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olivere/startup-cto-handbook — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-21 · repo last pushed 2024-05-05

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tl;dr

An openly available book for startup engineering leaders covering management, leadership, and technical decisions. Read it free, suggest edits, or contribute new material.

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    What it is
      Open access book
      Single markdown file
      Print and audio versions
    Who it is for
      First-time CTOs
      Startup founders
      Senior engineers in management
    What it covers
      Leadership challenges
      Managing people
      Technical decision-making
    Licensing
      Free to copy and modify
      Keep author attribution
      Not for selling
    Community
      Suggest edits
      Report problems
      Contribute new material

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Read a comprehensive guide on leading engineering teams at a startup.

VIBE 2

Adapt portions of the book into internal training material for your company.

VIBE 3

Report issues or suggest edits to improve future editions of the book.

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Create a derivative version tailored to your organization's needs.

what's the stack?

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how it stacks up fr

olivere/startup-cto-handbook00kaku/gallery-slider-block0verflowme/alarm-clock
LanguageJavaScriptCSS
Last pushed2024-05-052021-05-192022-10-03
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/52/52/5
Audiencepm foundergeneralvibe coder

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min
You can copy, modify, and share the content freely as long as you keep the author's attribution and do not sell it.

in plain english

The Startup CTO's Handbook is exactly what it sounds like: a book written for people who lead software engineering teams at early-stage companies. It covers the leadership, management, and technical challenges that come with the territory. What makes it unusual is that the entire book is openly available here for anyone to read, and readers are encouraged to suggest edits, report problems, or even contribute new material for future editions. The content lives in a single markdown file, which is just plain text with some lightweight formatting. The author is still in the process of cleaning up the formatting after converting the manuscript from a word processor format, so it can look a bit rough in places. But the full text is there and readable. The book is also available to purchase in print and audio if you prefer that format. The primary audience is someone who has recently stepped into a CTO or engineering leadership role at a startup and needs practical guidance on everything from managing people to making technical decisions. A first-time founder who suddenly finds themselves running a team of engineers, or a senior engineer promoted into management, would find directly relevant advice here. Rather than learning through trial and error, they get a consolidated reference from someone who has been there. One notable thing about the project is the licensing model. You can copy, modify, and share the content freely as long as you keep the author's attribution attached and don't sell it. That means a company could adapt portions of it into internal training material, or a reader could create a derivative version tailored to their own organization's needs, all without asking permission.

prompts (copy fr)

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Help me outline an onboarding plan for a new engineering manager based on the leadership and management advice in the Startup CTO's Handbook.
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Using the Startup CTO's Handbook as a reference, what are the key technical decisions a first-time CTO should prioritize in their first 90 days?
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Summarize the people management strategies from the Startup CTO's Handbook into a one-page cheat sheet for startup engineering leaders.
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Draft a checklist of leadership and technical challenges a new startup CTO should prepare for, drawing from the Startup CTO's Handbook.

Frequently asked questions

what is startup-cto-handbook fr?

An openly available book for startup engineering leaders covering management, leadership, and technical decisions. Read it free, suggest edits, or contribute new material.

Is startup-cto-handbook actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2024-05-05).

What license does startup-cto-handbook use?

You can copy, modify, and share the content freely as long as you keep the author's attribution and do not sell it.

How hard is startup-cto-handbook to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is startup-cto-handbook for?

Mainly pm founder.

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