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BONUS: Zach Goldberg shares how to build high-performing engineering teams and master the startup CTO role
- Zach Goldberg, author of The Startup CTO’s Handbook, shares insights on building high-performing engineering teams and mastering the startup CTO role.
- The Genesis of The Startup CTO’s Handbook started with Zach's realization of the gap between technical training and leadership skills needed for CTO success.
- Zach emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and developing curiosity for hard problems in effective CTO leadership.
- Identifying three critical CTO mistakes, Zach highlights the importance of prioritizing people decisions and balancing short-term survival needs with long-term technical goals.
- Successful startup CTOs focus on optimizing velocity by measuring developer experience and delivering features that provide real customer value.
- Zach introduces the Professional Skill Tree concept, where investing in one skill area means less time for others, emphasizing the importance of balancing skills for engineers transitioning to leadership roles.
- Balancing Kaizen with startup urgency involves paying down high-impact technical debt while consciously choosing which debt to prioritize for maintaining quality and speed.
- Zach highlights the power of audience empathy as a crucial communication skill for startup tech leaders to avoid the curse of knowledge and effectively engage with various stakeholders.
- Zach Goldberg, a seasoned technical entrepreneur and executive coach, helps engineering leaders build high-performing teams and founded Advance The World to inspire youth in STEM.
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