August 27, 2024

Agile Dogma, Hiring 10x Talent, & Startup CTO's － Interview w/ Andrew Duncan

42 minutes

Overview:

Welcome to the 1st episode of the Building Great Experiences podcast, with your host Drew Burdick. This is a show dedicated to sharing how brands are bringing insanely great human-centered experiences to life with strategy, design & technology.

Episode Details:

In this episode, I interview Andrew Duncan - the Founder and CEO at Vertice Labs. Duncan (as friends call him) is a software engineering leader that has worked in a variety of companies, including most recently as CTO at Wonder Cave and Stash Wealth. He and his team at Vertice Labs work with clients to build and ship great software.

We talk through some meaty topics in this episode, including:

Agile has become ubiquitous in the design, product, and software engineering world. When done right it can be a helpful tool, but it can also become a huge barrier to actually solving problems. How have you seen Agile get in the way of progress?

You’ve hired many talented developers in your career. In our conversations- you’ve highlighted how you go after “10x developers.” What are some of the ways you attract, retain, & grow 10x talent? What are the characteristics to look for? What makes someone a 10x developer?

You’ve been both a startup CTO and a consultant. Startups often wrestle with if they should hire a CTO vs outsourcing to consultants or a fractional CTO. What do you think? What are the benefits of both sides? What do you recommend?

More about Drew

I'm a Customer Experience (CX) Leader. Over 15 years I've worked with organizations of all sizes to enhance their CX and design solutions that drive business results. If you liked this episode, check out my weekly newsletter where I share more thoughts on Building Great Experiences.

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