TechEmpower - Product Management

AUGUST 7, 2023

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product. It might be.

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Lenny Rachitsky

JUNE 9, 2024

He’s most recently the author of Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution: A Handbook for Entrepreneurs , hailed by Steve Wozniak as the “Bible for entrepreneurs.” The ultimate measure of product-market fit is customer retention. Achieving product-market fit requires patience and iteration.

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Lenny Rachitsky

AUGUST 22, 2024

So if you don’t share your opinions and market your wins, you’ll limit your career progression. Start by defining your long-term career goals and envision where you want to be in 5 or 10 years. Introverts need to learn to speak up. Whether you like it or not, the business world favors extraversion.

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