Well of course, if you were CTO of a company of 10, you can't expect to be hired as CTO of Google.
My first manager at a big tech co was the CTO of a 500 person company. He was down-leveled to being a first-level manager.
This is why titles on biz cards are funny.
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My first manager at a big tech co was the CTO of a 500 person company. He was down-leveled to being a first-level manager.