awesome-cto

# Awesome CTO

> — Hello, my name is Dima and I'm a CTO
>
> — (chorus) Welcome, Dima


A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for [Chief Technology Officers and VP R&D](https://kuchin.github.io/awesome-cto/), with the emphasis on startups and hyper-growth companies.

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## Contents

 * [CTO Position](#cto-position)
 * [Hiring](#hiring)
 * [People management](#people-management)
 * [Career growth](#career-growth)
 * [Project management](#project-management)
 * [Handbooks](#handbooks)
 * [Development process](#development-process)
 * [Architecture](#architecture)
 * [Technologies](#technologies)
 * [Data](#data)
 * [Startups](#startups)
 * [Due Diligence](#due-diligence)
 * [Money / Finance](#money--finance)
 * [Related stuff](#related-stuff)
 * [Product](#product)
 * [Marketing](#marketing)
 * [Books](#books)
 * [More links](#more-links)


## CTO Position

 * [The Different CTO Roles](https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2007/07/the_different_cto_roles.html) - Werner Vogels *(Amazon CTO)*
 * [Is it required to be a developer to become a CTO?](https://www.quora.com/Is-it-required-to-be-a-developer-coder-to-become-a-CTO-Why-cant-an-architect-become-a-CTO) *(Quora)*
 * [Three Golden Rules to Finding a CTO](https://www.rudebaguette.com/2011/12/01/three-golden-rules-to-finding-a-cto/)
 * [Becoming a CTO](https://web.archive.org/web/20171128214925/https://juokaz.com/blog/becoming-a-cto)
 * [VP Engineering vs CTO](https://avc.com/2011/10/vp-engineering-vs-cto/) - Fred Wilson *(Union Square Ventures)*
 * [What makes for a successful CEO and CTO relationship in a startup?](https://www.quora.com/What-makes-for-a-successful-CEO-and-CTO-relationship-in-a-startup) *(Quora)*
 * [#define CTO](https://blog.gregbrockman.com/figuring-out-the-cto-role-at-stripe) - Greg Brockman *(Stripe CTO)*
 * [How my role as CTO has changed as we've grown to 100 engineers](https://medium.com/gusto-engineering/how-my-role-as-cto-has-changed-as-weve-grown-to-100-engineers-b16a8a6b1a88)
 * [Your first 90 days as CTO or VP Engineering](https://lethain.com/first-ninety-days-cto-vpe/) - Will Larson
 * [How to spend your first 30 days in a new senior-level role](https://larahogan.me/blog/first-30-days-new-role/)
 * [The difference between a CTO and a VP Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140615184118-4928723-the-differences-between-a-cto-and-a-vp-engineering/)
 * [Evolution of my role as a founder CTO](https://miguelcarranza.es/cto), [Year 4 Update](https://miguelcarranza.es/cto-year-4), [Year 5 Update](https://miguelcarranza.es/cto-year-5) - Miguel Carranza


## Hiring

 * [The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/10/25/the-guerrilla-guide-to-interviewing-version-30/) - Joel Spolsky *(StackOverflow co-founder)*
 * [The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/08/09/the-joel-test-12-steps-to-better-code/) - Joel Spolsky
 * [Why Can'