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I Don’t Know to CTO 9/7

by Larry Chiang on September 7, 2025

 
 
Larry Chiang, 650-283-8008
⁦‪@LarryChiang‬⁩
“I Don’t Know to CTO”
 
9/4/25, 11:10 PM
 
 
 
 
Larry Chiang, 650-283-8008
⁦‪@LarryChiang‬⁩
Expanding on a Prior. 

[sequel to ⁦‪@stanfordwib‬⁩’s “I don’t know to CEO]

I don’t know who CTO
#cs183IDontKnowCtO

 
9/7/25, 8:58 AM
 
 
There’s an Achilles heel the size of the Pacific Ocean in the “spectrum” of Stanford cs
– unemployment rates spiked for cs grads
– too vc influenced, Stanford cs majors are
UC Irvine has a chance to supplant. Just like Wharton when we used a Park Hyatt (yes, the hotel) to cofounder the SF campus
– too woke
– cannot problem solve a money problem {with accountability, measurement transparency and adherence to TOS ans USA laws}
Chapter 2’s an “Easter Egg” 
#ch2 which’s chapter 2 at my denigrated domicile in Napa California
Anteater Stampede 
I Don’t Know to CTO (it’s a new kinda hackathon)
PQRST. 
Hunting problems. 
💰 is it a real problem 
💰
💰
#externalAPI
Expand on a Prior
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Note taking on paper 
CONSULTING as an Intern(dress like you’re 40 yo)
#HTDWD9DWOHTHD9
Yes, hashtags. [ Jedi. Jedi In Business Administration ]
Brain training your cs major brain in to a c-Level executive brain
Speed of execution
Detail minded
Smartphones have broken so many brains
#UCIeWeek**
Paper books. Don’t say audio book
Mapping. Architecture 
Mapping – white boards
Mapping : code maps
Mapping. You’re the dungeon inhabitants 
You can mind meld the dungeon master
Mapping. Treasure map the steps towards cs major to CTO 
Soph in cs and a 30 yo. There’s never been a smaller delta
Mapping the Product Development as the CTO who will be CEO
Mapping – iterate a whiteboard. 
Memorize and Write a Whiteboard (recursion 
Speed read AI code
Satellite 
Sequel
API’s 
Prior art
Prior work
UC Irvine California
I Don’t Know to CTO [*25 – 2026] to I Don’t Know to CEO [2029+]
Hackathon Oct 26-27, 2024
Hackathon Oct 24-25, 2025
I Don’t Know to CTO [*25 – 2026] to I Don’t Know to CEO [2029+]
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**Unlimited Chinese Intelligence Entrepreneur Week
The Jedi move of using paper to follow-up versus a person who’s brain Week
Yes week. Layer one vc
Layer two vc. Slap a stuffed animal on it. Make it slay. 
Turnaround turned around a hackathon 
Added one cute anteater. 
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There’s no money in being CTO. But it’s a necessary skill set
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