diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a2b8260..ff2ba2d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an ## Contents - * [General](#general) + * [CTO Position](#cto-position) * [Hiring](#hiring) * [Management](#management) * [Handbooks](#handbooks) @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an * [More links](#more-links) -## General +## CTO Position * [The Different CTO Roles](https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2007/07/the_different_cto_roles.html) - Werner Vogels *(Amazon CTO)* * [Is it required to be a developer to become a CTO?](https://www.quora.com/Is-it-required-to-be-a-developer-coder-to-become-a-CTO-Why-cant-an-architect-become-a-CTO) *(Quora)* @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an * [Your first 90 days as CTO or VP Engineering](https://lethain.com/first-ninety-days-cto-vpe/) * [The difference between a CTO and a VP Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140615184118-4928723-the-differences-between-a-cto-and-a-vp-engineering/) + ## Hiring * [The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/10/25/the-guerrilla-guide-to-interviewing-version-30/) - Joel Spolsky *(StackOverflow co-founder)* @@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an * [Lessons from Keith Rabois: How to Interview an Executive](https://delian.io/lessons-2) * [Lessons from Keith Rabois: How to Become a Magnet for Talent](https://delian.io/lessons-5) * [Reverse Interview Questions](https://github.com/viraptor/reverse-interview) - + + ## Management * [The mythical 10x programmer](http://antirez.com/news/112) - Salvatore Sanfilippo *(author of Redis)* @@ -96,6 +98,10 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an * [How Context Switching Sabotages Your Productivity](https://blog.doist.com/context-switching/) * [10,000 Hours with Reid Hoffman: What I Learned](https://casnocha.com/reid-hoffman-lessons) * [7 Ways to Set Up a New Hire for Success](https://hbr.org/2019/05/7-ways-to-set-up-a-new-hire-for-success) + * [How to get promoted](https://www.spakhm.com/p/how-to-get-promoted) + * [Individuals matter](https://danluu.com/people-matter/) + * [Mandate Levels](https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-2752-mandate-levels) + ## Handbooks @@ -105,6 +111,7 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an * [GitLab Team Handbook](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/) * [How HashiCorp Works](https://works.hashicorp.com/) + ## Development process * Scrum / Agile @@ -120,6 +127,8 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an * Planning * [Evidence Based Scheduling](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2007/10/26/evidence-based-scheduling/) - Joel Spolsky *(StackOverflow co-founder)* * [Why You Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Technical Debt](https://marker.medium.com/why-you-should-learn-to-stop-worrying-and-love-technical-debt-55bb5684f94c) + * [It’s Time to Rethink Technical Debt Management](https://www.sealights.io/blog/its-time-to-rethink-technical-debt-management/) + * [The Secret to a Great Planning Process — Lessons from Airbnb and Eventbrite](https://review.firstround.com/the-secret-to-a-great-planning-process-lessons-from-airbnb-and-eventbrite) * Crisis * [How to Write a Postmortem](https://blog.serverdensity.com/how-to-write-a-postmortem/) * [List of Post-mortems](https://github.com/danluu/post-mortems) *(GitHub)* @@ -150,15 +159,15 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an * [Build Your Own X](https://github.com/danistefanovic/build-your-own-x) * [A reference guide for fintech & small-data engineering](https://medium.com/dangerous-engineering/a-reference-guide-for-fintech-small-data-engineering-bd65b9796d90) + ## Technologies * General * [Big-O explained in plain English](https://stackoverflow.com/a/487278/472433) * [Coding Interview University](https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university) * Javascript - * [SuperheroJS collection](http://superherojs.com) * [JS: The Right Way](http://jstherightway.org) - * [Frontend developer handbook 2017](https://github.com/FrontendMasters/front-end-handbook-2017/blob/master/SUMMARY.md) + * [Frontend developer handbook 2019](https://frontendmasters.com/guides/front-end-handbook/2019/) * Machine Learning * [Awesome Machine Learning](https://github.com/josephmisiti/awesome-machine-learning) *(GitHub)* * [Best resources of everyday ML learning](https://www.quora.com/As-a-data-scientist-what-is-your-best-resource-of-everyday-learning) *(Quora)* @@ -194,7 +203,7 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an * [Y Combinator Startup Class](https://startupclass.samaltman.com) * [Lean Canvas](https://leanstack.com/leancanvas) + [Miro template](https://miro.com/templates/lean-canvas/) * [Open Source Pitch Deck Templates for Figma](https://www.figmafinder.com/figma-pitch-deck) - + ## Related stuff @@ -211,7 +220,8 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an * [The Pyramid Principle](https://medium.com/lessons-from-mckinsey/the-pyramid-principle-f0885dd3c5c7) * [Senior Engineer’s Checklist](https://medium.com/@littleblah/my-top-25-items-in-a-senior-engineers-checklist-c8e9f9f6e3c2) * [Technology Due Diligence Checklist](https://akfpartners.com/growth-blog/technical-due-diligence-checklists) - + + ## Product * [What Makes a Great Product Manager](https://hackernoon.com/what-makes-a-great-product-manager-3c1d03b90356) * [If You Don’t Think You Need a VP of Product...](https://www.saastr.com/if-you-dont-think-you-need-a-vp-of-product-marketing-etc-then-you-havent-worked-with-a-great-one/) @@ -226,12 +236,16 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an * [Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters](https://basecamp.com/shapeup) * [How to Write Your First Strategic Roadmap](https://ganotnoa.com/how-to-write-your-first-strategic-roadmap-part-1/) * [Execution at Facebook](https://productlife.to/p/-execution-at-facebook) + * [8 Product Hurdles Every Founder Must Clear](https://review.firstround.com/8-product-hurdles-every-founder-must-clear-this-pm-turned-founder-shares-his-playbooks) + ## Marketing * [Developer Marketing Guide](https://www.devmarketingguide.com) * [Top Resources for Startup Marketing and PR](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tAiya71mDQgtwn_F9-mNQhuc7GdsQ5e2_BeG69Cb82A/edit#gid=0) * [SaaS Email Marketing Handbook](https://saasemailmarketing.net) + * [How today's fastest growing B2B businesses found their first ten customers](https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-todays-fastest-growing-b2b-businesses) + ## Finance @@ -240,11 +254,13 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an * [Negotiate the right deal with suppliers](https://www.infoentrepreneurs.org/en/guides/negotiate-the-right-deal-with-suppliers/) * [Strategic Procurements 10 Commandments for Managing the Buying Process](https://strategicdynamicsfirm.com/strategic-procurements-10-commandments-managing-hospital-buying-process/) + ## Books * [Epic CTO Reading List](https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/36429.Epic_CTO_Reading_List) * [The Mythical Man-Month](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month) + ## More links * [Awesome Falsehood](https://github.com/kdeldycke/awesome-falsehood) *(GitHub)* @@ -258,9 +274,11 @@ A curated and **opinionated** list of resources for Chief Technology Officers an * [Awesome CTO Resources](https://github.com/mateusz-brainhub/awesome-cto-resources) *(GitHub)* * [Free Tools for Developers](https://free-for.dev) + ## Other - [Awesome TPM](https://github.com/kuchin/awesome-tpm) - + + ## License [![CC0](https://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/buttons/88x31/svg/cc-zero.svg)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)