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CTOs develop architecture, launch experimental trials, build new devices, test program integrity and ferret out systemic problems. These are not largely social interactions. To be done properly, they often require lots of time spent alone or in a small team, head down, coding, wiring or titrating. Far less talking happens in the day of a CTO than in that of a CEO, and little of it must be persuasive. On the contrary—it is largely skeptical and searching.

As security now transcends different levels within the organization, it makes sense to build relationships within the organization. Coffee time, lunch breaks or virtual video one-on-ones should be leveraged to forge understanding between different groups within the organization. The new pandemic has probably changed the methods of interaction, but the end result still remains the same.

Artificial intelligence is sweeping through almost every industry, layering a new level of intelligence on the software used for things like delivering better cybersecurity. McAfee, one of the big players in the industry, is adding AI capabilities to its own suite of tools that protect users from increasingly automated attacks.

In 2010 he started a project to build Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, while in 2012 he campaigned for the use of open-source software in science. But in 2011 he joined web infrastructure and cybersecurity giant Cloudflare, a leader in content delivery network services, DDoS mitigation and internet security.

Widespread internet access shaped the 1990s. The smartphone defined the last decade. Now, the cloud is having a similarly powerful impact and becoming the defining technology of our times, providing the computational and analytical power to transform customer service, marketing, commerce, transportation, exploration, medicine, and government services.

Machine learning is all the rage in big tech, but still largely unavailable to most companies that don’t have the resources or the knowhow to build it. Seattle startup Kaskada wants to change that.

Ravi Garikipati, former Flipkart CTO, in 2019 teamed up with serial entrepreneur Raj Vattikuti to launch Davinta Financial Services. The tech-focused umbrella NBFC is working to create a sustainable financial ecosystem by increasing livelihood opportunities for the underserved across rural India.

It’s no secret that it’s hard to make the economics work at rideshare companies. That may explain the success to date of HopSkipDrive, a six-year-old, L.A.-based company that pairs drivers with both families but also, crucially, school districts. Specifically, the now 100-plus person company has deals in place with school districts in 13 markets across eight states where it works with more than 7,000 contractors.

Fairmint, a decentralized finance (DeFi) startup, has launched a platform that lets users invest in startups based on their revenue performance. 

In a lot of ways, it doesn’t make much sense to leave a high-paying job at a big tech company and join a scrappy little startup. You’ve got a fat paycheck; job security; excellent benefits; work-life balance; and an opportunity to work on game-changing technology. So as a startup founder, how do you convince people to join your ship and help start the next Google or Microsoft or Amazon?