The Agile CTO

Software developers are a rare commodity. So, when an app needs to be built in a developer’s absence, it requires a low code or no code solution. However, low code/no code is not always the answer.

What should be done, then?

In this episode, we interview Paul Du Bois, CEO and Founder of Appenate, about the explosion of low code/no code applications and why the high need for software developers will continue.

What we discuss:

- A deep dive into low code & no code applications

- Understanding Appenate & Paul’s background

- Working within a flat structure & the agile methodology

- Moments of pride, frustration, & burnout

Check out this resource we mentioned during the podcast:

- The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh

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When your career trajectory has been defined by global financial crises… when you battle cancer as a 30-year-old newlywed… when your handcrafted procedure manual spreadsheet gets leaked by Buzzfeed…

You choose to spend time doing work you enjoy.

In this episode, we interview Ben Deacon , Founder at Staverton Partners , about lessons gained from his experience and his expectations for the future.

Ben chats with us about:

- His highly unusual education and background

- Low code/no code versus the high code world

- Authentication in the B2C world

- Running, sailing, and doing work that you enjoy

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

- Start with Why by Simon Sinek

- Charlotte Morley’s thelittleloop  

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When supply chains break down, it further highlights the fragility of the whole food system. Regenerative agriculture in terms of food security means focusing on supporting both food sustainability and local food economies.

It’s certainly tempting to jump right to IoT and connected farms. But what the agricultural industry really needs in terms of tech is tools to boost small-scale producers.

In this episode, we interview Ryan Meiring, Founder at Big Inja Farming, about the intersection between agriculture and technology. (No surprise: software should start with opportunity on the ground and grow from there.)

In this episode we discuss:

- The decentralized model of regenerative agriculture

- Making produce before selling produce: an early stage crowd farming platform

- Abundant opportunities for entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector

- IoT promises vs. small-scale production realities

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

- The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan

- The Third Plate by Dan Barber

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Online teaching has seen a spike in popularity since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the need for virtual learning in every home, online schools have accelerated their transition from teachers teaching from physical locations to a completely remote setting.

Ryan Lamb, Chief Technology Officer at The Really Great Teacher Company, joins the show to discuss his experience in the space and his unique journey to CTO.

What we talked about:

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

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Historically, women have been less likely to go into the tech industry than men; this has led to an imbalance ratio in the workplace, leaving the few women in the industry isolated. Project F aims to change that by bringing strategies and audits to companies—bringing to light some roadblocks that prevent a business from integrating more women.

We are joined by 3 guests: Roisin Parkes, Advisory Board Member at Project F; René Johannes, Lead Software Developer at Haefele Software; and Teri Jacobs, Software Developer Intern at Haefele Software.

The roundtable discussion focuses on women in the tech industry and how businesses can take the essential steps to integrating more women into the field.

What we talked about:

- Backgrounds of the Three Guests

- How Project F Benefits Women in Tech

- Strategies for Promoting Women in Tech

- Recent Positives & Struggles for the Guests

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

- The Memory Code by Lynne Kelly

- Melanie Perkins of Canva

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Outsourcing isn’t just about getting cheaper devs. There’s an entire spectrum of how to outsource for your business and you need to be mindful of all the options available before settling on one.

Alan Haefele, CEO of Haefele Software, shares the lesser known tips and tricks for you to take advantage of.

What we talked about:

- Insourcing, outsourcing & hybridization

- The outsourcing spectrum and how to approach it

- The upside of outsourcing to South African providers

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

- https://www.haefelesoftware.com/

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-haefele-a98a8a2/

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To grow from one employee to 50 in 15 years takes an immense amount of change. What will it take to grow to 100?

In this episode, hosts Guy and Harley interview Alan Haefele, CEO at Haefele Software, about his recent achievements and frustrations, the company origin story, and his vision for scaling culture.

What we talked about:

- Delivery, coaching, and business outcomes

- Haefele’s origin story from 1 to 50

- Culture, past and future

- What’s next at Haefele

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Rahul Jain, CEO, & Ruberto Paulo, CTO, both from Peach Payments, reveal their greatest lessons through rapid business growth.

What we talked about:

- Funding without fundraising and other wins

- Differentiation in a digital market

- Challenges and pathways to going global

- Outsourcing development: how does it work?

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

- Rahul’s LinkedIn profile

- Ruberto’s LinkedIn profile

- M-Pesa (Kenyan mobile banking service)

- The Art of Leadership (book by Michael Lopp)

- The Hard Thing About Hard Things (book by Ben Horowitz)

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If you had to chart the probable career path of someone in the biotech industry — someone who spent their time amplifying DNA, experimenting with proteins, and spending their time in data science — it’s likely that CTO wouldn’t be on the top of that list.

But that’s exactly where our guest on this episode of The Agile CTO, Dael Williamson found himself. Dael is the European CTO of Data & AI at Avanade.

Avanade is a global professional services company providing IT consulting and services focused on the Microsoft platform with artificial intelligence, business analytics, cloud, application services, digital transformation, modern workplace, security services, technology and managed services offerings.

We talked all about:

- How writing his first program on a Texas Instruments at the age of 4 cemented his love for coding

- The challenges of working in the biotech space in the early 2000’s

- How the biotech industry has changed in the last 20 years

- The frustration of watching the global response to COVID-19 through the lens of a former biotech professional

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If you asked one hundred different software development companies their development methodologies, you’re not likely to get a consensus answer.

Some use the waterfall method. Some use agile. Some use some combination of the two. Others use something entirely different.

There is no singular methodology.

But as we learned from our guest on this inaugural episode of The Agile CTO, Herman Kriel, CEO at FiveFriday, maybe having a singular methodology isn’t such a necessary thing. We talked all about:

- The Seven Day Weekend, and why it makes so much sense

- FITFO, what it means, and how they apply it

- The importance of putting everybody’s hands on the steering wheel

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