6 posts tagged "tech strategy"
Without a CTO, PM and engineering roles blur. This piece separates requirements (what/why) from engineering judgment (how) and shows how to jointly prioritize non-functional needs and tech debt.
Compares technical advisors, fractional CTOs, outsourced development, and in-house hiring as alternatives to a full-time CTO, with a decision framework by stage.
A three-type framework for scalability problems — performance, operations, and organization — with leading indicators and architecture checklists to catch limits before they become crises.
Classify design debt by impact and change frequency, choose between refactor, rewrite, or tolerate, and translate technical trade-offs into business decisions.
"Too many bugs" is a symptom, not a cause. A five-category root cause taxonomy and decision tree for startup operators and VC value-add teams diagnosing engineering quality without a CTO.
A structural comparison of R&D between startups and corporations — covering investment horizons, talent models, and decision-making — with practical M&A integration strategies.
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