CTO Podcast – Insights & Strategies for Chief Technology Officers Navigating the C-Suite while Balancing Technical Strategy

By Etienne de Bruin (7CTOs)

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The CTO Podcast explores the worlds of Chief Technical officers as they manage the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of technologists in the C-suite. 

Hosted by Etienne de Bruin, this podcast brings you insights and perspectives from experienced technology leaders as they share expertise and wisdom on a wide range of topics, including technical strategy, project management, talent management, infrastructure and architecture, security and compliance, customer experience, agile methodologies, collaboration and communication, innovation, and data-driven decision making.

Whether you're a CTO yourself, an aspiring technology leader, or simply interested in learning more about the world of tech, The CTO Podcast has something for you. Our guests share their real-world experiences and practical advice, as well as their thoughts on emerging trends and technologies in AI, crypto, and Web3.

If you're interested in staying ahead of the curve in the world of technology leadership, tune in to The CTO Podcast and discover what it takes to succeed as a CTO in today's fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape.


Host:  Etienne de Bruin // Founder of 7CTOs

7CTOS is a community of experienced technology leaders who share insights, build relationships, and learn from one another through events, workshops, and a range of resources. 7CTOs provides a platform for CTOs to connect with peers, access valuable resources, and stay up-to-date on the latest trends and best practices in technology leadership. 

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Producer: Benjamin Shapiro – Founder & CEO of I Hear Everything.

