Jason M. Lemkin maps out the leadership hires fast-growing tech companies need around 100 people. A VP of Engineering should handle management while the CTO focuses on technical work. Add a Director of Product and Director of Design, then specialized roles like user researchers and copywriters become affordable.
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By this point, you're absolutely gonna need a VP of engineering. This is somebody who helps the CTO with the actual managing of the organization. You know, it's pretty commonly the case that the co-founder or CTO is chosen because of their technical chops and vision. They may not have the management experience to run a 100-person organization. You're gonna need to supplement this with a more experienced engineering manager. The, the teams themselves are the same. They've just gotten bigger and you're now going to need a lot more mid-level management. Same thing over in the product organization. You're probably going to need a director of product management. You're going to need a director of design. But you can also afford some super specialized roles like people who are doing user research, even like a dedicated copywriter. You can start to do things like that. Sales and marketing.