The Pre-PMF CTO: Wearing All the Hats

harpischord acid jazz, saxophone bossa nova · 4:01

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Zero to ten engineers in your crew
Building fast while the runway burns through
Product-market fit's the holy grail quest
You're coding sprints while architecting the rest
One moment debugging, next moment you're leading
Switching contexts like a juggling act bleeding

[Chorus]
Pre-PMF CTO, wearing all the hats
Individual contributor and the architect
Code by morning, strategy by night
Build it fast but build it right
All the hats, all the hats
Racing time while laying tracks
All the hats, all the hats
Technical debt or technical facts

[Verse 2]
Prototype quickly, validate the vision
Every feature's a make-or-break decision
Refactor later when you've found the groove
Right now speed's the only way to prove
Your hands in code but eyes on the horizon
Technical choices that keep options sizing

[Chorus]
Pre-PMF CTO, wearing all the hats
Individual contributor and the architect
Code by morning, strategy by night
Build it fast but build it right
All the hats, all the hats
Racing time while laying tracks
All the hats, all the hats
Technical debt or technical facts

[Bridge]
When to scale and when to hack
When to pivot, when to track
Quality versus velocity
Finding that sweet harmony
Startup chaos, structured thinking
Balance before you're sinking

[Verse 3]
Hiring soon but not just yet
Building culture you won't regret
Document decisions while they're fresh
Technical foundation, not a mesh
Tomorrow you'll teach what you've learned today
From solo coder to the CTO way

[Chorus]
Pre-PMF CTO, wearing all the hats
Individual contributor and the architect
Code by morning, strategy by night
Build it fast but build it right
All the hats, all the hats
Racing time while laying tracks
All the hats, all the hats
From prototype to impact facts

[Outro]
All the hats until you find your market
All the hats until you hit your target
Wearing all the hats

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