r/cto is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and news, and the community frequently discusses cto, startup, engineering, leadership, and software.
The subreddit for engineering managers - especially CTOs and VPs of Engineering.
Popular Themes in r/cto
#1
Advice Requests
: "Why I code as a CTO"
6 posts
#2
News
: "My role as a founder CTO: Year Eight"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Startup CTO insisting on only vibe coding – What to do?"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "It’s time for a new SaaS shared responsibility model"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Building a Personal CTO Operating System with Claude Code"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "Companies are spending 93% on tech and only 7% on people and that has to change"
1 post
#7
Self-Promotion
: "Your identity as a CTO"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/cto
#1
Cto
: "The Cto’s Seven Sins"
37 posts
#2
Startup
: "Startup CTO insisting on only vibe coding – What to do?"
9 posts
#3
Engineering
: "VP Engineering Vs CTO"
9 posts
#4
Leadership
: "The 3 P's of Software Engineering Leadership: People, Process, and Product"
6 posts
#5
Software
: "a question about virtualizing computers for Software engineers"
5 posts
#6
Ai
: "Ai As Your Next CTO?"
5 posts
#7
Tech
: "Tech company CTO and others indicted for exporting Nvidia chips to China - Ars Technica"
5 posts
#8
Development
3 posts
#9
Interviewing
3 posts
#10
Company
: "Tech firm’s new CTO gets indicted; Company then claims he was never CTO"
3 posts
Flair Used in r/cto
#1
CTO Role
: "CTOs, asked to do something illegal at work? Here’s what these software engineers did"
2 posts
#2
Architecture
: "New to CTO"
1 post
#3
Process
: "a question about virtualizing computers for software engineers"
1 post
#4
Job
: "Inkmi - Dream Jobs for CTOs"
1 post
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+902 members(31.6%)
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Last updated: September 19, 2026