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Episode Date
Navigating the Rollercoaster: From Rapid Growth to Unwinding with Tracie Hlavka
Mar 26, 2024
From Pragmatism to Pivot Tables: Navigating Leadership, Philosophy, and Data Mastery with Matt Van Itallie
Mar 19, 2024
CTO Leadership: Navigating Startup Realities and Inspiring Teams with Krijn Van der Raadt
Mar 12, 2024
Leadership, Technology, and the “It Depends” Philosophy: Insights from Kevin Goldsmith
Mar 05, 2024
Just use Flutter - Stephan Schmidt // Amazing CTO
Sep 06, 2023
End of Stack Overflow -- Stephan Schmidt // Amazing CTO
Jul 31, 2023
Greenest Programming Languages -- Stephan Schmidt // Amazing CTO
Jul 25, 2023
The future of CTOs with AI -- Stephan Schmidt // Amazing CTO
Jul 13, 2023
Vision, Strategy An Alignment -- Stephan Schmidt // Amazing CTO
Jul 12, 2023
AI replaces programmers - Threads killing Twitter
Jul 11, 2023
Building Organizational Trust in AI -- Ksenia Palke // Airspace
Jul 04, 2023
How to Apply AI at Your Company -- Ksenia Palke // Airspace
Jul 03, 2023
Solo Projects // Reddit // Imaginary Problems // Estimation // GPT-4 Pitch Decks
Jun 23, 2023
How CTO's Should Rely on Automation Infrastructure -- Rob Hirschfeld // RackN
Jun 21, 2023
The Role of DevOps in Building Startups -- Rob Hirschfeld // RackN
Jun 20, 2023
Industry-Specific Applications of AI -- Sanjay Sehgal // MSys
Jun 16, 2023
Ethics & Human-AI Partnerships -- Sanjay Sehgal // MSys
Jun 15, 2023
Focusing on Revenue Goals with Cross Functional Teams -- Ole Dallerup // Dreamdata.io
Jun 09, 2023
Becoming a Tech Leader of a Fast-Growing Startup -- Ole Dallerup // Dreamdata.io
Jun 08, 2023
The Performance Boosting Power of Feedback -- Darva Satcher // GitLab Inc.
Jun 06, 2023
Unlocking the Power of the Skip Level Meetings -- Darva Satcher // GitLab Inc.
Jun 05, 2023
Work on Your Reputation Inside and Outside Your Company! -- Kevin Goldsmith // DistroKid
Jun 01, 2023
Grooming Engineering Managers -- Dalia Havens // Replicated
May 29, 2023
Architecture to Manage Data Costs & Complexity -- Adrian Estala // Starburst
May 26, 2023
The Evolution of the CDO Role -- Adrian Estala // Starburst
May 25, 2023
Coaching Your Engineers vs. Giving Them Feedback -- Etienne de Bruin // 7CTOs
May 22, 2023
The Power of Stillness for the CTO -- Brittany Cotton // 7CTOs
May 18, 2023
How to Stop Juggling & Start Shipping Product -- Surya Oruganti // Argonaut
May 16, 2023
No DevOps? No Problem -- Surya Oruganti // Argonaut
May 15, 2023
Struggles in Buy-vs-Build Land -- Blake Messer // Cratejoy
May 12, 2023
How to use ChatGPT to write code -- Blake Messer // Cratejoy
May 11, 2023
Contribution Analysis for Your Dev Team -- Hezheng Yin // Merico
May 10, 2023
Managing International Engineering Teams -- Hezheng Yin // Merico
May 09, 2023
Impact of AI on a Digital Company's Carbon Footprint -- Richard Whitehead // Moogsoft Inc.
May 05, 2023
Application of AI Techniques to IT Ops -- Richard Whitehead // Moogsoft Inc.
May 04, 2023
Optimize Development with Automation -- Calvin Hendryx-Parker // Six Feet Up
Apr 28, 2023
Build Resilient Systems -- Calvin Hendryx-Parker // Six Feet Up
Apr 27, 2023
Solidifying Software Development Foundations -- Calvin Hendryx-Parker // Six Feet Up
Apr 26, 2023
IOT For The Hot Tub Part 2 -- Jonathan LaCour // Mission
Apr 21, 2023
Designing IOT For The Hot Tub -- Jonathan LaCour // Mission
Apr 20, 2023
Invest In Serverless -- Jonathan LaCour // Mission
Apr 19, 2023
What Is Kubernetes? -- Jonathan LaCour // Mission
Apr 18, 2023
CTO'ing Mission Through Pandemic Lockdowns -- Jonathan LaCour // Mission
Apr 17, 2023
