As CTO, it will be very important for you to be constantly innovating. You are at the helm of your company's innovation, and it is your responsibility to make sure your apps are better than your competitor's and that you can quickly solve problems with innovative solutions. In this video, learn a few tricks that will help keep you and your team innovating.
- [Narrator] Let's face it, you want to be CTO…because you want to make cool new things…that no one else has done before,…but often, there's so much other stuff to do…that we lose track of this key aspect of our jobs.…It's important to take the time, though,…because it's your role to make sure your company…is ahead of the technology curve.…There are two layers of innovation, you and your team.…For yourself, it's important that you do the following:…Make sure to know your company's problems.…
This means talking with other departments,…and not just management and the CEO and your customers.…Ask, but also observe.…Are there processes that take a long time…that could be automated?…Are there constant complaints coming from anyone?…Also, what is working,…and can you replicate that in other areas?…Your customers will not tell you what they need.…It is very important that you understand…who your customer is and always be thinking…about how you can better help them.…For our food delivery service, we need to think…about the working parents and how we might help them…
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2/1/2017- Hiring a great team
- Outsourcing
- Enhancing team communications
- Creating a product roadmap
- Capturing and using data and analytics
- Identifying key performance indicators
- Choosing which platform to use
- Managing the product life cycle (PLC)
- Taking feedback
- Public speaking
- Running efficient meetings
- Marketing and launching products
- Growing and scaling
- Managing crises
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 36s
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What you should know1m 16s
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1. Your Team
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Being CTO is a people job1m 57s
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Hiring a great team6m 27s
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Outsourcing5m 29s
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The importance of flow4m 40s
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2. Product Management
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Your job is the product1m 59s
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Creating a product roadmap3m 52s
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A/B and multivariate testing2m 45s
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3. Technology
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The great platform choice5m 27s
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Hosting and servers3m 54s
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R&D for you and your team3m 55s
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4. Development and the Product Life Cycle
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The product life cycle4m 15s
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Defining the requirements2m 23s
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The design process4m 7s
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The prototype process3m 8s
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How to take feedback3m 19s
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Minimum viable product3m 6s
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5. Marketing and Communication
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Public speaking3m 38s
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Running efficient meetings3m 13s
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6. Business and Entrepreneurship
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Being proactive4m 14s
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Managing up3m 26s
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P/L and business numbers5m 50s
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Growing and scaling5m 30s
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Managing crises2m 33s
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Conclusion
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Next steps40s
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