10 questions to ask before joining a startup
How do employees looking for a startup job think like a VC to make a strategic decision? What is the VC-style due diligence process that employees should be doing?
The online whiteboard of Kristofer Palmvik
How do employees looking for a startup job think like a VC to make a strategic decision? What is the VC-style due diligence process that employees should be doing?
It was all so-called "innovation theatre", where there would be a lot of talk about transformation but very little actually done.
A CPTO is responsible for understanding customers and the market and guiding products from conception to production, including all aspects of research, design, prototyping and software development and delivery.
Our conclusion: there are a few limited cases where a CPTO could thrive, but these will continue to be the exception, not the norm. Founders need to think carefully before combining tech and product under one leader.