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Ask HN: Does a company CTO need to be a coder?

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Re: Ask HN: Does a company CTO need to be a coder?

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Assuming your company is not a startup using fancy C-titles early, it's not a requirement for a CTO to be a coder but it helps to understand the complexity of problems and gain trust and respect from direct reports if your CTO used to be a coder.