Where CTOs and engineering leaders connect, learn and grow together.
Whether you are leading in a start-up, scale-up, enterprise or non-profit, or working towards a senior technology leadership role, the CTO Craft community is here for you.
By joining, you will gain access to:
- Learning Opportunities: Access a wide range of resources to enhance your leadership skills and expertise, including engaging conferences, in-person Mixers, interactive online Bytes events, hands-on workshops, our comprehensive online learning hub Campus, and tailored mentoring programmes.
- A Supportive Network: Connect with a diverse community of peers in our exclusive Slack membership group who’ve faced similar challenges, offering you valuable insights and guidance.
- Expert Guidance: Benefit from the wisdom of experienced professionals and industry leaders who provide actionable strategies and practical advice.
- Collaborative Environment: Enjoy a safe, inclusive space across all of our online resources and in-person events where you can share experiences, tackle challenges, and build meaningful connections with like-minded leaders.
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OUR TRUSTED Partners
We’re proud to partner with organisations that share our commitment to empowering technology leaders. These collaborations have brought valuable resources, insights, and opportunities to CTO Craft members worldwide through projects, events, and expert contributions.
OUR PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Community Membership
Join the conversation with our free CTO Community
CTO Craft connects technology leaders worldwide, from innovative startups to established global organisations, and welcomes professionals at all stages of their careers.
Become part of our vibrant community of over 18,000 CTOs and tech leaders. Enjoy exclusive access to valuable resources, including curated content, dedicated Slack channels, monthly Mentoring Circles, networking events, and much more.
Campus
The Go-to Learning Resource for Senior Technology Leaders
A transformative learning platform for tech leaders, integrating expert courses, compelling videos, and insightful assessments to unlock their full potential. Join a private community of CTOs, VPs, Heads, Directors and other senior technology executives, and learn from some of the best in the business.
CTO Craft Mentoring Circles
Join a Community of Practice for CTOs
By joining a small, trusted team of emerging CTOs and technology leaders, meeting online monthly for guided discussion facilitated by an experienced CTO Coach, you’ll build skills around leadership, strategy, process, planning and more.
One-to-One CTO Coaching
Unlock your professional growth and leadership potential
Set yourself up for success with one-to-one coaching by an experienced CTO. At your convenience, online or in your workplace, your coach will help with setting goals, improving self-confidence and professional relationships, and identifying obstacles and patterns.
Benefits of Coaching and Mentoring
We’re building a coaching and mentoring movement to help technology leaders and their teams grow, build sustainable working practices, build confidence and become more resilient to change/
Build a trusted network
Receive Feedback
Craft a vision
Increase confidence
Learn new mental models
FEEDBACK FROM CIRCLE MEMBERS
We love hearing from our Community and Circle members – see how CTO Craft has helped them below
Nayur Khan, Global Head of Technical Delivery at QuantumBlack
“The workshop was incredibly insightful and very well run. It aimed to brainstorm through unconscious biases and fears around recruiting junior talent, and provide useful and practical tips to overcome them.”
Matt Varughese, CTO at Drover
“It was a great way to find new and practical solutions to various real challenges I have faced. Overall a fantastic opportunity to learn from others, who have been through similar experiences and can share their thoughts and advice.”
Dr Ole Moeller-Nilsson, CTO at Pivigo
“The CTO Craft mentoring group was fantastic; the various open discussions in a small group around a wide variety of topics really helped me build my confidence as first time CTO.”
Allistair Crossley, CTO at Coconut
“Taking part in a Circle whilst also launching a FinTech business was especially useful to me as I was able to raise a bunch of real-time challenges and get the group’s take every week, practice and report back the week after on results (CI with people!). By the end of the Circle I felt more confident, capable and equipped to discharge the role of CTO.”
Arif Shanji, Head of Development at Kano
“I think the sessions are brilliant and I’m learning a lot. There’s a good mix of participants at different levels. We’re going at a good pace with bite-sized material.”
John Plummer, Head of Development at Reevoo
“What I have appreciated most is being able to ask very specific questions about real situations and getting actionable feedback and also recommendations on tools and reading that would be useful in similar future situations.”
Guy Farley, CTO at Bought By Many
“The CTO Craft Mentoring Circle was a great learning experience and huge fun. Our Coach had a model to share for every conceivable management situation and it was great just to share experiences, and frustrations, with other CTOs.”
Charaka Goonatilake, CTO at Panaseer
“A truly unique coaching experience – providing sorely needed support for technical leaders. It’s a hugely effective concept to bring together individuals leading technical organisations together with a seasoned CTO to discuss problems and actionable solutions.”
Tom Watson, CTO at Hubble
“The Circle was an amazing experience. Not only was the coach great but hearing from other CTOs with similar challenges at different stages was equally as valuable. I feel a lot more equipped to manage as the company grows and changes.”
Marcus Lambert, CTO at Omobono
“The Mentoring Circle has been outstanding – it has helped me to reflect on my leadership style, identifying areas for improvement and helped me communicate clearly with my teams. As I direct result of an idea/perspective we had in the circle, I have made 50k cost-saving at Omobono, highly recommended.”
Emanuele Blanco, CTO at Moneyfarm
“I heard about the great CTO Craft community from a fellow CTO and was glad to join. There’s lots of different experiences and points of view, and I felt I could both get and give back to the community.”
Sarah Hale, Director of Engineering at Unity
“The Mentoring Circles in particular have been a highlight – having an experienced coach facilitating discussions between engineering leaders from different backgrounds who are facing similar challenges has been incredibly valuable.”
Jon Topper, CTO at The Scale Factory
“The Mentoring Circle was extremely valuable – it was useful to be able to talk openly about our challenges, gain insights and new perspectives from other attendees, and to learn new tools and techniques useful to the CTO role.”
Claire Donald, VP Engineering at MOO.com
“Being part of a Mentoring Circle has been a very valuable learning experience. I’m able to connect with other leaders outside of my own industry, where we can share knowledge and give advice on our own individual challenges”
What you'll learn
Design, Build & Debug Engineering Culture
Build Leadership and Team-building Skills
- Vision, values and goal-setting
- Hiring, on-boarding, retention, development and motivation
- Meetings, 1:1s and time management
- Teamwork, collaboration and team building
- Stakeholders and upward management
- Stress and burnout
- Feedback, delegation and decision-making
Architect & Maintain Quality Technology Products
Learn how to Plan and Build Products the Right Way
- Software architecture and engineering practices
- Platforms and technologies
- Security and data privacy
- Research and development
- Data engineering and science
- Quality assurance
Create Sustainable Operations, Process & Infrastructure
Bullet-proof Ops, Project Management Processes and Secure Platforms
- Product management and roadmapping
- Process and release planning, Agile and Lean
- Infrastructure, performance and ops
- Continuous integration and release management
- Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
- Budgets and resource planning
- Security, governance and risk
MEET the coaches?
Circles and One-to-One Coaching Programmes are facilitated by experienced former CTOs from businesses like Made.com, Secret Sales, MyDeco, Photobox, Graze and more.