On Degeneracy -- Aaron Longwell // Serverless
Apr 14, 2023
Building the Legal Software System in Afghanistan -- Aaron Longwell // Serverless
Apr 13, 2023
When Simple Concepts Unravel In The C-Suite -- Aaron Longwell // Serverless
Apr 12, 2023
Doing Work As A Means Of Discovery -- Aaron Longwell // Serverless
Apr 11, 2023
Left Brain Right Brain -- Aaron Longwell // Serverless
Apr 10, 2023
Tips on nurturing your network -- Sri Shivananda // PayPal
Apr 06, 2023
Building influence within your organization -- Sri Shivananda // PayPal
Apr 05, 2023
Why fast communication is key -- Sri Shivananda // PayPal
Apr 04, 2023
Publishing 'CTO Excellence in 100 Days' book -- Benjamin Shapiro // I Hear Everything
Mar 23, 2023
Why CTOs care about podcasts -- Benjamin Shapiro // I Hear Everything
Mar 22, 2023
Etienne on the ABCs of Getting Back on the Same Page
Feb 08, 2023
Investing in People: A Look into Fleetio's Software Development Strategy with Jorge Valdivia
Feb 01, 2023
How to Replace Yourself and Buy Time with Dan Martell
Jan 25, 2023
[Replay] Build Your Own CTO Peer Group So That You Can Succeed with Brittany Cotton
Jan 18, 2023
Myths of CTO Leadership with Mark Hunter
Jan 11, 2023
[Replay] Doing Curiosity vs. Being Curiosity
Dec 21, 2022
[Replay] Curiosity and the Unknown
Dec 14, 2022
[Replay] When Curiosity Leads to Questions, But Not All Questions Represent Curiosity
Dec 07, 2022
[Replay] Curiosity vs. Being Curious
Nov 30, 2022
The Role of A CTO is Complicated
Nov 23, 2022
[Replay] Aaron Longwell in the CTO Studio
Nov 16, 2022
[Replay] How to Find The Best Employees in Tech Today, with Casey Kleindienst
Nov 09, 2022
Sleep Tightly Through Your DevOps Woes with Phil Borlin and Ken Cone
Nov 02, 2022
[Replay] The Importance of Psychology as a CTO with Dr. Dan Stoneman
Oct 26, 2022
Trunk-Based Development And Feature Flags With EJ & TJ
Oct 19, 2022
Change is Evolutionary with Dave Mangot
Oct 05, 2022
Getting Involved with Open Source Communities with Jesse White
Sep 28, 2022
Feature Flags with Split.io CTO Patricio Echague
Sep 21, 2022
The CTO & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Kathy Keating, Aaron Pina and Erik Enge
Sep 14, 2022
A Conversation With PayPal CTO, Sri Shivananda
Sep 07, 2022
Extracting Value From Your Network with Erin Fusaro, Wayne Haber and Brent Thumlert
Aug 31, 2022
How to Make the Horizon Model Better with Visibility Planning with Brant Cooper
Aug 24, 2022
What Evolutionary Biology Can Tell Us About Software Development - Part 2
Aug 17, 2022
What Evolutionary Biology Can Tell Us About Software Development - Part 1
Aug 10, 2022
Work on your reputation inside and outside your company! with Kevin Goldsmith and Claudius Mbemba
Jul 25, 2022
Grooming Engineering Managers with Dalia Havens, VPE at Replicated
Jul 01, 2022
Shopify's Technical Advisor To The CEO, Duncan Davidson
Jun 20, 2022
How To Do Skip Level Meetings with Nathan Broslawsky and Scott Graves
Jun 09, 2022
A CTO Implements DEI Early On: A Discussion With Joan Pepin
May 23, 2022
What metrics do you use? A Discussion With Dave Mangot and Erik Enge
May 17, 2022
Be The Best Damn Fractional CTO You Can Be
May 09, 2022
Integrating New Hires Into Your Engineering Culture with Erin Fusaro and Tracie Hlavka
May 02, 2022
Designing a Great Hiring Process to Attract Engineers
Apr 25, 2022
Deconstructing The Hiring Problem with Eric Lackore and David Lormor
Apr 18, 2022
4 Things The Security Team Wants From Their CTO with Naomi Buckwalter
Apr 11, 2022
QA with Lu Saenz and Pat Cullen
Apr 04, 2022
Coaching Your Engineers vs. Giving Them Feedback with Etienne de Bruin
Mar 28, 2022
