Podcasts by CTO Podcast – Insights

CTOs Building Web3 Startups Using Blockchains and NFTs from 2022-02-21T13:00

We learn from Scott Hoffberg Wilson and Ben Howard, both CTOs building their startups based on blockchain and NFT technologies. We learn about how Nori.com is using NFTs to build a marketplace f...

CTO Upgrades To OKRs by using GEMs and Sentinels from 2022-02-14T08:00

It's not easy keeping the company aligned on technology initiatives.

Kathy Keating and Subbu Rama are in the CTO Studio with Etienne talking about the challenges around executing O...

Engineering Staffing Strategies from 2022-02-08T06:00

We invited a group of CTOs to chat about staffing strategies for engineering teams that we should consider. Many of them aren't new but we talk about how to apply them in today's (host...

The Power of Stillness for the CTO from 2022-01-31T13:00

We had a discussion about how the role of CTO is actually fundamentally changing where we have to consider the fact that the tools we're using processes we have in place are actually not in...

New Ideas About The Future of Work from 2022-01-27T13:00

How are you doing you as CTO have responded well to the pandemic. You've got your workforce remote right now, you're dealing with the globalization of the workforce. How are you viewin...

Engineering Compensation Challenges from 2022-01-25T06:00

Agustin Lebron leads a group think tank with several CTOs on the compensation challenges CTOs are facing in the current hiring climate.

Join the CTO Studio Slack community: 7ctos.com/po...

What Does Smart Contract Code For A DAO Look Like? from 2022-01-20T20:00

A few CTOs walk through a Smart Contract coded in Solidity. This Smart Contract is for a DAO and Michael Bastos walks us through the basic concepts.

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CTO Relationships with Project Managers from 2022-01-18T14:00

We talk to Matt Ferguson and Kathy Keating about Project Management. We talk about what the role of Project Managers are and how it differs from Program Management. We also talk about estimation...

CTO Panel On DAO and Wallet Volatility from 2022-01-13T05:00

We discuss the volatilities around the formations of DAOs and the connecting of wallets to websites. It's still a crazy web3 world out there but we're powering through the topics to fi...

CTO Introduction To DAO from 2022-01-10T21:00

Join us in the CTO Studio this week where we dive into what Decentralized Autonomous Organizations are and how useful they can be for organizing people around a cause, product or mission.
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CTO And Data Ownership in Web3 from 2022-01-06T06:00

Just like we saw the B2B landscape change with SOC2 requirements, what does it look like when our users and customers start demanding a new level of data ownership. We talk about  NFT, IPFS and ...

Build Your Own CTO Peer Group So That You Can Succeed from 2022-01-03T12:00

In this conversation, Etienne and Britt talk about the importance of having a team of peers that support your growth and can form an alliance with you. We live in a brave new world where mental ...

CTO Discussion On Web3 Complexity from 2021-12-31T11:00

We brought in a few CTOs and friends to discuss the current complexities CTOs would face in Data and Identity Management. Check out more at 7ctos.com/podcast 

CTO Under Fire Playbook from 2021-12-27T16:00

What a refreshing re-frame coming from Ashley Raiteri and Kevin Goldsmith for when things go awry in the C-Suite for the CTO. Conversations get contentious and trust gets eroded and we talk abou...

CTO Timing For web3 from 2021-12-23T15:00

We assembled a few CTOs and Financial guru's to talk about how the CTO should consider the business viability of web3 and when to start committing to development resources. The short answer...

CTO Antidote to Decision Fatigue from 2021-12-20T08:00

Kevin Goldsmith, Ashley Raiteri and Etienne talk about how to handle decision fatigue by leaning on a community of peers. Etienne talks about 7CTOs. 

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CTO Introduction To web3 from 2021-12-16T19:00

In this episode we give a high level overview of the blockchain, including Solana, Ethereum and Bitcoin. We talk about dApps and Smart Contracts and we bring it all home with how the CTO should ...

Ep.147 How to Deal with Employees that Don’t Show Willingness to Participate in RelationshipsHow to Deal with Employees that Don’t Show Willingness to Participate in Relationships from 2021-11-19T01:02:32

Check out the latest CTO Studio episode featuring Jeff Miller, Professional Certified Coach helping leaders to articulate their goals, perceived obstacles and professional challenges.

Ep.147 How to Deal with Employees that Don’t Show Willingness to Participate in Relationships from 2021-11-18T17:02:32

Check out the latest CTO Studio episode featuring Jeff Miller, Professional Certified Coach helping leaders to articulate their goals, perceived obstacles and professional challenges.

Ep.146 Defining the CTOs Role in Relationships and Company Culture from 2021-11-16T19:53:50

Check out the latest CTO Studio episode featuring Jeff Miller, Professional Certified Coach helping leaders to articulate their goals, perceived obstacles and professional challenges.

Ep.145 Doing Curiosity vs. Being Curiosity from 2021-11-11T20:46:44

Check out the latest CTO Studio episode featuring Jeff Miller, Professional Certified Coach helping leaders to articulate their goals, perceived obstacles and professional challenges.

