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		icedchai on July 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On Becoming a VP of Engineering I was in a similar position, working as CTO under a first time CEO where we built a small team, product, got some limited traction, but follow-on execution completely failed. It was incredibly hard. It depresses me to this day, thinking about where it all went wrong. I probably won't ever do it again.

danielvaughn on July 15, 2023 [–]

It’s very difficult. I spent almost 2 years without income, supporting myself with my savings. It’s a tough pill to swallow.

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