Psychological Safety For Your Engineering Team with Kimeshan Naidoo, CTO Unibuddy
Mar 21, 2022
Help The C-Suite Understand Your CTO Role with Nishant Mathew and Jim Catts
Mar 14, 2022
Emotional Literacy Tools For The CTO, with Patty Leeper facilitating a 7CTOs Forum
Mar 09, 2022
CTO Strategies For Engineering Bonuses And Profit Sharing, with Agustin Lebron and 7CTOs
Mar 07, 2022
How The CTO Goes About Meeting Their Team's Needs, with Scott Graves and Chris Peterson
Mar 01, 2022
CTOs Building Web3 Startups Using Blockchains and NFTs
Feb 21, 2022
Are Your Needs Being Met In The C-Suite?
Feb 18, 2022
CTO Upgrades To OKRs by using GEMs and Sentinels
Feb 14, 2022
Engineering Staffing Strategies
Feb 08, 2022
The Power of Stillness for the CTO
Jan 31, 2022
New Ideas About The Future of Work
Jan 27, 2022
Engineering Compensation Challenges
Jan 25, 2022
What Does Smart Contract Code For A DAO Look Like?
Jan 21, 2022
CTO Relationships with Project Managers
Jan 18, 2022
CTO Panel On DAO and Wallet Volatility
Jan 13, 2022
CTO Introduction To DAO
Jan 11, 2022
CTO And Data Ownership in Web3
Jan 06, 2022
Build Your Own CTO Peer Group So That You Can Succeed
Jan 03, 2022
CTO Discussion On Web3 Complexity
Dec 31, 2021
CTO Under Fire Playbook
Dec 28, 2021
CTO Timing For web3
Dec 23, 2021
CTO Antidote to Decision Fatigue
Dec 20, 2021
CTO Introduction to Web3
Dec 17, 2021
How to Deal with Employees that Don’t Show Willingness to Participate in Relationships
Nov 19, 2021
Defining the CTOs Role in Relationships and Company Culture
Nov 16, 2021
Doing Curiosity vs. Being Curiosity
Nov 11, 2021
Curiosity and the Unknown
Oct 27, 2021
When Curiosity Leads to Questions, But Not All Questions Represent Curiosity
Oct 18, 2021
Curiosity Vs. Being Curious
Oct 13, 2021
Creating A Agile And Innovative Infrastructure
Oct 07, 2021
Evidence As A Way To Deal With Ideas And Uncertainty
Sep 23, 2021
Communication Flow for Handling Inventions
Sep 20, 2021
Time Horizons And How We Address Needs
Sep 09, 2021
The Role of the CTO has shifted beyond just Technology
Aug 31, 2021
The two most important risk factors in customer and employment agreements
Aug 06, 2021
When, Why & How to start the Compliance Process
Jul 27, 2021
3rd Party & Bad Actor Risk Assessment
Jul 15, 2021
Navigating Compliance Risk as CTO from a startup idea in a garage to $1B+ unicorn
Jul 01, 2021
Protecting Your IP in Customer Agreements Part 2
Jun 23, 2021
Cyber Insurance, Compliance and Cyber Security
Jun 16, 2021
Cyber Insurance, Compliance and Cyber Security
Jun 11, 2021
Intellectual Property
Jun 04, 2021
Gitlab Transparency
May 27, 2021
Must Have and Nice To Have Patents
May 21, 2021
Intellectual Property and Patenting Process
May 11, 2021
On Degeneracy
May 04, 2021
Building the Legal Software System in Afghanistan
Apr 27, 2021
When Simple Concepts Unravel In The C-Suite
Apr 20, 2021
Doing Work As A Means Of Discovery
Apr 15, 2021
Left Brain Right Brain
Apr 13, 2021
IOT For The Hot Tub Part 2
Apr 08, 2021
Designing IOT For The Hot Tub
Apr 06, 2021
Invest In Serverless
Apr 01, 2021
What Is Kubernetes?
Mar 31, 2021
What is it that CTOs need to know about Infrastructure trends?
Mar 25, 2021
CTO'ing Mission through Pandemic Lockdowns
Mar 23, 2021
CI/CD Pipelines Have Become Complicated
Mar 18, 2021
Ep.113 IOT, Micro Services And Data Visualization
Mar 16, 2021
Ep.112 A Dragonfly Leads To a Conversation About Ecosystems
Mar 11, 2021
Ep.111 How To Build Your Own Backyard Pond
Mar 09, 2021
Ep.110 Why We Ran Out Of Toilet paper During Covid
Mar 05, 2021
Ep.109 Managing Expectations Part 2
Mar 02, 2021
Ep.108 Managing Expectations Part 1
Feb 25, 2021
