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
: "Overwhelmed? Just Say ‘No.’"
7 posts
#2
News
: "My role as a founder CTO: Year Eight"
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "How does your company manage 3rd-party API integrations?"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Startup CTO insisting on only vibe coding – What to do?"
2 posts
#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
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
: "Interviewing for a CTO role?"
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
: "How to keep building your engineering skills as a CTO"
4 posts
#2
Discussion
: "How to move on as a CTO?"
1 post
#3
New Work
: "Meta’s layoffs continue to impact advertisers as the company replaces account team members with AI"
1 post
#4
Architecture
: "New to CTO"
1 post
#5
Process
: "a question about virtualizing computers for software engineers"
1 post
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+957 members(34.9%)
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Last updated: August 18, 2026