The CTO Playbook
door Adam Horner
Nieuwste aflevering
EP 117: The hidden commitments that keep CTOs busy
EP 117: The hidden commitments that keep CTOs busy
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Join Adam Horner, a CTO with over 30 years in the tech industry, on The CTO Playbook — the podcast dedicated to helping CTOs excel. Perfect for CTOs and tech leaders navigating the complexities of their roles, each episode offers clear insights, innovative strategies, and practical advice from top leaders in tech.
With Adam’s extensive experience mentoring engineers and tech leaders, and over a decade as a CTO, you’ll gain the tools and knowledge to build and refine your own CTO playbook. Whether you're tackling complex projects, fostering innovation, leading teams, or shaping your company's tech strategy, this podcast is your go-to resource.
Adam’s journey from engineer to strategic CTO was challenging. He learned through the school of hard knocks, making avoidable mistakes and facing countless challenges. Often out of his comfort zone and wishing for more guidance, he created this podcast to provide the support and advice he once lacked.
Tune in for engaging interviews, leadership tips, and the latest in technology strategy. Each episode is designed to help you lead with confidence and level up as a CTO.
Listen now to start your journey with The CTO Playbook and build your own playbook to excel in your role.
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- EP 117: The hidden commitments that keep CTOs busy · 50 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 117Most CTOs already know what to do about their time. The hard part is doing it, week after week. Joel Chippindale, CTO coach and founder of Monkey's Thumb Coaching, joins Adam…
- EP 116: Every CTO is a translator: getting understood by the CFO and the board · 36 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 116A solid technical case rarely wins the decision if the CFO, the CEO and the board can't follow it. Jens Heitland, founder of Heitland Media Group and former Global Head of…
- Ep 115: Impostor syndrome is a strategy you are running · 44 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 115Most leaders treat impostor syndrome as something they need to overcome. But what if the belief that you're not good enough is actually serving a purpose? Adrian Koehler is a…
- 114: Building the builder: how CTOs fix the AI code review bottleneck · 19 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 114AI has made building software dramatically faster. The problem is that the rest of the engineering system hasn’t caught up. AI agents can now produce code, tests, documentation…
- 113: Anyone with an API key can copy your AI strategy, with Ritavan · 58 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 113AI adoption is getting easier for everyone. The harder question is whether you're using it to optimise the game you're already in, or to build a position that changes the game…
- 112: Your best managers are the most replaceable, with Prof. Charles Wood · 54 min · Aflevering 112AI isn't just changing how engineers work. It's forcing technology leaders to rethink what makes management valuable. Prof. Charles Wood is Senior Manager, Data Science & AI at…
- 111: Every technology decision you make now is a post-quantum decision · 54 min · Aflevering 111Quantum computing may not be breaking your security today, but the decisions you make now could determine how exposed your organization is when it does. Conor Deegan explains why…
- 110: AI Compressed the Work That Built Your Judgment · 43 min · Aflevering 110Twenty years at one company should have made my guest predictable, and that is exactly the trap he built a method to escape. Build your own CTO Playbook at…
- 109: Your Agents Are Held to a Lower Standard Than Your Engineers · 58 min · Aflevering 109Most CTOs think adopting AI means picking the right tools, but Sumeet argues the real work is closing the accountability gap between agents and engineers. Build your own CTO…
- 108: Your Most Valuable Executive Relationship Is the CFO · 50 min · Aflevering 108Ask a CTO which executive relationship matters most, and they'll name the CEO, but my guest today would send you to the CFO instead. Build your own CTO Playbook at…
- 107: The Controlled Re-Entry: A CTO Playbook for Coming Back from Holiday · 25 min · Aflevering 107I nearly turned my own summer into the cautionary tale. The thing that saved me was a last-minute week in the Swedish mountains. Build your own CTO Playbook at…
- 106: Trust, temper, override: managing the AI you don't control · 23 min · Aflevering 106One CTO spent two weeks tearing frontier models out and ended up back where they started. Another spent a few days building a tested escape route for what actually mattered…
- 105: The CTO's real job when agents write the code (belief reversal) · 46 min · Aflevering 105A founder went from zero to $10 million ARR in six months with six engineers and fifty agents, and the gap between idea and shipped feature was nine hours. Build your own CTO…
- 104: Why the Best CTOs Filter the Firehose Instead of Blocking It · 23 min · Aflevering 104Shielding your team from context isn't protection, it's a subtle underestimation of the people you hired for their judgment. Build your own CTO Playbook at…
- 103: What CTOs Miss Before an M&A Deal Hits · 50 min · Aflevering 103Most CTOs chase value creation. Jaco Vermeulen says the real job is preserving it first. Build your own CTO Playbook at www.theCTOplaybook.com - the leadership platform built…
- 102: AI Transformation Starts With What You Don't Know You're Assuming — with Duri Chitayat · 47 min · Aflevering 102Duri's father holds more than 100 patents, filed his latest one at 96, and gave him a one-line philosophy that now drives how his teams approach every problem: most people don't…
- 101: Why Most Leadership Assessments Are Measuring the Wrong Thing · 37 min · Aflevering 101What if the biggest constraint on your organisation isn't your tech, your funding, or your market, but whether your leaders can think at the level the problem requires? Build…
- 100: Why AI Is Quietly Draining Your Senior Engineer Pipeline · 22 min · Aflevering 100The reps that used to turn juniors into seniors are disappearing, and most engineering leaders won't notice until the senior shortage hits in three years. Build your own CTO…
- 99: Why Transformations Die Just Before They Succeed · 58 min · Aflevering 99The most dangerous moment in a transformation isn't the start, it's the stretch right before behaviours actually start sticking. Build your own CTO Playbook at…
- 98: The Office of the CTO at RevenueCat, with Miguel Carranza · 48 min · Aflevering 98When do you stop being the CTO with all the answers and start being the one who asks better questions? Build your own CTO Playbook at www.theCTOplaybook.com - the leadership…