Ep.107 Truth As A Management Style
Feb 23, 2021
Ep.106 It's Hard To Be The Naysayer As CTO
Feb 18, 2021
Ep.105 Time As A Metric
Feb 16, 2021
Ep.104 Systems Theory: Why Projects Don't Deliver
Feb 11, 2021
Ep.103 Surviving The Start Up Graveyard By Building A Nimble Company
Feb 09, 2021
Ep.102 Being CTO Of A Market Leader
Feb 05, 2021
Ep.101 Wrestling with the Changing Rules of The App Stores as CTO
Feb 02, 2021
Ep.100 The Conflicted CTO
Jan 28, 2021
Ep.99 Technology Playbook Part 4
Jan 25, 2021
Ep.98 Tech Playbook Part 3
Jan 20, 2021
Ep.97 Tech Playbook Part 2
Jan 12, 2021
Ep.96 Tech Playbook #1
Jan 07, 2021
Ep.95 VP of Engineering
Dec 28, 2020
Ep.94 Emotional Intelligence
Dec 22, 2020
Ep.93 Sprint Reviews
Dec 15, 2020
Ep.92 Consulting To CTO
Dec 09, 2020
Ep.91 The Immigrants Complex View of Self
Dec 01, 2020
Ep.90 The 7 Deadly Sins Of Infrastructure As Code Part 3
Nov 24, 2020
Ep.89 The 7 Deadly Sins Of Infrastructure As Code
Nov 17, 2020
Ep.88 The Seven Deadly Sins Of Infrastructure As Code
Nov 12, 2020
Ep.87 Agilestacks
Nov 03, 2020
Ep.86 Black Boxes
Oct 30, 2020
Ep.85 Security Penetration
Oct 20, 2020
Ep.84 Network Layers
Oct 15, 2020
Ep.83 The Blockchain Bandit
Oct 13, 2020
Ep.82 The Imposter Syndrome
Oct 08, 2020
Ep.81 Why Is Your Backlighting So Awesome
Oct 06, 2020
Ep.80 Requirements of Writing A Book
Sep 29, 2020
Ep.79 The Opportunity Relationship Square
Sep 22, 2020
Ep.78 How to choose what Boards you want to be a part of
Sep 15, 2020
Ep.77 When Hiring a Product Manager is better than hiring a CTO
Sep 08, 2020
Ep.76 The Basics Of Trading
Sep 01, 2020
Ep.75 Machine Learning
Aug 25, 2020
Ep.74 The Fermi Paradox
Aug 18, 2020
Ep.73 GPT-3 to Open AI
Aug 11, 2020
Ep. 72 The Case For Infrastructure As Code Part 3
Aug 04, 2020
Ep.71 The Case For Infrastructure As Code Part 2
Jul 28, 2020
Ep. 70 The Case For Infrastructure As Code Part 1
Jul 21, 2020
Ep. 69 Short Term Crisis Management or a Longer Term Thing
Mar 20, 2020
Ep. 68 The CTO's Challenge Of Picking The Right Tools For The Job
Feb 21, 2020
The Gig Economy & Product Roadmaps with Vidya Dinamani, Eric Lawler and Kamel Boulos
Sep 10, 2019
The Key to Company Culture, with Vidya Dinamani, Benji Koltai and Jerome Bonhomme
Jul 31, 2019
Growing and Scaling Your Tech Company with Michael Singer and friends
Jul 10, 2019
The Ins and Outs of the Car Finance Industry, with Robert Swisher, Brant Cooper and Sonia Steinway
Jun 26, 2019
Creating Culture and Productivity with Your Team, with Robert Swisher, Brant Cooper and Michael Young
Jun 11, 2019
The Present and Future of Data Science, with Christoper Keown, Robert Swisher and Alex Balazs
May 21, 2019
PR and Positive Publicity in Tech with Brian Jones, Alan Leard and Alex Balazs
May 14, 2019
Two CTOs, one Chief Architect & Dr. Debbie Chen from Hydrostasis
May 07, 2019
Community Building with CTOs, with Dr. Tony Karrer
Apr 30, 2019
Innovating as a CTO in Online Advertising with Oded Cohen
Apr 23, 2019
Disrupting The Healthcare Market with CTO Unmesh Srivastava
Apr 16, 2019
From Engineer and Developer to CTO with Jesus Lizama
Apr 09, 2019
The Formula For Evaluating Start-Ups with Sergey Sundukovskiy
Apr 03, 2019
Why It’s Okay Not to Finish with Evan Phoenix
Mar 27, 2019
The World of Cloud Services with Jonathan LaCour
Mar 20, 2019
How CTOs Can Best Utilize Recruiters with Kimberly Owen
Mar 13, 2019
The Psychology of People in Tech, with Joanie Connell
Mar 06, 2019
Optimism and Longevity as a CTO in a Healthcare Tech, with Larry Heminger
Feb 27, 2019
Hybrid CTO of Hardware and Software with Ahn Nguyen
Feb 19, 2019
Being CTO in the Health Insurance Industry with Alan Leard
Feb 13, 2019