This article is interesting! But the idea that VPE and CTO role descriptions are transferable between companies seems empirically false to me. I see companies where engineers report to the VPE and the CTO sets strategy and direction, and I see companies where the opposite's true.
If you want to know what a VPE job title means, you simply have to ask the specific company who the role belongs to what it means to them.
You're 100% correct. Most roles (especially senior leadership) are contextual to the company. This post is my take on Mark Suster's definition with regards to how I view my role within my company's context. I thought about whether to add qualifiers to how I talked the position, roles, responsibilities, etc. and I decided to not water it down and accept that to some it won't be applicable for a variety of reasons. Thanks for the feedback.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 15.5 ms ] threadIf you want to know what a VPE job title means, you simply have to ask the specific company who the role belongs to what it means to them.