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Startup CTO: The Path from Tech Lead to CTO
What a CTO really does at each startup stage, how to work with the rest of the C-suite, and your plan to get there.
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Key facts
- Format
- 100% live online
- sessions per week
- 2
- Each session
- 1.5 h
- sessions in total
- 8
- live hours
- 12 h
- Weeks
- 4
- Seats
- 12
- + 2 one-on-one mentoring calls (45 min)
- Application-based
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Objective
In 4 weeks, understand how the CTO role changes from pre-seed to Series B, define technology OKRs and KPIs, learn to work with marketing, finance, operations and people, and present your plan to a simulated board.
Who it's for
Senior tech leads and engineering managers aiming for CTO, first-time CTOs (0–24 months) and technical founders.
Not for
People who have never led a team: start with the Tech Lead program.
What you leave with
- Personal gap map against the four CTO hats
- One-page tech strategy aligned with the business
- Technology OKRs and a KPI set for the board
- Working agreements with each C-suite function
- A 12–24 month career plan presented to a simulated board
What's included
- Application-based cohort: up to 12 peers at a similar level, 15-min interview
- 2 one-on-one mentoring calls with Lorgio
- CTO Toolkit with 9 templates: strategy, OKRs, KPIs, org design, career ladder, budget, board deck, 90-day plan and due diligence
- Simulated board meeting: present your plan to Lorgio and a guest founder or investor
- Bonus session with guest CTOs
- Lifetime alumni community
- 12-month recording access and certificate of completion
- 7-day guarantee: full refund if the first week isn't for you
Session by session
Two evening sessions per week (7:00 pm, Latin America time) · Every session is recorded
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01
The path to CTO and startup stages
- CTO vs VP Engineering vs Head of Engineering
- What changes from 0→1, 1→10 and 10→100
- The four hats: architect, team builder, business partner and operator
DELIVERABLE Personal gap map
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02
Technology strategy aligned with the business
- Build vs buy and architecture by stage
- Technical roadmap tied to the business
- Where AI fits in the strategy
DELIVERABLE One-page tech strategy
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03
Technology OKRs and KPIs
- Cascading OKRs from company goals
- Engineering, product and platform KPIs
- DORA and SPACE at the executive level
- Common mistakes: OKRs that are task lists
DELIVERABLE Quarterly OKRs and KPI set
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04
Build and scale the organization
- Hiring, career ladders and onboarding
- Team topologies
- Real cases from three startups
DELIVERABLE 12-month org design
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05
Leading leaders and culture
- From leading engineers to leading managers
- Rituals, culture and remote teams
- Empathetic leadership under pressure
DELIVERABLE Team rituals system
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06
The CTO and the C-suite
- Marketing: experiment speed, data and attribution
- Finance: budget, capex vs opex and forecasting
- Operations: SLAs, support and incidents
- People: hiring plan, compensation and culture
- The CEO: alignment, disagreement and trust
DELIVERABLE Working agreements per function
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07
Numbers, risk and compliance
- Technology budget and cloud costs (FinOps)
- Security and data protection
- Technical due diligence in a funding round
DELIVERABLE Budget model
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08
Simulated board and career plan
- How to present to a board and investors
- Simulated board meeting with a guest
- 12–24 month career plan
DELIVERABLE Board deck and career plan
FAQ
Are sessions live?
Yes. Every session is live online, with time for questions and work on your real cases.
What if I miss a session?
Every session is recorded, so you can watch it anytime during your access period.
When does the next cohort start?
Dates are announced first to the waitlist. Join and we'll let you know.
Can I enroll my team?
Yes. Team packages and private cohorts are available. Mention it in the form.
Why is there an application?
So the cohort is made of peers with similar experience. After joining the waitlist, you'll be invited to a 15-minute interview.
Can my company sponsor the program?
Yes. We invoice the company and, if you wish, share a progress report with your CEO.
About the instructor
Lorgio Trinidad
Founder & CEO of Braincoders and Orvium
20+ years in technology: engineering at Globant, three startups as CTO and, today, founder & CEO of Braincoders and Orvium from Dubai. I have led 70+ engineers and taken teams to ship 3× faster. What these programs teach is what I actually use — no borrowed theory.
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