Hello, good people of radar. Am glad each time I get to ask questions here, because I k now am about to get blown away by your collective smart answers.
My question is, are all the tech cofounders began by young Nigerians who say started from school or by young good tech guys and went on to become mainstream startups like Jobberman, Tolet, etc. Does it mean there founder CTOs are actually that good, or they get to learn along the way.
Or they just take up CTO roles because it is their own startup and the are technical too.
I want to learn. Thank you.
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Can you name anyone or group of co-founders under your described circumstance? Some founders are busy in other aspect than relaxing as CTO…
Are all cofounder CTO of startups by young tech guys mean the are really the best?
I read your title three times and I still don’t understand it.
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@techscopion and @all let me use jobberman as a case study. The began from school or say the met in the school and one of them( the cofounders who were fresh grads as of then and who was ‘technical’) tool the CTO position. Am asking does it mean he is ready that good of a programmer with the necessary skills needed as a CTO? Or he took and like others take the position because the too are technical and it is there are own startup?
Like in my example, if the Jobberman guy (the founder CTO) had applied as an employee for a CTO position in that same Jobberman, would he have been accepted?
That is my question, are most of these founder CTO of most Nigerian tech companies really that good or the take the position because it is their startup and ‘hustle’ ?
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Read my explanation below to understand what I mean. Thanks because I want to understand.
@chimexy I understand your question and the answer is “NO”.
They are not always experienced enough to be CTO of an established business. But the fact that their business succeeded is very often proof that they’re fast learners. So they learn and grow as the orgarnization grows.
If, however, the business grows faster than they can keep up with, investors and other stakeholders might force them out and hire someone competent for the role.
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Thanks for clarifying what you meant.
The simple answer to your question is yes, they are good enough at the beginning. Good enough usually means being able to build the minimum viable product ie. version 1 of whatever they are selling. That said, the long term determinant of their success depends on how quickly they can learn broader concepts as the company grows e.g hiring, infrastructure, industrial design, etc.
The difference between the young CTO and his/her former school colleague who proceeded to work in a conventional job is that the former usually takes on a lot more responsibility, which all other things being equal, forces them to learn faster.
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