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Becoming a Tech Leader of a Fast-Growing Startup -- Ole Dallerup // Dreamdata.io Jun 08, 2023

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The path to becoming a tech leader at a fast-growing startup is multifaceted, so you have to be hands-on from the onset: from coding your product to raising and developing a team. As a CTO, you have your work laid out for you. How do you handle it all and become the CTO of your dreams? Listen to Ole Dallerup, CTO and Co-founder of Dreamdata.io, as he discusses becoming a tech leader at a fast-growing startup. Show Notes

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The Performance Boosting Power of Feedback -- Darva Satcher // GitLab Inc. Jun 06, 2023

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Feedback can be scary to give and receive, but it doesn't have to be because everyone needs it to improve and grow the company. See feedback as data and not a judgment about who or what is right or wrong. How do you deal with the emotions that come with feedback? How do you ask for feedback to get the data you need to boost performance? Listen to Darva Satcher, Director of Engineering of GitLab Inc., as she discusses the performance-boosting power of feedback. Show Notes

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Unlocking the Power of the Skip Level Meetings -- Darva Satcher // GitLab Inc. Jun 05, 2023

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There's always some hierarchy in every organization, no matter how flat they try to keep things flat. The farther away people are from the center point, the harder it is to keep them glued. Skip levels are a way to keep people connected to the vision. What is it, and how does it work? Listen to Darva Satcher, Director of Engineering of GitLab Inc., as she discusses how to unlock the power of skip-level meetings. Show Notes

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Work on Your Reputation Inside and Outside Your Company! -- Kevin Goldsmith // DistroKid Jun 01, 2023

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Brittany Cotton and Etienne de Bruin talk to Kevin Goldsmith and Claudius Mbemba about the importance of building your reputation as CTO/VPE or technical executive.

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Grooming Engineering Managers -- Dalia Havens // Replicated May 29, 2023

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Dalia Havens, VPE of Replicated, discusses about grooming engineering managers.

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Architecture to Manage Data Costs & Complexity -- Adrian Estala // Starburst May 26, 2023

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The era of hoarding access to data is fast passing because access to data is driving incredible value. But how do you manage the costs and complexity? As a CTO, when do you bring on a CDO to help your company leverage all the data you've been gathering? Listen to Adrian Estala, VP, Field Chief Data Officer of Starburst, as he discusses architectures and ways to manage data costs and complexity. Show Notes

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The Evolution of the CDO Role -- Adrian Estala // Starburst May 25, 2023

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The Chief Data Officer role is relatively new but has quickly evolved from governance and data capabilities to thinking about the business, specific use cases, and the projects that will deliver those use cases. However, the biggest issue for a CDO, especially in a big company, is every one of your business consumers has a different ask. They want to use the same data, but they want to use it differently. How do you cope with that? Listen to Adrian Estala, VP, Field Chief Data Officer of Starburst, as he discusses the evolution of the CDO role. Show Notes

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Coaching Your Engineers vs. Giving Them Feedback -- Etienne de Bruin // 7CTOs May 22, 2023

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Etienne spends a bit of one on one time with you talking about the differences between coaching our people vs. giving them feedback.

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The Power of Stillness for the CTO -- Brittany Cotton // 7CTOs May 18, 2023

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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 service anymore to this globalized workforce. One of the things, I think why we're here in the workforce is that. Everything we did the last two years has been reactionary. Etienne de Bruin and Brittany Cotton discuss the power of stillness and reflection for the CTO in this time.

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How to Stop Juggling & Start Shipping Product -- Surya Oruganti // Argonaut May 16, 2023

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So many small teams start by configuring the bare necessities to get their product going. Then they want to scale and realize a DevOps component is missing at your company. Hiring a DevOps person to get them up to speed and then working with them will be a few months off. How do you stop juggling and focus on product improvement from day one? Find out more as Surya Oruganti, Founder & CEO at Argonaut, discusses how to stop juggling and start shipping products. Show Notes

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