category: Cto

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Turning the page: the story of Crafty CTO

Fractional CTO services can be a valuable asset for businesses that want to take advantage of technology to grow and improve their operations, but don’t have the resources or expertise to do so in-house. Access to experienced technology leaders One of the main benefits of fractional CTO services is access to experienced and knowledgeable technology leaders who can provide strategic guidance and support for your business. A fractional CTO can help you create a technology roadmap that aligns with your business goals and objectives, and provide expert advice on the technologies and solutions that will best support your needs. ...

Crafty CTO is the brainchild of Jack Ivers, whose career combines technology leadership, entrepreneuring, and strategic advisory. Jack’s experience includes multiple stints as CTO; two successful startup exits; advising organizations from early stage startups to Fortune 100s; and over the past four years, serving as fractional CTO for organizations from pre-revenue up through $30M ARR. Jack has centered Crafty’s own mission around our clients’: helping mission-driven organizations fulfill that mission, as their fractional CTO, coach and advisor. ...

In my first post, we looked at Shape Up fundamentals like six-week cycles, appetite, work shaping, and the betting table. We left off at the handoff of shaped, de-risked work to the development teams. This post will focus on Shape Up’s approach to building. (And shipping!)

Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters, written by Basecamp’s Ryan Singer, hit my radar last summer, and I’ve been trying to write about it ever since.