A RecodeAI Executive Course & Field Guide
The CTO role is being rewritten by AI.
You've spent years building technology. Senior IC. Engineering Manager. Director. VP. SVP. AI is changing what companies expect from technology leaders — and creating a new opportunity for those ready to move from engineering execution to technology transformation.
Early access. No price announced. Founding-reader cohort forming now.
SUMAN GUHA
Technology executive · Product leader · AI strategist
The Opportunity
Your next career chapter could be bigger than engineering.
The transition is from engineering execution to technology leadership — from technology delivery to business outcomes.
- 01Senior IC
- 02Engineering Manager
- 03Director
- 04VP / SVP Engineering
- 05CTOThe destination
Scope
From a team's output to the company's entire technology direction.
Accountability
From delivery milestones to business outcomes the board tracks.
Board Exposure
A seat where technology strategy is decided — and funded.
Business Impact
From shipping features to shaping how the business competes.
The Economics
CTO economics are built differently.
Senior technology leadership compensation spans salary, bonus, ESOPs and long-term incentives. The upside compounds with scope.
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Senior CTO compensation anchor
Aspirational benchmark for senior technology leadership roles in India.
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Top-end possibility
Possible at the very top end of senior technology leadership — not typical.
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Exceptional equity outcomes
Rare wealth-creation outcomes through equity — never a salary promise.
Compensation varies materially by company, seniority, industry, location, bonus and equity. Figures are indicative and are not guarantees.
The New CTO
“The modern CTO isn't simply a CTO who understands AI. It's a technology leader who understands how AI changes the business.”
Who This Is For
Built for technology leaders at every rung below — and including — the CTO seat.
Senior IC / Principal / Staff Engineers
Expand beyond technical execution into technology strategy and organizational influence.
Engineering Managers
Grow from team delivery into broader organizational and business responsibility.
Directors of Engineering
Make CTO the deliberate next step — with the frameworks boards expect.
VP / SVP Engineering
Prepare for enterprise technology leadership and full P&L-level accountability.
Existing CTOs
Adopt an AI-native strategy, operating model and decision framework — fast.
What You Get
Not a book about AI tools. An operating system for technology leadership.
Frameworks, decision architectures, working documents and board-level tools — built to be used, not just read.
AI-Native CTO Operating System
AI Strategy Framework — vertical vs horizontal
Composable, platform-first architecture
Decision architectures & the Autonomy Ladder
Build / Buy / Partner decision tools
AI economics & investment cases
Organization design for AI-native teams
Governance that survives audit
90-Day AI-Native Transition Plan
High-Performer / CTO Diagnostic
Seven CTO desk prompts
Board-level questions & executive decision tools
The Field Guide
Decision tools for the CTO's desk — not shelfware.
Benchmarks, frameworks, decision architectures, working documents, governance models, a 90-day transition plan, a CTO diagnostic and the seven prompts every technology leader should keep within reach.
- AI strategy, architecture, economics and governance
- Organization design for AI-native teams
- Board-level thinking and executive decision prompts
Part of the Experience
An exclusive live session with Suman Guha.
Early-access members will be first in line for a live working session as part of the executive learning experience — details shared with the founding cohort before anyone else.
About the Author
Suman Guha
Suman has built and scaled product and technology organizations across Tata, Reliance, Cisco, Red Hat and Teradata, leading businesses and teams serving millions of users. From large-scale digital transformation and M&A to AI-native commerce, he brings rare experience spanning strategy, product, engineering, data, infrastructure and security.
As a CTO mentor, Suman brings what most AI courses cannot: first-hand experience turning technology strategy into business impact at scale — and the executive perspective needed to move from engineering leadership to the CTO role. Becoming an AI-Native CTO is his playbook, opened to the next generation of technology leaders: direct, practical and board-level — no hype, no guru language, just the frameworks and judgment that come from doing the work.
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