Ep.144 Curiosity and the Unknown from 2021-10-27T19:44:08

Joanie B. Connell, Ph.D. is the founder of Flexible Work Solutions, a consulting firm that specializes in leadership assessment, development and retention for all levels. She is the author of Flyin...

Ep.143 When Curiosity Leads to Questions, But Not All Questions Represent Curiosity from 2021-10-18T18:02:59

Check out the latest CTO Studio episode featuring Joanie B. Connell, Ph.D. is the founder of Flexible Work Solutions, a consulting firm that specializes in leadership assessment, development and re...

Ep.142 Curiosity Vs. Being Curious from 2021-10-13T19:42:01

Check out the latest CTO Studio episode featuring a 3 part series with Joanie B. Connell, Ph.D. who is the founder of Flexible Work Solutions, a consulting firm that specializes in leadership asses...

Ep.141 Creating A Agile And Innovative Infrastructure from 2021-10-07T14:48:46

Check out the latest CTO Studio episode featuring Brant Cooper who is the author of Lean Entrepreneur. 

Buy Brant's new book Disruption Proof here: https://www.amazon.com/Disruption-Proof-...

Ep.140 Evidence As A Way To Deal With Ideas And Uncertainty from 2021-09-23T18:43:53

Check out the latest CTO Studio episode featuring Brant Cooper who is the author of Lean Entrepreneur. 
Buy Brant's new book Disruption Proof here: https://www.amazon.com/Disruption-Proof-Empow...

Ep.139 Communication Flow for Handling Inventions from 2021-09-20T20:42:20

Check out the latest CTO Studio episode featuring Brant Cooper who is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Entrepreneur and CEO of Moves the Needle. 
Buy Brant's new book Disruptio...

Ep.138 Time Horizons And How We Address Needs from 2021-09-09T21:01:35

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Brant Cooper who is the author of Lean Entrepreneur. 

Buy Brant's new book Disruption Proof here: https://www.amazon.com/Disruption-Proof-Empower-...

Ep.137 The Role of the CTO has shifted beyond just Technology from 2021-08-31T19:25:20

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Brant Cooper who is the author of Lean Entrepreneur. 

Buy Brant's new book Disruption Proof here: https://www.amazon.com/Disruption-Proof-Empower-...

Ep.136 The two most important risk factors in customer and employment agreements from 2021-08-06T03:29:44

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Meetesh Karia who is CTO & Chief Data Officer at The Zebra

Ep.135 When, Why & How to start the Compliance Process from 2021-07-27T19:33:08

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Meetesh Karia  who is the CTO & Chief Data Officer at The Zebra

Ep.134 3rd Party & Bad Actor Risk Assessment from 2021-07-15T22:37:04

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Meetesh Karia  CTO & Chief Data Officer at The Zebra

Ep.133 Navigating Compliance Risk as CTO from a startup idea in a garage to $1B+ unicorn from 2021-07-01T21:15:57

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Meetesh Karia who is the CTO & Chief Data Officer at The Zebra. 

Ep.132 Protecting Your IP in Customer Agreements Part 2 from 2021-06-23T20:57:30

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Will Marshall Partner who is a at UBM Law group. This is part 2 of  discussing protecting your IP in customer agreements.

Ep.131 Cyber Insurance, Compliance and Cyber Security from 2021-06-16T23:02:46

Check out the latest episode of the CTO Studio featuring Will Marshall who is a partner at UBM Law group based in San Diego, CA. we discuss the importance of customer agreements and the threats to ...

Ep.130 Cyber Insurance, Compliance and Cyber Security from 2021-06-11T18:48:13

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Beracah Stortvedt. We discuss mitigating risk and the responsibility a CTO has to secure insurances.

Ep.129 Intellectual Property from 2021-06-04T21:34:09

Check out the latest CTO Studio episode featuring Gary Eastman. who is the Registered Patent Attorney based in San Diego and is the managing attorney at Eastman IP

Ep.128 Gitlab Transparency from 2021-05-27T15:41:14

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Wayne Haber.GitLab Director of Engineering: Leading the growth & fulfillment departments, advising on security. Startup investor and advisor

Ep.127 Must Have and Nice To Have Patents from 2021-05-21T15:56:57

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Tushar Dadlani Engineering Manager at Standard Cognition and Krijn van der Raadt.

Ep.126 Intellectual Property and Patenting Process from 2021-05-11T18:02:43

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Tushar Dadlani Engineering Manager at Standard Cognition and Krijn van der Raadt. Check out https://7ctos.com/

Ep.125 On Degeneracy from 2021-05-04T18:27:52

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Aaron Longwell. Aaron is building the app that hosts all of the Afghanistan Legal System.

Ep.124 Building the Legal Software System in Afghanistan from 2021-04-27T16:57:24

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Aaron Longwell. Aaron is building the app that hosts all of the Afghanistan Legal System.

Ep.123 When Simple Concepts Unravel In The C-Suite from 2021-04-20T19:48:35

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Aaron Longwell. Aaron is building the app that hosts all of the Afghanistan Legal System.

Ep.122 Doing Work As A Means Of Discovery from 2021-04-15T16:04:12

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Aaron Longwell. Aaron is building the app that hosts all of the Afghanistan Legal System.

