Presentation describes most common responsibilities and their importance of a start-up CTO - IT Strategy - Product development - Managing people and boards

1. CTO
for
Start-Up

2. About Author
Konstantin Polakov
Master in Computer Science,
IPMA Project Manager & ITIL Expert
(Co) Founder
Unitary.de, Polit-X.de, Donate-to-band.com
Previous experiences
Deutsche Bank, Daimler, Onvista

3. Start-Up Life-Cycle
Idea / Prototype
(2-3 founders)
MVP / Product
(up to 10 people)
Middle size
(50+ people)

4. CTO Life-Cycle
Developer
(2-3 founders)
Team Lead
(up to 10 people)
Manager
(50+ people)

5. • IT Strategy
• Product development
• Managing / Leading / HR
CTO Responsibilities

6. • Technology Evaluation
Architecture, infrastructure, programming language, …
• Outsourcing vs. Insourcing
• IT Processes
Software development processes - Agile is a standard
Test / Quality management
Release management …
CTO Responsibilities: 1. Strategy

7. I need a coder! Why strategy?
6 12 18 24 30 36 42
Costsofchange
Operating months
Change Costs in Life-Time
Right strategy
.. not a good one

8. • Product development
Business – IT – Business, requirement engineering
communication management
• Projects sprints scoping
“9 women can't make a baby in 1 month“
• IT as a business enabler
Cutting corners with IT solutions
CTO Responsibilities – 2. Product Dev.

9. • “No assholes” rule
• “Be the best on daily basis” rule
• “Listen, share, collaborate”
CTO Responsibilities –
3. Managing People

10. • Be transparent
• Over communicate
• Under promise, over deliver
CTO Responsibilities –
3. Managing Board

11. • Know yourself
• Find your place
• Grow or leave
C-XX Responsibility: Grow or Leave

12. Thanks!