Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Think Like a CTO -- Copyright -- dedication -- contents -- front matter -- foreword -- preface -- acknowledgments -- about this book -- Who should read this book -- How this book is organized: A roadmap -- liveBook discussion forum -- about the author -- 1 The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) -- 1.1 What makes a Chief Technology Officer -- 1.2 Different types of CTOs -- 1.2.1 Prestartup, in name only -- 1.2.2 Funded startup: The technology expert with money -- 1.2.3 Established company: Their first CTO -- 1.2.4 Established company with CTO -- 1.3 Determining whether we need a CTO -- 1.4 Evolution from engineer -- 1.4.1 The first 100 days -- 1.5 Top 10 qualities for a CTO -- Summary -- Checklist -- 2 Managing up -- 2.1 Partnering with your CEO -- 2.1.1 The office of the CEO -- 2.1.2 Types of CEOs -- 2.1.3 Setting the tone -- 2.1.4 Tips for a successful partnership -- 2.2 Counting on your CFO -- 2.2.1 Getting a handle on your expenditures -- 2.2.2 Reaching out -- 2.3 Working with peers -- 2.3.1 Know your company -- 2.3.2 Speak their language -- 2.3.3 Find their pain -- 2.3.4 Think strategically -- 2.4 Taking over from another CTO -- 2.4.1 Celebrate, not disparage -- 2.4.2 Speak to the outgoing CTO -- 2.4.3 Discover the team -- 2.5 Presenting to the board -- 2.5.1 Know your audience -- 2.5.2 Format of the meeting -- 2.5.3 Your role -- 2.5.4 The dos and don'ts -- 2.6 Communications -- 2.6.1 Internal -- 2.6.2 External -- 2.7 Internal politics -- 2.7.1 The major types -- 2.7.2 Mitigating politics -- 2.8 Change management -- 2.8.1 Boiling the frog -- 2.8.2 Excitement committee -- 2.8.3 Valley of anguish -- 2.8.4 Consequences -- Summary -- Checklist -- 3 Visionary planning -- 3.1 The grand vision -- 3.1.1 The "what"/"why" part -- 3.1.2 The "how" part -- 3.1.3 Define success -- 3.2 Engaging with clients -- 3.2.1 Know your client…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…MDCXXI, and at Coton on the second Sunday after Epiphany, 1621 / John Cosin ; Appendix : Calvin's commentary on Isaiah 60:2-3 -- Plenitudo fontis, or, Christ's fullness and man's emptiness, 1621 / John Preston -- Jacob and Esau : election, reprobation, opened and discussed by way of sermon at Paul's Cross, March 4, 1622 / Humphrey Sydenham -- Crumbs of comfort, the valley of tears, and the hill of joy, 1623 / Michael Sparke -- Sermon preached at Whitehall, the first Friday in Lent, 1623 / John Donne -- A sermon preached before the King's Majesty at Whitehall, on the xiii of April, A.D. …”
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