Ep.121 Left Brain Right Brain from 2021-04-13T19:40:37

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Aaron Longwell. Aaron is the Director of Engineering, INL Justice Sector Support Program and is building the app that hosts all of the Afghanistan Legal Sy...

Ep.120 IOT For The Hot Tub Part 2 from 2021-04-08T20:23:07

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Jonathan LaCour. Jonathan LaCour is the  CTO of Mission. Mission is a  AWS Premier Consulting Partner. 

Ep.119 Designing IOT For The Hot Tub from 2021-04-06T18:29:26

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Jonathan LaCour. Jonathan LaCour is the  CTO of Mission. Mission is a  AWS Premier Consulting Partner.

Ep.118 Invest In Serverless from 2021-04-01T16:49:14

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Jonathan LaCour. Jonathan LaCour is the  CTO of Mission. Mission is a  AWS Premier Consulting Partner.

Ep.117 What Is Kubernetes? from 2021-03-31T16:06:22

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Jonathan LaCour. Jonathan LaCour is the CTO of Mission. Mission is a AWS Premier Consulting Partner.

Ep.116 What is it that CTOs need to know about Infrastructure trends? from 2021-03-25T21:01:48

Check out the latest CTO Studio featuring Jonathan LaCour. Jonathan LaCour is the CTO of Mission. Mission is an AWS partner providing DevOps services and my go to friends for infrastructure questio...

Ep.115 CTO'ing Mission through Pandemic Lockdowns from 2021-03-23T15:25:40

Check out the latest CTO Studio episode featuring Johnathan LaCour who is the CTO at Mission.
Mission is an AWS partner providing DevOps services and my go to friends for infrastructure questio...

Ep.114 CI/CD Pipelines Have Become Complicated from 2021-03-18T17:23:15

Matt Ferguson is the CTO at Galley Solutions. We wanted to showcase our fun side with a off the beaten path conversation which we decided to post. Not because it's that helpful to CTOs doing their ...

Ep.113 IOT, Micro Services And Data Visualization from 2021-03-16T16:28:29

Matt Ferguson is the CTO at Galley Solutions. We wanted to showcase our fun side with a off the beaten path conversation which we decided to post. Not because it's that helpful to CTOs doing their ...

Ep.112 A Dragonfly Leads To a Conversation About Ecosystems from 2021-03-11T22:40:11

Matt Ferguson is the CTO at Galley Solutions. We wanted to showcase our fun side with a off the beaten path conversation which we decided to post. Not because it's that helpful to CTOs doing their ...

Ep.111 How To Build Your Own Backyard Pond from 2021-03-09T22:33:10

We wanted to showcase our fun side with with a off the beaten path conversations which we decided to post. Not because it's that helpful to CTOs doing their actual job, but because we simply love @...

Ep.110 Why We Ran Out Of Toilet paper During Covid from 2021-03-05T00:44:44

Check out our final episode with in studio guest Casey Kleindienst  where we cover the great mystery of why we ran out of toilet paper during Covid. One of our favorite Etienne-isms from a previous...

Ep.109 Managing Expectations Part 2 from 2021-03-02T18:21:01

Check out part 2 of the managing expectations episode from the CTO Studio with our guest Casey Kleindienst who is the Director of Supply Chain Management.

Check Casey out on LinkedIn: http...

Ep.108 Managing Expectations Part 1 from 2021-02-25T18:15:22

Check out the latest episode from the CTO Studio with our guest Casey Kleindienst where he discusses how to manage your expectations. This is Part 1 of the series.


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Ep.107 Truth As A Management Style from 2021-02-23T16:50:46

Check out the latest episode from the CTO Studio with guest Casey Kleindienst where he discusses truth as a management style

Check Casey out on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/dHATg3f

Ep.106 It's Hard To Be The Naysayer As CTO from 2021-02-18T18:20:23

Check out the latest episode from the CTO Studio with our guest Casey Kleindienst where he discusses why it is hard to but necessary to be the naysayer as the CTO.
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Ep.105 Time As A Metric from 2021-02-16T18:22:03

Check out the latest episode from the CTO Studio with guest Casey Kleindienst who is the Director of Supply Chain Management and is currently a Professor at Cal State Fullerton.

Check Case...

Ep.104 Systems Theory: Why Projects Don't Deliver from 2021-02-11T17:31:04

Casey Kleindienst is the Director of Supply Chain Management. He is currently a Professor at Cal State Fullerton. We love having him in the CTO Studio as much as possible for orthogonal thinking! Listen

Ep.103 Surviving The Start Up Graveyard By Building A Nimble Company from 2021-02-09T17:06:07

Daniel Hindi is the CTO of Buildfire. He is also on the Forbes Tech Council. More recently he started a YouTube channel called Cogent Step to help build the relationship between founders and their ...

Ep.102 Being CTO Of A Market Leader from 2021-02-05T18:55:34

Daniel Hindi is the CTO of Buildfire. He is also on the Forbes Tech Council. More recently he started a YouTube channel called Cogent Step to help build the relationship between founders and their ...

Ep.101 Wrestling with the Changing Rules of The App Stores as CTO from 2021-02-02T17:16:55

Daniel Hindi is the CTO of Buildfire. He is also on the Forbes Tech Council. More recently he started a YouTube channel called Cogent Step to help build the relationship between founders and their ...

