What Kind of CTO Do You Need?
On Tiny DevOps, Oshri Cohen breaks the CTO role into four distinct phases — and explains why one person rarely fits all of them.
The title "CTO" hides at least four very different jobs. On Tiny DevOps with host Jonathan Hall, Oshri Cohen pulls the role apart into its phases — from the hands-on founding builder to the strategic executive who runs a large organization — and explains why the same person rarely satisfies all of them as a company grows.
Oshri makes the case that many early-stage startups don't need a full-time CTO at all, and walks through what a founder could do with the roughly $150k saved by bringing in a fractional CTO instead — buying senior technical judgment exactly when it's needed, without the full-time cost.
It's a practical, myth-busting conversation for any founder trying to work out who should own technology at their stage of the journey — and what to actually hire for.
What's covered
- The four phases of the CTO role — and why one person rarely covers them all
- Why most early-stage startups don't need a full-time CTO
- What a founder could do with the ~$150k a fractional CTO saves
- How to match the technology leader to the company's stage
