Nema jedne putanje, ali većina CTO-a dolazi jednom od nekoliko dobro poznatih ruta. Zajednika nit je kombinacija jakih tehničkih temelja i sposobnosti vođenja.
Česte putanje
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1. FOUNDER → built the product, grew with the company
2. IC → LEAD → MANAGER → DIRECTOR → VP → CTO (climbing the org ladder)
3. ARCHITECT / PRINCIPAL → CTO (deep technical authority, then breadth)
4. LATERAL → senior engineering leader hired in as CTO