Ep.91 The Immigrants Complex View of Self from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Emad Georgy is the former CTO of Experian and currently running his own consulting firm. We sit down with him today and discuss what its like to be a immigrant in America and how unique that view is.

Ep.89 The 7 Deadly Sins Of Infrastructure As Code from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Igor Mameshin is the CTO of AgileStacks and spent some time with Etienne, from 7CTOs in the CTO Studio. Check out: https://www.agilestacks.com/blog/avoi... Check out: https://7ctos.com Join https:...

Ep.88 The Seven Deadly Sins Of Infrastructure As Code from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Igor Mameshin is the CTO of AgileStacks and spent some time with Etienne, from 7CTOs in the CTO Studio. Check out: https://www.agilestacks.com/blog/avoi... Check out: https://7ctos.com Join http...

A Conversation With Mel Gordon, Founder & CEO of TapHunter #12 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this edition of CTO Studio, we meet Melani Gordon, CEO of TapHunter, a company she co-founded with Jeff Gordon, who is CTO. She tells us how she and Jeff have been successful at work and at hom...

How to Ask The Right Questions, with Bryan Hall #11 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Asking the right questions is crucial to almost everything we do, especially in our careers. When it comes to data this is also true. Rather than collecting as much data as possible and then lookin...

How to Solve Problems With Technology, with Chris McCann #10 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Chris McCann has always been interested in how to solve problems with technology and help people in the process. Growing up he had a penchant for technology from his early days of self-taught progr...

When To Be Monolithic and When Not To Be , with Phil Borlin #9 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

To be or not to be monolithic, that is the question. Here with the answer is Phil Borlin of PluralSight and Veyo. Phil and I met a few years ago when he moved to San Diego to work with PluralSight....

Why All Companies Need a Code of Conduct, with Daniel Norman #8 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to today’s edition of CTO Studio! Does your company have a code of conduct? Do you have a verbally understood code of conduct, or an actual written one that is in your wor...

Utilizing Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace, with Michael Saul #7 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to another episode of CTO Studio! Today I’m sitting down to talk with my close friend and colleague, Michael Saul. Michael is the cofounder of 7 CTOs, and is a dear friend,...

Being a Female CTO, with Sigalit Tsadok #6 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to another episode of CTO Studio! Today I’m sitting down to talk with my good friend Sigalit Tsadok, current CTO for the start up company Kelvi. On this episode, youâââ...

How to Transition from CTO to CEO, with Robert Swisher #5 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to another episode of CTO Studio! Today I’m sitting down to talk with my friend Robert Swisher, CEO of the new mobile app Frendli. Today, you’ll learn from...

The Due Diligence Process and Handling Transitions, with Krijn van der Raadt #4 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to another episode of CTO Studio! Today I wanted to share my friend Krijn van der Raadt’s wisdom with you. Today Krijn (sounds like crime but with an “nâÃ...

A CTOs Role in Performance-based SEO, with Evaldas Alexander #3 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We all know SEO is important, but what is a CTOs role? And what is still relevant in today's SEO and what is no longer good practice? Here to answer those questions is Evaldas Alexander. Evaldas is...

Communicating a Vision, with Nichole MacDonald #2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to this episode of The CTO Studio! We have a first today: our guest is our first non-CTO to join us! Nichole MacDonald is the founder and CEO of The Sash Bag, and is also in the process of ...

Building a Company Based On Service First, with Eric Weiss #1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The CTO Studio! Our special guest today shares his journey as a CTO and how that journey has shown him the importance of building a company based on service first.

Ep.77 When Hiring a Product Manager is better than hiring a CTO from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Etienne and Vidya are good friends who have worked on multiple projects together. Etienne as CTO and Vidya as CPO. They also co-founded https://lash.live  Vidya is the co-founder of Product Rebels...

Ep.100 The Conflicted CTO from 2021-01-28T18:23:36

Daniel Hindi is the CTO of Buildfire. He is also on the Forbes Tech Council. More recently he started a YouTube channel called Cogent Step to help build the relationship between founders and their ...

Ep.99 Technology Playbook Part 4 from 2021-01-25T19:01:41

Emad Georgy is the former CTO of Experian and currently running his own consulting firm.

Ep.98 Tech Playbook Part 3 from 2021-01-20T19:28:52

Emad Georgy is the former CTO of Experian and currently running his own consulting firm.

Ep.97 Tech Playbook Part 2 from 2021-01-12T17:07:20

Emad Georgy is the former CTO of Experian and currently running his own consulting firm.

Ep.96 Tech Playbook #1 from 2021-01-07T17:07:06

Emad Georgy is the former CTO of Experian and currently running his own consulting firm.

Ep.95 VP of Engineering from 2020-12-28T18:32:21

Emad Georgy is the former CTO of Experian and currently running his own consulting firm.

Ep.94 Emotional Intelligence from 2020-12-22T19:18:25

Check out our latest CTO Studio episode with our guest Emad Georgy in which he will discuss emotional intelligence.

