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Leadership

What Type of CTO Does Your Startup Really Need?

A CTO is not just a CTO. Early-stage startups need builders, growing startups need architects, and larger companies need executives. Hiring for the wrong stage can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars and push the company in the wrong direction.

2 min read
Leadership

AI Isn't Causing Tech Layoffs -- Over-Hiring Is

Every tech layoff headline blames AI. But the real cause is the hiring binge of 2020-2022 fueled by cheap money. AI is just the convenient excuse companies use to avoid admitting a strategic mistake.