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Matt McLarty, Global Field CTO at MuleSoft: The Secret to a Future-Proof Career in Tech Jul 27, 2022

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Matt McLarty, Global Field CTO & Vice President of the Digital Transformation Office

A globally recognized expert in APIs, Matt has seen it all in the tech industry. He explains the secret to a long-lasting career in tech, why you shouldn't get caught up with specific languages or technology, and why the best tech jobs might be outside the tech industry.

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Ravi Swaminathan, Founder and CEO at TaskHuman: How to Find Different Entry Points in Tech Jul 20, 2022

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Ravi Swaminathan, Founder and CEO at TaskHuman

Ravi has been programming since he was seven years old. While coding had always come naturally, he doesn't do much of it anymore. We explore his pivots from programmer to project management, product marketing and corporate strategy before settling on being a CEO.

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Morgan Teachworth, VP, Engineering and Supply Chain at Cisco Meraki: Why Proximity Matters in Tech Jul 13, 2022

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Morgan Teachworth, Vice President, Engineering and Supply Chain at Cisco Meraki

Morgan outlines how to advance your career in tech. He explains how moving to a tech hub early in your career could pay off and why hybrid work isn't so bad. Plus, Morgan, an early engineer at both NVIDIA and Meraki, shares how to pick a company to bet your career on. (Hint: It's not always the pre-IPO unicorn.)

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Gianna Scorsone, General Manager and Head of North America at Aircall: The Keys to an Impactful Career Jul 06, 2022

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Gianna Scorsone, General Manager and Head of North America at Aircall

Gianna starts from the first principles, and her top rule might go against everything we know about Silicon Valley culture. She shares her best tips, including how to sell yourself in the interview, what it really means to be authentic at work, and what people get wrong about competition.

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Lewis Tuff, Vice President, Engineering at Blockchain.com: The Best Way to Start Your Web3 Career Jun 29, 2022

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Lewis Tuff, Vice President, Engineering at Blockchain.com

Lewis presents the future of Web3 and outlines how anyone can become a cryptocurrency engineer or Web3 technologist. He also walks through the latest at the $14-billion crypto unicorn, including upcoming features and products, plus his interview and hiring process.

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Nick Bushak, Chief Technology Officer and President at Gem: Everything You Might Want to Know About Tech Recruiting Jun 22, 2022

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Nick Bushak, Chief Technology Officer and President at Gem

Nick explains that being a CTO is really all about recruiting and retaining tech talent. He breaks down everything from managing a new team in a new country, insider tips to attract the first engineering hires, and how company culture changes after an acquisition.

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Radhika Malik, Principal at Dell Technologies Capital: How Far Off Is the Singularity? Jun 15, 2022

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Radhika Malik, Principal at Dell Technologies Capital

Radhika lets us into the world of corporate venture capital. She explains how to look beyond the hype in AI, why starting an enterprise startup may be the best thing you can do, and what it takes to get an investment from Dell Technologies Capital.

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Conrad Irwin, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Superhuman: What It's Really Like As a Founder Jun 08, 2022

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Conrad Irwin, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Superhuman

Conrad dispels myths about startup life by giving us a walkthrough of the real day-to-day as a startup founder and CTO. He explains why it took more than two years to launch Superhuman, how startups should tackle hiring, and what it's like to know that the buck stops with you.

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Amit Matani, CEO at AngelList Talent: Silicon Valley From the First iPhone Apps to Today Jun 01, 2022

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Amit Matani, CEO at AngelList Talent

Amit reflects on being one of Apple's first featured iPhone apps, experiencing two startup acquisitions, and whether tech salaries can continue to grow. He also shares his hot takes on whether hybrid work will last and whether you should raise venture capital for your startup idea.

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Rod Barlow, Chief Technology Officer at Sidecar Health: Navigating the Career Jungle Gym May 25, 2022

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Rod Barlow, Chief Technology Officer at Sidecar Health

Rod thinks a career as an engineer or technologist is like a jungle gym. It’s why he says it’s important to make career pivots and place big bets on yourself and others. He also outlines the importance of having a growth mindset and gives a roadmap to engineering leadership. As a bonus, Rod even explains how much coding a tech lead or engineering manager should do.

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