Ep.93 Sprint Reviews from 2020-12-15T19:08:29

Check out our latest CTO studio episode with Emad Georgy who is the former CTO of Experian and currently running his own consulting firm

Check out: https://7ctos.com

Ep.92 Consulting To CTO from 2020-12-09T14:54:16

Emad Georgy is the former CTO of Experian and currently running his own consulting firm.

Check out: https://7ctos.com

Ep.90 The 7 Deadly Sins Of Infrastructure As Code Part 3 from 2020-11-24T20:59:19

Igor Mameshin is the CTO of AgileStacks and spent some time with Etienne, from 7CTOs in the CTO Studio.

Check out: https://www.agilestacks.com/blog/avoi...

Check out: https://7cto...

Ep.87 Agilestacks from 2020-11-03T17:15:44

Igor Mameshin is the CTO of AgileStacks and spent some time with Etienne, from 7CTOs in the CTO Studio.

Check out: https://www.agilestacks.com/blog/avoi...
Check out: https://7ctos.co...

Ep.86 Black Boxes from 2020-10-30T16:04:56

Ted Harrington is the Executive Partner of one of the world’s leading security research & consulting firms -- Independent Security Evaluators (ISE).

Join https://ctostudio.fm for more com...

Ep.85 Security Penetration from 2020-10-20T18:49:24

Ted Harrington is the Executive Partner of one of the world’s leading security research & consulting firms -- Independent Security Evaluators (ISE).

Join https://ctostudio.fm for more com...

Ep.84 Network Layers from 2020-10-15T16:47:43

Ted Harrington is the Executive Partner of one of the world’s leading security research & consulting firms -- Independent Security Evaluators (ISE).

Join https://ctostudio.fm for more com...

Ep.83 The Blockchain Bandit from 2020-10-13T16:33:17

Ted Harrington is the Executive Partner of one of the world’s leading security research & consulting firms -- Independent Security Evaluators (ISE).

Join https://ctostudio.fm for more comm...

Ep.82 The Imposter Syndrome from 2020-10-08T19:53:51

Ted Harrington is the Executive Partner of one of the world’s leading security research & consulting firms -- Independent Security Evaluators (ISE).

Join https://ctostudio.fm for more com...

Ep.81 Why Is Your Backlighting So Awesome from 2020-10-06T17:03:56

Ted Harrington is the Executive Partner of one of the world’s leading security research & consulting firms -- Independent Security Evaluators (ISE). He is the author of Hackable. Written to help t...

Ep.80 Requirements of Writing A Book from 2020-09-29T16:15:33

Etienne and Vidya are good friends who have worked on multiple projects together. Etienne as CTO and Vidya as CPO. They also co-founded https://lash.live 

Vidya is the co-founder of Produc...

Ep.79 The Opportunity Relationship Square from 2020-09-22T17:12:36

Etienne and Vidya are good friends who have worked on multiple projects together. Etienne as CTO and Vidya as CPO. They also co-founded https://lash.live 

Vidya is the co-founder of Produc...

Ep.78 How to choose what Boards you want to be a part of from 2020-09-15T13:33:15

Etienne and Vidya are good friends who have worked on multiple projects together. Etienne as CTO and Vidya as CPO. They also co-founded https://lash.live 

Vidya is the co-founder of Produc...

Ep.76 The Basics Of Trading from 2020-09-01T15:22:04

Augustin Lebron is the co-founder of Essilen Research helping CTO's build their tech organizations. He is also the author of The Laws Of Trading: A Trader's Guide To Better Decision-Making For Ever...

Ep.75 Machine Learning from 2020-08-25T14:16:54

Augustin Lebron is the co-founder of Essilen Research helping CTO's build their tech organizations. He is also the author of The Laws of Trading: A Trader's Guide To Better Decision Making For Ever...

Ep.74 The Fermi Paradox from 2020-08-18T17:07:38

Augustin Lebron is the co-founder of Essilen Research helping CTO's build their tech organizations. He is also the author of The Laws Of Trading: A Trader's Guide To Better Decision-Making For Eve...

Ep.73 GPT-3 to Open AI from 2020-08-11T16:06:45

Agustin Lebron is the Co-Founder of Essilen Research helping CTOs build their tech organizations. He is also the author of The Laws of Trading: A Trader's Guide to Better Decision-Making for Everyo...

Ep. 72 The Case For Infrastructure As Code Part 3 from 2020-08-04T18:47:38

Here is the final installment of the conversation with Etienne De Bruin and Michael Snoyman about infrastructure and Docker.

Ep.71 The Case For Infrastructure As Code Part 2 from 2020-07-28T16:00:18

Here we present part 2 of a in depth conversation with Etienne and MIchael Snoyman VP of Engineering at FP Complete about Devops, Docker and infrastructure as code.

Ep. 70 The Case For Infrastructure As Code Part 1 from 2020-07-21T20:35:10

We reboot our podcast with the first of a three part series on DevOps and robust Infrastructure. This is especially valuable for the CTO who isn't fully up to date on what's been happening in DevOp...

Ep. 69 Short Term Crisis Management or a Longer Term Thing from 2020-03-20T21:56:39

With the onslaught on productivity as we know it, CTOs are working closely with their leadership to determine whether the WFH movement is a short term thing or a longer term change.

