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Startup Red Flags
Posted by Meade Kincke on 4 May 2025
When someone recently asked me, “What do you think is the biggest red flag when a founder says they need a CTO?”
Two extremely common ones came to mind immediately:
CTO Vs. Founding Engineer
Posted by Meade Kincke on 24 April 2025
This week alone, we had two discussions with potential clients, and both of them specified that they needed an fCTO.
The thing is, at this point, the meaning of “CTO” has been so muddied that it is basically meaningless.
You Are Original
Posted by Meade Kincke on 14 April 2025
When I advise up-and-coming companies, one of the things I see a lot is the, "We are the next Airbnb." The problem is, this type of thinking is a mistake.
Bad UI
Posted by Meade Kincke on 3 April 2025
Bad UI leads to bad UX.
