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CTO Craft Con: The Delivery One
CTO Craft Con: The Delivery One
Join the CTO Craft team and 40 amazing speakers this March, where we’ll be discussing how to get software built and delivered the right way
Andy Skipper
Mar 15
Selling Engineering Brand
Selling Engineering Brand
I meet many startups in London and the rest of the UK who struggle with hiring engineers. It’s a competitive marketplace for sure, but…
Jonathan Holloway
Nov 4, 2019
Version 1 Software: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfall
Version 1 Software: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfall
Your software contractor’s proposal is probably waterfall. You probably want to change that.
Larry Cynkin
Oct 21, 2019
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…
Larry Cynkin
Dec 13, 2018
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How to identify and address CTO smells: Process
How to identify and address CTO smells: Process
We’d wager that as you moved from senior engineer to technology leader — and maybe eventually CTO — you either witnessed or made a number…
Andy Skipper
Oct 6, 2017
All about Tech Manager Weekly
All about Tech Manager Weekly
CTO Craft sends a weekly newsletter containing curated content from around the web around topics including leadership, culture, hiring…
Andy Skipper
Jul 13, 2017
From Zero to CTO: Edoardo Turelli is in the spotlight
From Zero to CTO: Edoardo Turelli is in the spotlight
Name: Edoardo Turelli
Andy Skipper
Sep 27, 2017
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…
Rob Lofthouse
Oct 2, 2017
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…
Fergus Doyle
Aug 23, 2017
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…
Andy Skipper
Aug 6, 2017
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…
Andy Skipper
Jun 22, 2017
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…
Andy Skipper
Oct 27, 2017
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…
Andy Skipper
Sep 19, 2017
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…
Andy Skipper
Jun 29, 2017
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…
Edoardo Turelli
Dec 4, 2017
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…
Andy Skipper
Jun 1, 2018
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