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Geeks Who Lead Podcast

Hear the inside stories of the “geeks who lead at scale” – Directors, VPs and CTOs running software engineering orgs at larger companies with 100+ engineers, and interviews with domain experts who can help those leaders to manage their engineering orgs more effectively.

I’m your host – Peter Bell, I’ve been helping senior engineering leaders to connect with and learn from their peers since 2010!

This podcast is designed for engineering leaders who want to learn the latest good practices from their peers who are way too busy operating to write an article or publish a book!

Running a software engineering org at scale is hard! You need to manage stakeholder expectations, attract and retain top talent, align and structure your org effectively and keep up with the latest processes and tooling. And that’s before we even try to make sense of the potential impact of LLMs and GenAI on managing technical teams.

Our podcast and weekly newsletter provide you with access to hard-won wisdom from top engineering leaders and relevant domain experts. Learn more at https://geekswholead.com/

Copyright: © 2020 CTO Connection, LLC

Latest Episodes:

The primacy of the network & Web 3.0 — Vince Horn & Ryan Oelke of CryptoMind Sep 03, 2017

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Today's episode is a cross-post from Vincent Horn’s new podcast, Crypto-Mind. With permission, I’ve reposted it from Crypto-Mind podcast. This podcast is about contemplating deeply the societal, spiritual, network implications of the networked Web 3.0 world.
This episode is all about networks. Specifically,

What’s it mean to be a part of the network?
Why are networks important?
How do we organize ourselves?
How do we identify ourselves?
What’s it mean to create value and distribute that value?
Which network do I want to put value into?
How much what's happening to cryptocurrency is _just what’s happening in the world_ reflected back into crypto?
The big network is Life and all life that we know. Making connections there seems really important.
Is it ethical to run a bitcoin node in a world where there is climate change? Is POS a moral eventuality?
How a simple Google bus is an analogy for a new world and a lightning rod for some.
Taking the model of the king and democratizing it some. If you are a good entrepreneur you are king. You have followers. Take that model and took it apart so everyone can be king in their own way.
The rise of mindfulness when attention becomes a constraint.

Subscribe to the Crypto-Mind podcast here.

The Ethereum Ecosystem w. Raine Revere, Lead Architect at Prism Sep 01, 2017

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Raine Revere is the Lead Architect at Prism — The world’s first trustless portfolio market platform.
Join Raine and special guest co-host Kevin Seagraves as we discuss blockchain, ethereum, and the future of Web3.

Ch-ch-changes (Announcements) Aug 03, 2017

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Miles & Kevin announce some changes to the podcast:

Miles will be winding down his involvement in the podcast.
The show will be once a month (instead of once a week).
We’ll ramp up our ‘Emerging Tech’ series, focused initially on VR, AR, Blockchain, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, and Cryptography.
Interested in guest co-hosting? Recommend a speaker, and let’s chat.

People First Organizations w. Dave Zwieback Jul 27, 2017

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[from the archives]
Our guest today is Dave Zwieback, the author of Beyond Blame: Learning from Failure and Success and an engineering leader in various organizations in & around New York City.
Dave does workshops for organizations looking to build People First cultures. If you’re interested in hosting a highly-rated, practical, hands-on workshop based on the book at your company, please contact workshops@mindweather.com. You’ll learn the theory and, most important, get to practice conducting Learning Reviews, a critical new practice for building resilient, people-first learning organizations.
This episode is for you if you’re interested in learning about soft-skills, career, or management.

Bootstrapped Developers Jul 20, 2017

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So you can build it… but, do you know what to do once it’s built? How to monetize it? How do you make enough money to live off of while your company takes off? In this episode, learn about how to go beyond your raw skills of building anything you want and learn what it takes to create a thriving business.
Speakers:
– Mike AbiEzzi
– Alison Hughes
– Dan Moore
– Brian Ponterelli

How to CTO w. Kathy Keating Jul 13, 2017

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Our Boulder Startup Week episode streak continues. Today, we’ve got Kathy Keating, CTO of Apostrophe on the show.
Kathy has helped build several successful technology startups, founded her own technology consulting business, guided product strategy for companies, and implemented more highly complex software applications than she can count. She has a knack for building diverse technology teams, successful agile business practices, and mentoring the leaders of tomorrow.
Previously Kathy was VP of Engineering at Autopay, founded Tricalyx, and was VP of Product Strategic Systems at Monster.

How to CTO w. Ed Johnson Jul 06, 2017

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Our Boulder Startup Week episode streak continues. Today, we’ve got Ed Johnson, CTO of Goally on the show.
Ed and his co-founders at Goally are on a mission to help parents build their children’s independence and self-confidence while giving those parents a break from emotionally-draining and endless reminders. All while freeing kids from always feeling “bossed around”. They aim to meaningfully reduce anxiety and stress in millions of family homes, with an early focus on children with autism, ADHD and Down Syndrome. Prior to working at Goally, Ed was a Director of Engineering at Qualcomm where he created and led a global team working on 4G LTE.
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This week’s episode is sponsored by GitPrime.
Subjective measures like story points and tickets only tell part of the story of software development. GitPrime gives engineering managers the full picture with metrics in context on team productivity. So you can spot risk, identify waste, move faster, and advocate for your team with hard data instead of a narrative. Stop flying blind — and start leading engineering with concrete data.
More at gitprime.com

How to CTO w. Nick Cheever Jun 29, 2017

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Our Boulder Startup Week episode streak continues. Today, we’ve got Nick Cheever, VP of Technology at 10-4 on the show.
Nick has over 15 years of experience in product development, particularly in a technical leadership role. He has been the lead for multiple SaaS-based platforms and has a proven track record of executing intuitive and technically-savvy solutions. Currently, Nick oversees the devops, product, creative, and development groups at 10-4 systems as they disrupt the transportation industry by providing big data logistical solutions.
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This week’s episode is sponsored by GitPrime.
Subjective measures like story points and tickets only tell part of the story of software development. GitPrime gives engineering managers the full picture with metrics in context on team productivity. So you can spot risk, identify waste, move faster, and advocate for your team with hard data instead of a narrative. Stop flying blind— and start leading engineering with concrete data.
More at gitprime.com

Boulder Startup Week 2017 Dev War Stories Jun 22, 2017

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Hi and welcome to a very special Boulder Startup Week episode.
This week we’ve got some stories from a session entitled “Dev War Stories”. If you’re a longtime listener, you know that this is one of our favorite questions to ask interviewees.
There are 3 speakers giving war stories in this episode.
The first is Ed Johnson, CTO of Goally
The second is Jason Cole, CTO of a few startups around town.
The third is Greg Lems, CTO at Door to Door Organics.
One last thing. If you hear a flashlight turning on and off, it's because Miles set up the session to have the lights down low, kind of like a campfire ghost story type of atmosphere.
Enjoy yall!

How to CTO with Andy Pai, Full Contact Jun 15, 2017

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This week’s guest is Andy Pai, VP Engineering at FullContact. FullContact is the most powerful, fully-connected contact management platform for professionals and enterprises who need to master their contacts and be awesome with people. As VP of Engineering, Andy is focused on growing the engineering organization, and building a secure, private and scalable data platform. Previously, Andy has helped build several data-oriented startups as CTO. He’s passionate about scaling platforms, driving organizational change, maximizing team effectiveness and helping people reach their potential.

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