alt Hacker Newslol, believe it or not this was an interview question one of my Director of Engineering used to use to sus out the experience of people. As I read the parent comment I was thinking the same thing.
Be careful listening to this kind of advice. You never know what ballpark the "CTO" is playing in.
I'm just thinking about 6 to 7 figures software investment and trying to understand how you could do that without several meetings.