The position of a CTO comes with a number of expectations and responsibilities.
You need to increase your knowledge and diversify your network. Updating your tech stack or scaling your development team might be in order at any given moment.
Representing your company’s technical vision by engaging in speaking opportunities, conferences, and media activities may also fall within your purview.
Lastly, hiring and retaining engineering talent is part of your job description, as well. It is one of the biggest challenges tech startups and established players face at the moment. Since the job market strongly favors talented developers, finding venues for CTOs to gain face time with prospective employees is becoming increasingly important.
So, how do you go about accomplishing these goals?
One great way to do that is to attend technology conferences focused on your tech stack of choice. The foundation of the tech stack at the center of this article is Python.
Even now, with the first half of the year behind us, there are still many opportunities to enhance your talent scouting and to stay up-to-date.