[funnyfoobar]

I don't want to come across as judgemental or anything, nor I did deep research on your background.

It appears like you became a CTO, because you co-founded the company, not because you rose to the rank.

If you were to join a different company with this approach you are taking, I doubt if you would even reach Staff level.

[emilsoman]

From your point of view, what's the approach taken by someone who rose to the rank? Is it mostly people and process management and less to do with tech?