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Ep. 68 The CTO's Challenge Of Picking The Right Tools For The Job from 2020-02-21T23:22:17

In this episode we talk to Jonathan LaCour, Aaron Contorer and Casey Kleindienst about how to bring tools to our organizations.  Hint, it's a mental challenge more than a tools challenge.

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Ep. 67 The Gig Economy and Product Roadmaps with Vidya Dinamani, Eric Lawler and Kamel Boulos from 2019-09-10T14:49:02

We are once again joined by three guests. Talking about gig economy and product roadmaps is Vidya Dinamani who founded Product Rebels and AdAstra. With her is Eric Lawler, the CTO of LawnLove and P...

The Gig Economy&Product Roadmaps with Vidya Dinamani, Eric Lawler and Kamel Boulos from 2019-09-10T07:49:02

On today's CTO Studio we dive into the gig economy, and building product roadmaps with clients and customers in mind (including what to do and what not to do). 

We are once ag...

The Key to Company Culture, with Vidya Dinamani, Benji Koltai and Jerome Bonhomme from 2019-07-31T15:03:45

What is the key to company culture? Here to weigh in are three guests: Vidya Dinamani, Benji Koltai and Jerome Bonhomme. Vidya founded Product Rebels and AdAstra, Benji is the Co-Founder & CTO of ...

Growing and Scaling Your Tech Company with Michael Singer and friends from 2019-07-10T22:53:21

How would you navigate growing and scaling your tech company from 30 million to 200 million? Now how would you do it if that growth happened in just one year? Our guest today has been through those...

The Ins and Outs of the Car Finance Industry, with Robert Swisher, Brant Cooper and Sonia Steinway from 2019-06-26T20:29:54

The second biggest purchase most of us will make is a car. Many people finance that purchase through the dealer, which means knowing the ins and outs of the car finance industry is important. Joini...

Creating Culture and Productivity with Your Team, with Robert Swisher, Brant Cooper and Michael Young from 2019-06-11T15:29:31

Today we talk about engineering culture, product management, and KPIs. We also discuss the crucial question: how do you measure productivity? While no one has the final, definitive answer, everyone...

The Present and Future of Data Science, with Christoper Keown, Robert Swisher and Alex Balazs from 2019-05-21T19:55:34

On this episode of CTO Studio, you’ll hear data science downloads from Christopher Keown who runs a machine learning data science meetup. You’ll also hear insights from Robert Swisher, CTO of bipro...

PR and Positive Publicity in Tech with Brian Jones, Alan Leard and Alex Balazs from 2019-05-14T15:18:51

Are PR and positive publicity in tech two different things? Brian Jones will answer that question and more today. Brian is the CEO of Nuts and Bolts of PR and he is the master of all things positiv...

Two CTOs, one Chief Architect & Dr. Debbie Chen from Hydrostasis from 2019-05-07T03:58:19

We try a brand new format this week with a group discussion. Debbie Chen, PhD sits with a few geeks and talks about her mission to measure hydration in elite athletes.

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Community Building with CTOs, with Dr. Tony Karrer from 2019-04-30T17:39:16

There’s a misconception that people in tech aren’t big on networking and connecting socially. Our guest today has busted that myth and shows us the power of community building with CTOs.

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Innovating as a CTO in Online Advertising with Oded Cohen from 2019-04-23T11:43:56

Technology and the internet go hand in hand, as does the innovation both engender. Nowhere is this more apparent than with Nativo’s CTO Oded Cohen. He joins the CTO Studio to tell us what it is lik...

Disrupting The Healthcare Market with CTO Unmesh Srivastava from 2019-04-16T18:02:41

We’ve seen the disruption of many markets in the last decade, so is healthcare next? It is and that disruption is already underway, according to our guest Unmesh Srivastava. Unmesh is the CTO of P3...

From Engineer and Developer to CTO with Jesus Lizama from 2019-04-09T16:48:19

It's no small feat to go from the second developer in a company to its CTO, but one man who is up to the task is Jesus Lizama of Studio 3. Jesus is joining the CTO Studio to talk about his career p...

The Formula For Evaluating Start-Ups with Sergey Sundukovskiy from 2019-04-03T00:57:01

If you were considering joining a start-up as their CTO would you have a formula to evaluate its potential? Our guest on today’s CTO Studio does and it stems from his years as a CTO, an advisor and...

Why It’s Okay Not to Finish with Evan Phoenix from 2019-03-27T05:59:56

Have you ever found yourself working on a side project because you thought you had to and not because you wanted to? Our guest for this episode of CTO Studio has and he also found out why it’s okay...

The World of Cloud Services with Jonathan LaCour from 2019-03-20T09:50:21

There’s a lot happening in the world of cloud services today and Jonathan LaCour of Mission is here to tell us all about it. Jonathan is CTO of Mission, a managed cloud consulting service based in ...

How CTOs Can Best Utilize Recruiters with Kimberly Owen from 2019-03-13T17:37:07

Joining us to explain how CTOs can best utilize recruiters is my friend and expert recruiter Kimberly Owen. Kimberly has been a recruiter for 23 years, starting in London then Silicon Valley during...

