The Tech Leader's Playbook
by Avetis Antaplyan
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About this podcast
Welcome to your weekly playbook for tech leadership - where founders, executives, and innovators share real strategies for scaling smarter and leading stronger. Hosted by Avetis Antaplyan, Founder and CEO of HIRECLOUT, a global leader in technology and go-to-market recruiting and consulting.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 151 episodes
- Why Most Companies Struggle to Prove AI ROI Despite Massive Investments · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 152In this episode of The Tech Leaders Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Charisma Glassman, Vice President and Partner at Genpact, to explore why companies struggle to prove…
- Why Every AI Agent Needs an Owner, Budget, and Off Switch · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 151In this solo episode of The Tech Leaders Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan explores the rise of “invisible headcount” and why businesses should begin managing AI agents much like…
- Why Most Companies Have Too Many Priorities and No Strategy · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 150In this solo episode of The Tech Leaders Playbook, Avetis breaks down how executives can make bigger strategic bets without becoming reckless. He explores resource dilution…
- Why Tech Leaders Should Hire Great People or Leave the Seat Empty · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 147In this solo episode of the Tech Leaders Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan shares how HIRECLOUT navigated rapid growth, a tightening technology market, organizational complexity, and…
- How Scaling Companies Should Hire for the Next Stage, Not Today’s Vacancy · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 148In this solo episode of the Tech Leaders Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan explains why the right person in the wrong environment can still become the wrong hire. Avetis breaks down how…
- How AI Agents Are Forcing a Rethink of Enterprise Identity Security · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 146In this episode of The Tech Leader’s Playbook, Jason Martin shares the founder decisions behind building Permiso, from interviewing 100 enterprise security leaders before writing…
- Why Founders Regret Selling Within the First Year | Peter Goldstein · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 146In this episode of The Tech Leader’s Playbook, Peter Goldstein, entrepreneur, investor, CEO, and founder of Integrated CEO, shares lessons from nearly four decades of building…
- If AI Replaces the Career Ladder, How Will Leaders Be Developed? · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 145In this solo episode of The Tech Leader’s Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan examines how artificial intelligence, workforce efficiency, and headcount reduction affect talent development…
- Why Most Executives Are Implementing AI All Wrong | Harry Glorikian · 1 h 12 min · Season 1 Episode 144In this episode of The Tech Leader’s Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan speaks with technology executive, investor, author, and MIT Media Lab affiliate researcher Harry Glorikian about…
- The AI Layoff Mistake Costing Scaling Companies More Than It Saves · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 143For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this solo…
- The AI Adoption Pattern Tech Leaders Are Missing in Their Teams · 1 h 12 min · Season 1 Episode 142For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of…
- Why Scaling Companies Need Process Discipline More Than Heroic Employees · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 141For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this solo…
- Why the Best Startup Founders Prioritize Action Over Certainty · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 140For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this solo…
- Why Startup Founders Must Build Teams That Thrive Without Them | Mike Krupit · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 119For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of…
- Why Tech Leaders Must Eliminate Repetitive Work to Elevate Their People · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 138For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this solo episode of…
- Why Tech Leaders Should Build Categories Instead of Chasing Competitors · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 137For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The…
- Why Scaling Companies Need Storytelling More as AI Content Explodes · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 136For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech…
- 6x CEO Reveals the Brutal Reality of Scaling a Company · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 135For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech…
- Why Scaling Companies Expect Every Employee to Elevate the Team · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 134For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this solo episode of The…
- Why AI Requires Tech Leaders to Rethink Team Structure Completely · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 133For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this solo episode of The Tech…







