As the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of any organization, it’s easy to assume that your major responsibility is ensuring the functionality of your company’s technology and overseeing product development.
However, you’re also a business leader with the commercial responsibility of making sure your company’s product is profitable and delivers business value. Sometimes, figuring out what your company needs to build next to meet this objective falls within your role.
So how do you perform your technical duties and still ensure that your team builds and delivers products that help the company achieve its commercial and strategic objectives?
If you’re trying to figure this out, you’re in luck. We recently interviewed Jarek Feith, a Senior Product Consultant here at STX Next, during one of our Tech Leaders Hub sessions.
Jarek is passionate about helping clients build profitable products, and he extensively discussed how a good understanding of product strategy can help CTOs and technical teams build profitable products.
Keep reading to find out why you should prioritize shaping and implementing a product strategy as CTO when building products for your organization.