Don Neufeld
Leadership coach for CTOs, VPEs and engineering leaders
| Hourly rate range | $175 to $325 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTech and engineering leadersStrategy and decision makingStartups and foundersScaling and growth |
| Works with | Founders and business owners, Executives and Engineers |
| Also coaches | Business coach and Performance coach |
| Based in | San Francisco, United States |
| Practice | VPE Coach |
Don Neufeld is an executive coach for CTOs, VPs of Engineering and other engineering leaders. He spent more than twenty years running engineering teams before he started coaching. He was the Founding CTO of Medium and a VP of Engineering at ClassPass and Chartboost. He built and led teams of up to 125 engineers spread around the world. He gives direct advice based on his own operating experience, not only questions.
What Don helps with
Don works with engineering leaders on strategy, technical risk and planning, drawing on his years of running startup engineering teams.
- Understanding and creating strategy
- Assessing technical risk
- Building a technical roadmap
- Scaling engineering teams from founding stage upward
- Leading globally distributed engineering teams
- Building strong engineering cultures
Who Don works with
Most clients are founders, CEOs, CTOs, VPs of Engineering and other C-suite leaders at venture-funded startups. He also works with directors and above at larger tech companies. His clients come from Series A startups up to the largest public tech firms, across consumer SaaS, e-commerce, hardware, fintech, insuretech, healthtech and life sciences.
Background and qualifications
Don spent more than twenty years as an operational engineering leader before he became a coach. He was the Founding CTO of Medium, VP of Engineering at ClassPass, and VP of Engineering at Chartboost. He also founded a venture-backed startup and served as its CTO. He built, scaled and led engineering teams from the founding stage up to more than 125 engineers across the world. Team members described the cultures he ran as the best job they ever had.
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He is a former Founding CTO and VP of Engineering who gives direct advice and answers, not only coaching questions.
Best for startup CTOs and VPs of Engineering who want practical answers from someone who has held the same job.
Common questions
How much does Don Neufeld charge?
Coaching with Don runs $175 to $325 an hour. Message Don from this page for an exact quote.
What does Don Neufeld help with?
Don Neufeld helps with understanding and creating strategy, assessing technical risk, building a technical roadmap and scaling engineering teams from founding stage upward.
Does Don Neufeld only ask questions, or does he give advice?
Don gives advice and answers as well as coaching. He draws on his experience as a CTO and VP of Engineering to help clients reach workable solutions faster.
What kinds of companies does Don Neufeld work with?
He works with venture-funded startups from Series A up to the largest public tech companies. Industries include consumer SaaS, e-commerce, hardware, fintech, insuretech, healthtech and life sciences.
How do I contact Don Neufeld?
Send Don a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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