# Greg Brockman - Define CTO by Greg Brockman (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article2.74d541386bbf.png) ## Metadata **Cover**:: https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article2.74d541386bbf.png **Source**:: #from/readwise **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Greg Brockman]] **Full Title**:: Define CTO by Greg Brockman **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [blog.gregbrockman.com](https://blog.gregbrockman.com/figuring-out-the-cto-role-at-stripe) **Host**:: [[blog.gregbrockman.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2021-09-04]] **Created**:: [[2022-09-26]] ## Highlights ### Hiring a VP Engineering ### Once we had a VP Engineering - The best advice I’ve gotten here is you have two traditional choices for how to delegate: you either delegate completely ... or you stay involved in all the details. ### My role - It’s important to find activities that recharge you (independent of leverage) so that you have the energy to deal with the high-leverage draining stuff. ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1441528091/17362347))