The Psychology of People in Tech, with Joanie Connell from 2019-03-06T00:10:43

Who better to help us understand the psychology of people in tech than a former engineer now licensed psychologist?! Joanie Connell is that very person and she is here to talk about the issues CTOs...

Optimism and Longevity as a CTO in a Healthcare Tech, with Larry Heminger from 2019-02-27T03:05:12

What does it take to be successful and have longevity as a a CTO in healthcare tech today? In Larry Heminger’s case it takes optimism. Larry is the CTO of Sapiens Data Science, a company committed ...

Hybrid CTO of Hardware and Software with Ahn Nguyen from 2019-02-19T16:54:12

What is it like to handle both hardware and software development needs? Anh Nguyen is a hybrid CTO of hardware and software and she’s here tell us all about it.

Being CTO in the Health Insurance Industry with Alan Leard from 2019-02-13T05:42:20

If you saw a need or an opportunity outside of your industry would you recognize it? Our guest did and he’s here to tell us about it. Alan Leard is one of the co-founders of Limelight Health, a quo...

Being CTO in the Health Insurance Industry with Alan Leard from 2019-02-13T05:42:20

If you saw a need or an opportunity outside of your industry would you recognize it? Our guest did and he’s here to tell us about it. Alan Leard is one of the co-founders of Limelight Health, a quo...

Being CTO in the Health Insurance Industry with Alan Leard from 2019-02-12T21:42:20

If you saw a need or an opportunity outside of your industry would you recognize it? Our guest did and he’s here to tell us about it. Alan Leard is one of the co-founders of Limelight Health, a ...

CTO Authority versus CTO Leadership, with Michael Bastos from 2019-02-06T20:31:41

On this episode of CTO Studio, we talk extensively about CTO authority versus CTO leadership with Michael Bastos. Michael was the CTO of a San Diego company called LocalStack before moving to Austi...

Creating Clear and Powerful Intentions with Michelle Saul from 2019-01-29T22:39:29

The start of a new year is always a time for new resolutions - but our guest is here to tell us why creating clear and powerful intentions is far more effective. Michelle Saul is the founder and pr...

CTO Productivity Tips with Rob Kaufman from 2019-01-22T23:04:35

One of the biggest areas of stress for CTOs is productivity and someone with a lot of wisdom in this area is Rob Kaufman. Rob is the co-founder of LEARN Academy where he helps people become softwar...

Bringing Design Thinking Into Technology with Douglas Ferguson from 2019-01-15T22:16:28

Our guest today has reinvented himself by bringing design thinking into technology. Douglas Ferguson has been a CTO and an engineer as well as a software architect and development manager. But toda...

Habits and Practices to Successfully Woo the Masses with Adam Cuppy from 2019-01-09T00:10:18

Today’s episode of CTO Studio is covering a topic near and dear to my heart: habits and practices to successfully woo the masses. And there’s no one who knows more about this topic than our guest A...

The Life of a CTO in the Wealth Management Industry, with Vladimir Baranov from 2019-01-01T21:20

Welcome to another episode of CTO Studio! On this show our guests come from many different industries, and today’s guest is from the wealth management world. Vladimir Baranov is the CTO and cofound...

Time Management and Open Source Software Regulations with Kimeshan Naidoo from 2018-12-25T21:12:17

One of the most common issues CTOs face is time management, it’s something I hear from many of our guests on this show. But someone who can offer insights is Kimeshan Naidoo, CTO of Unibuddy. He’ll...

Being a Tech Leader in the Music Industry with Scott Williams from 2018-12-18T18:52:34

We all know technology is constantly changing in every industry, but this is especially true in music. So what is it like being a tech leader in the music industry today? Scott Williams of CD Baby ...

Cultural Diversity and Learning Through Mistakes, with Meetesh Karia from 2018-12-11T18:32:56

Both cultural diversity and learning through mistakes are important topics in the tech world. Hiring people from diverse backgrounds can help a company grow in a myriad of ways, and here to tell us...

Managing as a CTO and as Product Manager, with Jaco Botha from 2018-12-04T13:17:52

What is it like managing as a CTO and as a product manager? How is it similar? How is it different? Our guest for this episode knows and he’s here to tell us. Jaco Botha is a product manager today ...

Running a Dev Shop Agency, with Ryan Vice from 2018-11-27T16:17:02

What makes a great dev shop agency? Someone who knows what it takes and is running a dev shop agency of his own is Ryan Vice. Ryan is the founder of Vice Software. His passion is dev and he’s fully...

Software Development: From Servant Leadership to Afghanistan, with Aaron Longwell from 2018-11-20T19:33:26

Servant leadership is a term that gets used a lot, but what does it mean in the software development world? Here to tell us is Aaron Longwell. Today Aaron is a consultant who recently wrote a blog ...

How CTOs Can Harness the Power of Branding , with Timothy Maurice from 2018-11-13T12:37:08

Did you know Nelson Mandela rebranded his image? He did. You’ll hear that story as well as how CTOs can harness the power of branding from our guest today, Timothy Maurice. Timothy is an American l...

The Startup World of Europe, with Duncan Davidson from 2018-11-06T16:25:27

What is the startup world of Europe like? How does it differ from the tech startup scene in the U.S. and how is it similar? Duncan Davidson can tell you and he does on today’s episode of CTO Studio.

