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Mar 16, 2016 · R&D Management

What Qualities Should a Startup CTO Possess? Insights from a Tech Founder

A seasoned tech founder outlines the essential traits for a startup CTO—including broad technical vision, hands‑on coding ability, rapid learning, strong R&D team leadership, product awareness, and cross‑functional communication—while challenging the notions that a CTO must recruit engineers or never refuse ideas.