The origin of “Sudo make me a CTO?”
I've been in the industry long enough to have seen the famous “Make me a sandwich” XKCD comic strip when it was published originally.
I don't know how many times in my life I've typed:
$ sudo <command>
Surely often enough for this to become second nature.
For those unfamiliar with the command: it's a command found on Unix-like systems that allow a user to execute a command with the superuser credentials. SUDo is actually an acronym for Super User Do.
In my transition from being an Individual Contributor to becoming an Engineering Manager and then taking more and more senior roles in the tech management space I've often found we were lacking sources to learn from, and we often resorted to either peers or our own mistakes.
Even though the situation has greatly improved over time, I believe we're still in the early stages of building clarity around the complexity of engineering leadership roles, at all levels.
This newsletter is an attempt at helping regular users - all current and aspiring engineering leaders - supercharge their career growth by borrowing the superuser credentials, in the form of knowledge and experience that I'm aiming to share with all of you.
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My hope is that by being a subscriber of Sudo Make Me a CTO you'll gain super powers that will elevate you from the regular experience of having to learn the trade the hard way.
By subscribing you will receive weekly posts with insights, thoughts, observations and stories that I have collected, directly or indirectly, through my career as an Engineering Leader in small and big companies.
About the author
My name is Sergio Visinoni, and I have more than 2 decades of experience in the realm of Software Engineering, 15+ of which I've spent in leadership roles at companies of various sizes and industries.
Today I operate my own business where I help companies and individuals achieving better Engineering Leadership via the following services:
Fractional CTO and Technical Advisory.
Coaching and Mentoring, both for individuals and companies.
Project-based consultancy services.
🌐 If you are interested in knowing more about my services, make sure to consult my personal website.
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