      First Round Review · 2017-06-14
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CTO Unconference: Hiring, Management, and Engineering Leadership Best Practices

First Round's second annual CTO Unconference gathered 160+ technical leaders from companies like Apple, Google, Dropbox, and Slack to share practical tactics on hiring, interviewing, and management. The unconference format prioritized intimate multi-dimensional discussions over keynotes, yielding actionable advice on recruiting strategies, onboarding practices, and team leadership that participants could immediately implement.

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CTO Unconference Attendee Breakdown - CTOs

40%

of attendees

CTO Unconference participants

CTO Unconference Attendee Breakdown - Consumer companies

31%

of attendees

CTO Unconference participants

CTO Unconference Attendee Breakdown - Enterprise companies

50%

of attendees

CTO Unconference participants

CTO Unconference Attendee Breakdown - Rising-star engineering leads and managers

26%

of attendees

CTO Unconference participants

CTO Unconference Attendee Breakdown - VPEs and Engineering Directors

34%

of attendees

CTO Unconference participants

CTO Unconference Total Attendees

160+count

total

Second annual CTO Unconference

CTO Unconference Women Representation

30%

expressed as 3 out of 10

CTO Unconference participants