📢 Scaling Stories Unfiltered - Episode 2

Scaling a business comes with tough decisions—and one of the biggest is how to get tech leadership right. Should you hire a full-time CTO, or would a Fractional CTO be the smarter move?

💡 Making the wrong tech decisions can slow you down—or worse, break your business.

In this episode, I sit down with Graham Roberts, a Fractional CTO who has helped scale businesses from early-stage startups to established organizations. With two decades of experience spanning Google, Intel, Kew Gardens, and Imperial College London, Graham shares real-world insights on why tech often fails in scale-ups—and what founders can do to fix it.

🎧 What you’ll learn in this episode:
✔️ The hidden reasons tech fails in scale-ups
✔️ When is the right time to hire a CTO?
✔️ Why tech is critical for business valuation & exit strategy
✔️ Common mistakes scale-ups make when implementing tech
✔️ How miscommunication between tech & business teams kills growth
✔️ The role of leadership in breaking silos & improving culture
✔️ The biggest myths about CTOs and technology in scale-ups
✔️ What makes a business attractive to investors & buyers

🔗 Resources & Links:

• Connect with Graham Roberts:
   
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamroberts004/
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  • Website: https://fullstackconsulting.co.uk/about-us
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  • MyExit: https://www.myexit.uk
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• Follow Scaling Stories Unfiltered for more:
   
  • LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicijupp/
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