I’ve been getting a lot of calls for “CTO” or “VP” technology positions for start-ups.
Come on guys, a 2-5 person company where one person is the CEO does not make the tech partner a CTO >OR< VP. Put it as how it really is, they’re a senior engineer. Especially, since the senior engineer will be busy coding up your little website or mobile app, setting up servers, figuring out hosting providers, collecting requirements, working on designs, and trying to appease the CEO.
Trying to market a senior engineering role as a CTO or VP is detrimental to the employee and the company. What happens is in 2 years, >if< the company does gain any momentum, that individual who is a CTO or VP will be replaced by another more senior CTO or VP. Suddenly, the senior engineer exits the company out of the weirdocity of it all and the company loses someone that has knowledge and experience.
Giving equity and a piddly salary does not help the morale of the employee or the sustainability of the organization.
Why not instead just give that person a senior engineer title and let nature takes it course? It will make it less comfortable for both parties and, honestly, at the end, probably put the company in a better position.
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