You’re the Founder of a start-up, and one of the first assumptions you’ll probably make is you must hire a Chief Technical Officer (CTO) before you invest in scaling your tech team. They will be one of your first major technical hires and recruitment is often a joy, as you’re able to offer a bite of equity and a hope-filled promise, rather than a high salary. It’s tempting right? They’re going to lift a burden from you- phew! You can leave the technical strategy and know-how to someone else. After all, you are the ‘ideas person’. 

But, most people hire a CTO too soon. Are you in that camp? Let’s find out.