In my experience, some startup events are typically CEOs-only, most are CTO-welcoming. Maybe the question is if you are fully aligned and trust CEO to represent

In my experience, some startup events are typically CEOs-only, most are CTO-welcoming. Maybe the question is if you are fully aligned and trust CEO to represent you, and if you're okay with not getting as much network building, in exchange for more focus time and skipping many unnecesary and repetitive meetings that us tech people often despise