# Noah Labhart

> Software architect, startup CTO and host of the Code Story podcast. Co-founder and CTO of Veryable.

Noah Labhart is a software architect and technology executive. This site covers his work, practical guides for startup CTOs and engineering leaders, and the full Code Story podcast archive of founder interviews.

## Pages

- [Home](/): Overview of Noah Labhart's work, background and current focus.
- [About](/about): Full biography, career history and areas of expertise.
- [Work](/work): Companies, roles and projects Noah has built and led.
- [Media](/media): Podcast appearances, talks and press.
- [Testimonials](/testimonials): What colleagues and founders say about working with Noah.
- [Contact](/contact): How to get in touch.

## Guides

- [What does a CTO do?](/what-does-a-cto-do): The startup CTO role explained, stage by stage.
- [All guides](/guides): Hub of guides on engineering leadership, teams and building software.
- [Fractional CTO vs full-time CTO](/guides/fractional-cto-vs-full-time-cto): Which one a startup actually needs.
- [CTO vs VP of Engineering](/guides/cto-vs-vp-of-engineering): How the two roles differ in practice.
- [When to hire a CTO](/guides/when-to-hire-a-cto): Timing the first technical leadership hire.
- [Scaling an engineering team](/guides/scaling-an-engineering-team): Going from 5 to 50 engineers.
- [Startup engineering team structure](/guides/startup-engineering-team-structure): Team shapes that ship.
- [Hiring your first engineers](/guides/hiring-your-first-engineers): Sourcing, evaluating and closing early hires.
- [Engineering metrics that matter](/guides/engineering-metrics-that-matter): What to measure and what to ignore.
- [Choosing a tech stack for a startup](/guides/choosing-a-tech-stack-for-a-startup): How to pick and when to change.
- [MVP development guide](/guides/mvp-development-guide): Scoping and shipping a first product.
- [Build vs buy software](/guides/build-vs-buy-software): A decision framework for startups.
- [Technical due diligence checklist](/guides/technical-due-diligence-checklist): What investors and acquirers check.
- [Managing technical debt](/guides/managing-technical-debt): Keeping debt intentional and paid down.

## Podcast

- [Code Story archive](/podcast): Every Code Story episode, newest first.
- [Episodes by topic](/podcast/topics): Founder interviews grouped by subject.
- [Fundraising & investors](/podcast/topics/fundraising-and-investors): Founders on raising capital.
- [AI & machine learning](/podcast/topics/artificial-intelligence): Building products on ML and LLMs.
- [Developer tools & infrastructure](/podcast/topics/developer-tools): Tools engineers build for engineers.
- [Founder lessons & failure](/podcast/topics/founder-lessons): Pivots, mistakes and hard-won lessons.

## Optional

- [Sitemap index](/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable list of all indexable URLs.