CTO Speaks

Name: CTO Speaks
ISBN: 9787115452801

CTO训练营Posts & Telecom Press · ChinaDec 2017

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Word count: 192K words
Chapters: 41
ISBN: 9787115452801

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Summary

CTO Bootcamp is a learning and networking platform for mid- to senior-level technology managers and IT professionals. This book distills the insights carefully selected and refined from the Bootcamp's course sharing. It presents the distinctive viewpoints and deep thinking of more than 30 CTO mentors, including Yang Yongqiang, CTO of LeTV; Tan Xiaosheng, Vice President of 360; Li Gangjiang, CTO of Genshuixue; Duan Nian, CEO of Huaxia Finance; and Chi Jianqiang, President of Geekbang Technology. The book is organized into six areas—the CTO mindset, CTOs on startup platforms, the CTO's approach to management, CTOs on technical architecture, CTO–CXO relationships, and the transition from CTO to CEO—covering all the hot topics a technologist needs to address in growing into a CTO. It is suitable for any programmer, technology manager, or head of a technology department, as well as anyone aspiring to become a CTO, and offers valuable reference for senior managers such as CTOs and CEOs of IT companies.

Editor's review

CTO Says is not a traditional technical monograph but a collection of interviews that brings together the practical insights of dozens of technology leaders from China's frontline internet companies. Planned and compiled by CTO Bootcamp and published by Posts & Telecom Press, it reads more like a group portrait of China's internet technology management field. Its value lies in its strong sense of reality and context: rather than offering universal management formulas, it uses real cases, dilemmas, and choices to show how technology managers think through core issues such as strategic planning, team building, technology selection, and business alignment. For readers who aspire to or have just stepped into technology management, the book's greatest appeal is its demystification—it clearly reveals the painful shift in thinking from technical expert to technology leader, and the art of balancing technical ideals with business reality. The candid "lesson learned" stories shared by several CTOs often offer more useful lessons than success stories. Because it is a multi-author collection, the quality and depth of the chapters vary somewhat, but overall it opens a window onto the technical decision-making inside China's top technology companies and offers valuable lessons from others' experience.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Senior engineers hoping to move from technical expert to team manager
Mid-level technology managers looking for practical cases of team building and technology planning
Product or business leaders interested in how internet companies make technology decisions and the reasoning behind them
Upper-year students or researchers in computer-related fields who want to understand the real ecosystem of the technology workplace

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking a systematic, theoretical knowledge system for technology management
Purely technical developers looking to improve specific programming techniques or algorithm details

Reading tips

Read selectively by theme or by the challenges you currently face; you need not follow the order, and you can compare different CTOs' views on the same issue (such as handling technical debt)
Focus on the context and trade-offs behind decisions rather than the conclusions themselves, and try to think about what you would choose if you were in that position
Use the book's viewpoints to reflect on your own team or company, turning the reading into a diagnosis and review of your own work

About the publisher

Posts & Telecom Press China · Founded in 1953

Posts & Telecom Press is known for its strengths in science and technology, computing, and information and communications titles, and has extended its publishing into photography, art, software learning, and inspirational growth, giving it a fairly diverse range. Its catalog includes computing and communications works such as Refactoring and Patterns (Revised Edition) and Huawei Switch Learning Guide (Second Edition), alongside bilingual collector's editions such as The Little Prince (Chinese-English-French illustrated collector's edition), The Great Gatsby, and Three Days to See. Beijing Ten Years: 1980-1990 and Ghost Blade: WLOP Personal Illustration Collection reflect its presence in photography and art. Its authors include Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Helen Keller, Joshua Kerievsky, Wang Da, Zhang Zhaozeng, and WLOP.

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内容提要
序
第一篇 CTO的大格局
360副总裁谭晓生：The Tough Job——CTO
乐视网CTO杨永强：站在未来思考未来
国美在线CTO于斌平：CTO的七种武器
欧电云创始人韩军：完美CTO的能力模型
tutorabc CTO汤峥嵘：从工程师到管理者的历程分享
第二篇创业平台CTO的面面观
七乐康技术副总裁曲毅：创业公司的事与人
360企业安全——大数据分析业务总裁左文建：创业公司团队组建
原唱吧高级技术总监黄全能：如何保持一支小而精的初创团队
豌豆公主技术合伙人陈超：创业型公司CTO初体验
雪球CTO王栋：技术团队的升级之路
第三篇 CTO的管理之道
跟谁学CTO李钢江：A+技术人才招聘观
知乎CTO李申申：知乎技术团队文化
国美在线CTO于斌平：技术团队如何做绩效管理
九枝兰合伙人傅强：避开研发管理中的那些坑
极客邦科技总裁池建强：打造优秀的技术团队
出门问问CTO雷欣：如何打造AI创业团队及研发体系
第四篇 CTO的第一把刷子——技术架构
京东商城总架构师刘海锋：基础架构建设的点滴思考
七乐康技术副总裁曲毅：用进化的思维做架构
本来产品技术本部副总经理钱荣明：技术架构的迭代与锤炼
饿了么兰建刚：饿了么网站架构设计及演进
学霸君高级技术总监苗广艺：学霸君在线答疑架构发展经历
第五篇 CTO与CXO的相处之道
花虾金融CEO段念：CTO的向上管理：做一个可扩展的CTO
原唱吧高级技术总监黄全能：产品与技术的协奏曲
饿了么徐盎：饿了么技术运营经历
360商业产品首席架构师刘鹏：如何构建好一个好的商业产品团队
创客CFO创始人王玥：CTO的财务课
第六篇向CEO的华丽转身
将门CTO沈强：技术创业的准备
吆喝科技CEO王晔：技术创业者的故事
星瀚资本创始合伙人杨歌：技术创业和商业模式
星瀚资本创始合伙人杨歌：CTO的股权课
元航资本创始合伙人张志勇：投资人眼中的CTO
九枝兰创始人熊长青：商业模式画布

FAQ

Does this book have a Douban rating? What is it mainly about?

It does have a Douban rating. It is a collection of interviews focused on the hands-on experience and deep thinking shared by CTOs and technology VPs at frontline internet companies on technology team management, technology strategy and planning, and career development.

What is the background of the author, CTO Bootcamp?

CTO Bootcamp is a community and organization dedicated to developing senior technology managers. This book was initiated and compiled by them and essentially gathers the insights of many mentors and guests in their community, ensuring the content is practical and cutting-edge.

Is this book suitable for beginners in technology management?

Very suitable. The many real-world, scenario-based accounts in the book give beginners valuable intuitive understanding and case references, helping them build a relatively comprehensive initial picture of technology management roles and avoid common thinking traps.

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CTO训练营 Author

CTO Training Camp is a collective byline, and public information about it is limited: all that is known is that it has one work to its name, CTO Says, commonly classified under management. As a writing entity named after a training camp, it is better understood as a learning and exchange platform for technology managers than as a single author, so it should not be introduced through an individual biography. Judging from the available work, its content centers on management topics such as technical team leadership and the growth of technology managers. The writing leans toward experience sharing and practical discussion, with plain, direct language and an emphasis on applicability rather than theoretical exposition. CTO Says is the only representative work currently visible under this byline and is regarded as a concentrated expression of its editorial direction: turning the hands-on experience of frontline technology managers into material that peers can consult. Because more public information is lacking, this profile does not speculate about its membership, founding date, or operations, and focuses instead on the subject matter and editorial orientation of its work.