Using Social Media to Connect With Your Users, with Bill Vieux from 2018-10-30T11:27:37

Social media is an everyday part of our lives, and there are some major advantages to using social media to connect with your users. Here to explain those advantages and the best ways to tap into y...

The 5 S’s of A Lean Workplace, with Ken Cone from 2018-10-23T16:26:13

Lean principles aren’t necessarily new, but someone who has been applying them with great results is Ken Cone. Ken is the CTO and co-owner of Radeus Labs in San Diego, and today he shares with us t...

How Teams Can Collaborate Effectively, with Woody Zuill from 2018-10-16T18:15:10

One of the most important aspects of a company is its team and finding how teams can collaborate effectively. It’s a common approach to separate people into teams and tasks, but is that the most ef...

Aligning Technology and Your Vision, Mission and Values, with Chris Doig from 2018-10-09T13:04:43

Why does aligning technology and your vision, mission and values matter to the success of your business? Chris Doig is here to tell us.

Chris’ company, Wayferry, specializes exclusively i...

Technology and The Ethics of Data Collection , with Fabrice Gould from 2018-10-02T14:38:45

With Europe’s GDPR and Facebook and Cambridge Analytica in the news of late, technology’s role in data collection and the ethics of it is a hot topic. Joining us to share his considerable expertise...

How GoFundMe Was Built, with Andy Ballester from 2018-09-25T10:51:23

Today everyone knows about crowdfunding websites, but how was GoFundMe built? It was one of the first of its kind and today you’ll hear the story of its inception, formation and reformulation and i...

Understanding AGI, AI and Machine Learning, with Alex Bates from 2018-09-18T19:35:59

What are the differences between AGI, AI and machine learning? Our guest today knows the answer to this question, and much more about each of these fascinating areas of tech today.

Is There a Genuine Need For Your Idea? with Vidya Dinamani from 2018-09-11T16:11:06

Is there a genuine need for your idea? Can you know the answer to this question before you write the first line of code, and how important is it to know? Yes and very says our guest for this episod...

How to Find The Best Employees in Tech Today, with Casey Kleindienst from 2018-09-04T16:40:14

Have you interviewed and hired someone only to have it not work out soon after? How to find the best employees in tech today is a subject best answered by our guest, Casey Kleindienst.

Why Creating Diversity in Tech Matters, with Alex Balazs from 2018-08-30T23:01:24

The topic of “why creating diversity in tech matters” is a popular subject, and it’s something I’m asked about frequently. To give his seasoned insight is Alex Balazs, our guest today.

How to Work With Your Product Manager, with Ryan Willemsen from 2018-08-21T13:36:19

Learning how to work with your product manager as a CTO is a crucial responsibility, one that can mean the difference between success and failure. Joining us to share his insight into this role and...

Understanding AI, Machine Learning and Reasoning Computing with Khai Pham from 2018-08-14T17:54:58

AI is a broad term used as an umbrella to encapsulate machine learning and more. To get a true understanding of AI, machine learning and reasoning computing I invited my friend Khai Pham to join us...

The IT Challenges of Managing 400+ Retail Locations, with Yash Muralidharan from 2018-08-07T12:52:07

As the Vice-President of IT for Jenny Craig and Curves our guest for this show knows exactly how challenging it is to manage IT services for 400 retail locations around the world. Yashwant Muralidh...

How Habits Determine Your Success, with Jeff Winkler from 2018-07-31T17:35:28

How habits determine your success is something our guest for today knows firsthand! Jeff Winkler is the co-founder of Origin Code Academy, an organization that helps students get the skills they ne...

How to Evolve With Market Changes, with Benji Koltai #18 from 2018-07-24T16:39:32

The market can change in the blink of an eye so how to evolve with market changes is a valuable tool to have in your repertoire. Our guest today has done just that and he’s here to share his wisdom...

What It Means to be a Product Manager, with Jessica Sweeney from 2018-07-17T21:44:12

Ask for a definition of the terms product manager and product management and you’ll get a different answer depending on who is answering the question! So what does it actually mean...

How to Provide Solid Tooling as a CTO, with Aaron Contorer #16 from 2018-06-26T14:59:45

One of the talks Aaron Contorer gave that I'll never forget is the talk in which he covered two topics: functional programming and how to provide solid tooling as a CTO. Those two topics are our fo...

The Importance of Psychology as a CTO, with Dr. Dan Stoneman #15 from 2018-06-19T13:53:36

Making the leap from a technical role into the CTO position requires many things, and not everyone makes the jump. One man who has is our guest today, Dr. Dan Stoneman.

How to Get Company Buy-in When Re-engineering Platforms, with Matt Ferguson #14 from 2018-06-12T19:19:33

Getting your CEO and other leaders to buy into re-engineering platforms is no small feat, but our guest today has done it four times! Matt Ferguson of Zeeto tells us the ins and outs of company-wid...

Launching Your Startup With As Little Code As Possible, with Kelly Abbott #13 from 2018-06-05T17:47:06

Can you be an effective CTO without coding? You can and the man to prove it is here for today’s show, Kelly Abbott. Kelly has held a variety of roles in the tech sector, including ...