One of the most lasting decisions you will make as CTO will be what platform to use. This can be your web development and application programming interface platform, whether to go native with mobile apps, or which frameworks and libraries to use for what tasks. What you decide will have long-lasting repercussions; it can affect how easily you can find developers, how quickly you can build your apps, and more. In this video, learn how to make this determination.
- Invariably, as CTO, you must make the platform decision.…What are you going to build your main technology on top of?…This is undoubtedly one of the largest choices…you will make.…The tough part is that there is no right choice.…There are many choices for many different types…of companies, apps, and growth curves.…The bottom line is what you want is predictability.…Or as Reddit CTO Martin Weiner famously said,…"The boring tech revolution is here."…The point being that trying out the latest, coolest tech…is not what you want to be doing for your platform.…
You want something that's tried and tested,…and that you can scale.…That said, not everything is going to scale with you.…The one thing constant in a growing business…is that if everything goes right,…you'll need to grow quickly.…Sometimes you need to choose…what will get you up the quickest,…and worry about traffic and data growth later.…There are a couple of layers to think about.…The client, which is the app that users will see.…This could be a web and JavaScript interface, a mobile app,…
Author
Drew Falkman
Released
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
Duration
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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 28s
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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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