Chief Technology Officer
also referred to as: cto · ctos
5 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Mar 30, 2025 by Ryan Singer · across every show →
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Mar 30, 2025 neutral
Singer: Tech leaders avoid publicly discussing product shipping struggles
“What I started to learn pretty early on is that people don't like to talk about their struggles shipping. Especially, you know, CPOs and CTOs don't like to go on a public forum and say, our company isn't shipping, or our engineering team is stuck, or our team …”
Sep 7, 2025 positive
Ezinne Udezue: Tension between CPOs and CTOs drives innovation over combined roles
“There is a conflict between the CPO and the CTO that actually drives innovation in my opinion, because one person is trying to optimize the resourcing, the fixed, right? While another person is actually trying to field opportunities and figure out how to wait …”
Nov 23, 2025 neutral
Lockett: CEO optimism and CTO skepticism create inherent startup tension
“CTOs tend to be skeptics. They're, they love facts. They seek knowledge. They want depth of awareness and understanding, and they also like to be self-sufficient. This is a total generalization, but I've seen this pattern over and over again. The CEO is the pe…”
Jan 18, 2026 negative