The 5-Minute Startup CTO #57
Reporting to the CEO, Signs of product / market fit, Next stage spreadsheets, CSS frameworks
Hi everyone,
Here are this week’s top links on People, Product, Process and Tech.
👭 People
Effective management is not only “down”, but also sideways and up. As a CTO, “up” means the CEO - so what does it mean to report directly to them? Jason Lemkin (from SaaStr fame) talks about his first such experience, and its pros and cons.
![Twitter avatar for @jasonlk](https://substackcdn.com/image/twitter_name/w_96/jasonlk.jpg)
🥫Product
“The only thing that matters is getting to product/market fit.”
— Marc Andreessen
Achieving (and sustaining) Product / Market fit is the holy grail of any startup, but how do you know whether you’re there? Lenny Rachistky draws insights from a range of successful entrepreneurs to cover this exhaustively - great stuff.
🔄 Process
Google Sheets transformed spreadsheets by taking Excel online and making it collaborative. In its latest newsletter, AngelList looks at the next stage of this evolution: Airtable, Notion, Quip and Coda. 4 apps well worth trying!
![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9cbdbd9f-fff1-449e-94b0-08c569cf01b9_1920x1221.png)
⌨️ Tech
Lastly, the X-Team with a neat recap of the 11 most popular CSS frameworks. Handy for new projects or when reviewing existing stack choices.
Until next time, have a great week!
Fabrice
The 5-Minute Startup CTO: every Sunday, 3 top insights in 5 minutes for startup CTOs and Tech Leads. Hand-picked by Fabrice, a UK-based consulting CTO.