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Last night I mentioned the idea of a dedicated product manager to our CEO, who responded that the CTO will ultimately be responsible for that area. It's interesting, but I'm not convinced the roles and skillsets are adequately aligned.


CTO cannot be the product manager. A product manager must align technology with market, and does so by providing the correct input to the technology group. CTO must focus on execution and innovation, while a product manager focus on what needs to be executed and how to align innovation with the market. It's different skillsets, indeed, and they are rarely aligned.




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