I’m not saying that all CTO roles wouldn’t have played to my strengths and passions, just that this one didn’t.

I’m something of a hybrid between a chief scientist, engineering leader, and product leader. But I’m not particularly an IT and operations leader. Beyond that, I know a thing or two about search, discovery, and machine learning and data science generally.

If you want a sense of my strengths and passions, check out my recent Quora as session:

Daniel Tunkelang on Quora Sessions

Not sure how my experience informs your soul-searching. Regardless, good luck figuring it out!