Helping To Build Cloudflare, Part 6: What does Cloudflare's CTO do?

In this final part of a six-part series, John Graham-Cumming shares his experience as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Cloudflare. He initially joined as a programmer and later took on managing engineering responsibilities temporarily. Over time, he transitioned from writing code to encouraging others, recruiting leaders for various teams, and handling sales. As CTO, Graham-Cumming emphasizes the importance of marketing technology through blog posts and direct customer engagement. He also mentions that while he may not be the source of all technical wisdom in the company, his experience can help guide the organization's technological direction. The key takeaways from his experience include being audacious, sharing widely, working hard, finding the right people, creating teams, rewriting code, panicking early, and remaining humble.