[Verse 1] Picture your tech stack as a garden bed Some plants bear fruit, some research what's ahead Core platform work keeps the harvest flowing While moonshot projects test what seeds worth sowing Balance your bets like a seasoned trader Innovation needs both safe and major [Chorus] Three buckets rule the CTO game Core, Adjacent, Transformational frame Seventy, twenty, ten percent divide Research, Emerging, Platform side by side Portfolio thinking keeps your future bright Innovation balanced wrong and right [Verse 2] Core improvements fix the engine running Database tuning, performance cunning Adjacent tech explores the neighborhood APIs expanding where they never could Transform means betting on tomorrow's shift Blockchain, AI, quantum's risky gift [Chorus] Three buckets rule the CTO game Core, Adjacent, Transformational frame Seventy, twenty, ten percent divide Research, Emerging, Platform side by side Portfolio thinking keeps your future bright Innovation balanced wrong and right [Bridge] Track your investments like a hawk watching prey Metrics reveal what experiments pay Kill the losers fast, but nurse the winners Portfolio discipline separates beginners From leaders who can juggle risk with gain [Verse 3] Timeframes matter in this juggling act Core shows results, that's proven fact Adjacent bets need quarters to mature Transform takes years, success less sure Document failures, celebrate the tries Learning compounds when ego dies [Chorus] Three buckets rule the CTO game Core, Adjacent, Transformational frame Seventy, twenty, ten percent divide Research, Emerging, Platform side by side Portfolio thinking keeps your future bright Innovation balanced wrong and right [Outro] Seventy-twenty-ten, remember the split Innovation portfolio, that's how you hit Balance today with tomorrow's potential Portfolio management is essential
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