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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower Innovation

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Exploring new technologies? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. A CTO can help you find the right answers. Instead, they should consider a Fractional CTO who can help close the gap.

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An Innovation Action Plan for the New CTO

Innovation Excellence

Finding and Growing Innovation Islands Inside a Large Company GUEST POST from Steve Blank How does a newly hired Chief Technology Officer (CTO) find and grow the islands of innovation inside a large company? How not to waste your first … Continue reading →

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How Your Chief Technology Officer May Kill innovation

Innovation Excellence

A few months ago I was offered a position of a Chief Technology Officer in a startup company. I wasn’t going to take it, but it made me reflect on what a CTO does and, more important, what a great CTO should do in the company.

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Takeda's CTO on Building Technology Roadmaps

Innovation Leader

How do Chief Technology Officers build roadmaps to implement new technologies? Leo Barella, Chief Technology Officer at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, explains. And, how do they leverage data to innovate?

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Takeda Pharmaceutical's CTO on Building Technology Roadmaps

Innovation Leader

How do Chief Technology Officers build roadmaps to implement new technologies? Leo Barella, Chief Technology Officer at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, explains. And, how do they leverage data to innovate?

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Today’s CTO: The Chief Transformation Officer

Daniel Burrus

In the past, I suggested that the role of the CIO needs to shift from that of a Chief Information Officer to a Chief Innovation Officer, largely due to the rapid, multiple technology-driven transformations that are always occurring. Transform Instead of Change. Snapchat is a great example of this.

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