What is one blog all CTOs or tech managers should follow?
The following answers are provided by members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses.
1. Searchmetrics
Searchmetrics
is a technical SEO blog that helps CTO’s know what’s going on online and helps them to configure their website formore online users. I’ve found that it’s helped me understand the technical parts of SEO a lot better. They also give a lot of data to help me make better decisions. – John Rampton, Due
2. Signal vs. Noise
Signal vs. Noise
is a must-read for anyone who works in the technology industry. It’s especially important for leaders of technology teams. There’s a reason why it’s one of the longest-running blogs about the Internet that is still active today. It got here by consistently publishing honest stories about what it feels like to run a bootstrapped technology startup. – Neil Thanedar, LabDoor
3. First Round Review
First Round Review
is a good mix of management and actionable advice for everyday work. Their experts are from a good cross section of today’s best startups and tech companies. – Kevin Henrikson, Acompli (now Outlook iOS/Android @ Microsoft)
4. Hacker News
Hacker News
(run by Y Combinator) is the only major source of news I check, because it always has the most important stories that I need to know about, often before they’re covered in the mainstream press. I also use the comments section to learn more about how a story will potentially impact me, and sometimes to hear other sides of the story through thoughtful and well-crafted posts. – Mattan Griffel, One Month
5. MartinFowler.com
Martin Fowler
is a specialist in building productive software teams and has written many books about software development. He is one of the leading influencers in technology, software system design and agile development. – Randy Rayess, VenturePact
6. Joel on Software
It’s not exactly new, but Joel on Software is a gold mine. It includes great advice about writing code and managing a tech organization. Some highlights are “The Joel Test” and “Things You Should Never Do.” (Spoiler: Never big-bang rewrite your product from scratch.) – Vivek Sharma, Movable Ink
7. CIO Dashboard
Chris Curran at CIO Dashboard offers advice and insights on problems facing technology leaders. The site also hosts other contributors and includes a wide range of perspectives. – Jyot Singh, RTS Labs
8. OnStartups.com
Though Dharmesh Shah’s (CEO of Hubspot) blog OnStartups is focussed on marketing, it helps CTOs and tech managers keep up with the latest tech practices as they pertain to business development and growth. He shares some great thoughts on SEO and optimizing websites for conversions. – Pratham Mittal, VenturePact
9. High Scalability
High Scalability
is a great site to stay up to date on new solutions to support huge user growth. It gives in-depth analysis of real, scalable solutions and explains common pitfalls you should avoid. Definitely a must read. – Philippe Clavel, Rabbit
10. Bhorowitz.com
We think it’s important for our tech leader to be aware of the challenges we are encountering, and Ben’s perspective on Bhorowitz.com is that of a former CTO type who expounds on business/strategy issues. Frankly, bhorowitz.com is one of those blogs that represents a commonality for a lot of our team members across multiple divisions. – Kofi Kankam, Admit.me
11. CrunchBase
CrunchBase
is a subset of TechCrunch, and it focuses directly on startups primarily in the tech industry. Crunchbase is also a newsletter that can be sent to your inbox daily with all of the latest news and innovations in the tech world. CrunchBase is a great resource for new ideas, and pushes tech leaders to think outside of the box as well as see what possible competition is working on. – Miles Jennings, Recruiter.com
12. Six Pixels of Separation
Mitch Joel’s Six Pixels of Separation blog unites his self-described “squiggly” career trajectory of music journalist, creative professional and creative agency owner. His insatiable curiosity and desire for great conversations create a depth of mental exploration of technology topics unmatched by any writer/speaker I have read or seen. – Derek Weber, goBRANDgo!
13. Dark Reading
Dark Reading
is an objective blog focused on information security, a subject that is becoming a top priority on everyones agenda. Hosting the thoughts of industry leaders, experts and vendors, it provides a holistic view of technology and threat evolution. On top of that, it frequently provides analysis for high profile attacks, offering us the opportunity to understand and prepare accordingly for future threats. –Yiannis Giokas, Crypteia Networks
