Ask HN: CTO vs. VP of Engineering

Note: I'm posting this under a different account than I normally use on HN because I want to remain anonymous. For the last 2+ years I've been the CTO for a technically successful startup. I have successfully navigated the company around some very real disasters and have built a highly dedicated tech team that has excelled at realizing the technical vision of the product; despite whatever curve balls have been thrown at us - externally or internally. In those two+ years, I've worn every hat one could wear (from IA to project management to product development to systems admin to front end development to back end development) and have worn those hats as well as I could. We've staffed up to the point that I no longer am wearing as many hats, which I am grateful for, but still have a few key roles to fill, mostly in the project management category. Several months ago, we hired a new CEO, whom I partially respect, but don't necessarily like. As is typical, his first criticisms were aimed sq