

Talking about mental health is something society encourages us to avoid. When my father died of pancreatic cancer when I was 12, it…
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Rob Lofthouse
How to adopt proactive roadmaps to build the best product

How to adopt proactive roadmaps to build the best product

There are many inflection points along the journey of any new business. This post won’t offer you a cheat sheet for success or regale you…
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Fergus Doyle
CTO Craft Roundtable — Should CTOs Code?

CTO Craft Roundtable — Should CTOs Code?

In this CTO Roundtable, Marcus Blankenship and Andy Skipper are joined by Mark Wood, CTO at Graze.com, Dan Jacobs, Interim CTO at…
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Andy Skipper
Introducing CTO Craft: a nudge in the right direction for tech leaders

Introducing CTO Craft: a nudge in the right direction for tech leaders

Welcome to the first official CTO Craft blog post! Here at HQ, we’re on a mission to help CTOs and engineering managers move from having a…
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Andy Skipper
Growing up: CTO Craft community launch is a great success!

Growing up: CTO Craft community launch is a great success!

The cat is finally out of the bag and boy are we glad. Since its official launch on the 23 October 2017, the CTO Craft community has grown…
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Andy Skipper
CTO Craft in conversation: How to get hiring right

CTO Craft in conversation: How to get hiring right

Due to the overwhelming success of our first CTO Craft Bytes panel event, we’re hosting another one! Taking place on Tuesday 26 September…
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Andy Skipper
CTO Mentoring: A swipe right for first-time tech leaders

CTO Mentoring: A swipe right for first-time tech leaders

The mentor / mentee relationship is a powerful one and something that arguably no one in the tech world should be without. The reality…
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Andy Skipper
How to prevent big front-end rewrites with lean technology choices

How to prevent big front-end rewrites with lean technology choices

You have probably read articles on front-end technology choices and big rewrites such as Why SnackWoot switched from Angular to React et…
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Jim Newbery
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