# Essays & Notes

Occasional writing on technical leadership, engineering organizations, and the decisions that shape them.

- [The first 90 days as a CTO](https://davecto.com/writing/the-first-90-days-as-a-cto) (2026-01-12, Leadership): A sample article demonstrating the writing template — replace with a real piece before publishing, or delete it.
- [How technical debt actually gets paid down](https://davecto.com/writing/paying-down-technical-debt) (2025-11-03, Technical Strategy): A sample article demonstrating the writing template — replace with a real piece before publishing, or delete it.

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Dave Brown · CTO & Executive Advisor · New York, NY · [hi@davecto.com](mailto:hi@davecto.com)

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