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Why Most CTO Communities Fall Short
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Why Most CTO Communities Fall Short

Discover why conventional CTO communities offer useful advice but rarely foster true leadership transformation. Learn how focusing on 'who you are being' can unlock profound growth.

Jul 1, 2026Brittany Cotton
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The CTO Substack

Weekly notes for tech leaders navigating complexity, AI disruption, and the loneliness of the seat — by Etienne de Bruin.

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The CTO’s Crisis Cadence

The CTO’s Crisis Cadence

A crisis is a bandwidth problem. Your engineers have too little and your CEO has too much. Your job is not to fix the system. Your job is to manage the flow between those two.

Jun 11, 2026Read on Substack

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