The CTO Podcast

Can you be an effective CTO without coding? You can and the man to prove it is here for today’s show, Kelly Abbott. Kelly has held a variety of roles in the tech sector, including his current position of CTO of Tablecloth.

On this edition of CTO Studio, we meet Melani Gordon, CEO of TapHunter, a company she co-founded with Jeff Gordon, who is CTO. She tells us how she and Jeff have been successful at work and at home, what TapHunter does and what the current state of women in tech is.

Asking the right questions is crucial to almost everything we do, especially in our careers. When it comes to data this is also true. Rather than collecting as much data as possible and then looking for the stories within, start by asking the right questions and then gathering your data.

Chris McCann has always been interested in how to solve problems with technology and help people in the process. Growing up he had a penchant for technology from his early days of self-taught programming in high school. That love led him to the Air Force which led to him to become a test pilot, a career he had for over a decade.

To be or not to be monolithic, that is the question. Here with the answer is Phil Borlin of PluralSight and Veyo. Phil and I met a few years ago when he moved to San Diego to work with PluralSight.

On this episode we discuss when to break up a monolithic app, why you should start that way but not stay and when self-contained systems are a good solution. Join us to hear the details on those topics and more on today’s edition of CTO Studio.

Welcome to today’s edition of CTO Studio! Does your company have a code of conduct? Do you have a verbally understood code of conduct, or an actual written one that is in your workplace for everyone to see?

Welcome to another episode of CTO Studio! Today I’m sitting down to talk with my close friend and colleague, Michael Saul. Michael is the cofounder of 7 CTOs, and is a dear friend, partner, and mentor.

Welcome to another episode of CTO Studio! Today I’m sitting down to talk with my good friend Sigalit Tsadok, current CTO for the start up company Kelvi. On this episode, you’ll hear about Sigalit’s journey to working with Kelvi, as well as how she become interested in being a CTO.

Welcome to another episode of CTO Studio! Today I’m sitting down to talk with my friend Robert Swisher, CEO of the new mobile app Frendli. Today, you’ll learn from Robert what the differences are between a CEO and a CTO, how to transition between the two, and how to successfully begin a new start-up.

Welcome to another episode of CTO Studio! Today I wanted to share my friend Krijn van der Raadt’s wisdom with you. Today Krijn (sounds like crime but with an “n” instead of an “m”) helps businesses maximize their exit strategy. But before starting this business he had several acquisition and due diligence experiences as a CTO.