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Modern CTO is the #1 place where technology leaders and CTOs hang out. We live to bring tech leaders value. Listen in on our fun, intelligent and engaging podcast. We hang out with interesting and popular CTOs in Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics + Many more industries. All of this, right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast.
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#139 Christopher Gerg - CISO at Gilware
Today we are talking to Christopher, the Chief Information Security Officer at Gillware. And we discuss the rise of ransomware. Taking a proactive approach to protecting your assets and why it’s critical to educate your team to avoid getting attacked.
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53:0927/11/2019
#138 James Lloyd - Co-Founder & CTO at Redox
Today we are talking to James Lloyd, the Co-Founder and CTO at Redox. And we discuss the advantages of reasoning from first principles, surrounding yourself with people who are passionate about overcoming challenges and understanding the problem before you work on the solution.
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44:0220/11/2019
#137 Christian Reilly - CTO at Citrix
Today we are talking to Christian Reilly, the CTO at Citrix. And we discuss becoming an agent for positive change, learning to ask the right questions by practicing active listening and the importance of putting your team in the roles and positions where they can be most effective.
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42:5713/11/2019
#136 Aneesh Chopra - First CTO of the USA
Today we are talking to Aneesh Chopra, the First CTO of the United States of America. And we discuss what it was like to report directly to the president, how he helped lead the open data revolution in government, and his 3 philosophies on leadership and innovation management.
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54:3206/11/2019
#135 Ashley Goodall - SVP - Leadership & Team Intelligence at Cisco
Today we are talking to Ashley Goodall, the SVP of Leadership and Team Intelligence at Cisco. And we discuss topics from his new book Nine Lies About Work, the link between technology and human interaction, and the role the leader plays in the amplification of team productivity.
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49:3930/10/2019
#134 Ilan Twig - Co-Founder & CTO at TripActions
Today we are talking to Ilan Twig, the Co-Founder and CTO at Trip Actions. And we discuss the challenge in scaling culture during hyper growth, how he uses methods from the Israeli Air Force to strengthen his team, and why those that can scale themselves earn a seat at the table.
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56:2323/10/2019
#133 Marcelo Lopez - Co-Founder & CEO at UruIT
Today we are talking to Marcelo Lopez, the Founder and CEO of UruIT. And we discuss Ways to beat attrition and retain top talent, benefits of working with a near shore team and creating better relationships by treating your vendors as key partners.
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45:3018/10/2019
#132 - Tim Dickson VP, Digital Business Platform at Laureate
Today we are talking to Tim Dickson, the VP of Digital Business Platform at Laureate International Universities. And we discuss the 3 lenses of Innovation, the 4 quadrants of leadership, and the exact skills necessary to make digital transformation successful.
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48:1516/10/2019
#131 Lei Yang - VP of Engineering at Quora
Today we are talking to Lei the VP of Engineering at Quora. And we discuss ways to evaluate and track developer velocity, why there's no substitute for experience when it comes to learning, and the benefits of quarterly hack weeks to drive collaboration and innovation.
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32:3409/10/2019
#130 Prakash Kota - CIO at Autodesk
Today we are talking to Prakash, the CIO at AutoDesk. And we discuss the ratio between being bold and being reckless, tips for having an MVP Mindset to keep things simple, and ways to break down walls between teams to build a culture of collaboration.
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36:5102/10/2019
#129 Bill Murphy - CTO at Blackstone
Today we are talking to Bill Murphy, the CTO at Blackstone. And we discuss instigating positive change, pushing past your own hypothetical limits, and how having a journalistic mindset can help you ask better questions.
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54:1725/09/2019
#128 David DeWolf & Jessica Hall - CEO and VP of Product Strategy at 3Pillar Global
Today we are talking to David DeWolf and Jessica Hall, the CEO and VP of Product Strategy at 3Pillar Global. And we discuss topics from their forthcoming book The Product Mindset, changes you can make to function at maximum capacity and why leadership is not a privilege, it’s a responsibility.
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49:1818/09/2019
#127 Keith Davies - CTO at AGDATA
Today we are talking to Keith Davies, the CTO of AGDATA. And we discuss building company culture from the ground up, obsessing on the customer not on the competition, and solving problems that have a multiplier effect for your team.
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49:0411/09/2019
#126 Mohak Shroff - VP of Engineering at Linkedin
Today we are talking to Mohak Shroff, the VP of Engineering at Linkedin. And we discuss the biggest unspoken secret about developers, the evolution of the CIO role, and one single change you can make to achieve what you want in life.
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39:1204/09/2019
#125 Rob Zuber - CTO at CircleCI
Today we are talking to Rob Zuber, the CTO at CircleCI. And we discuss how to leverage peer groups as you experience different stages of growth, solving the challenges of a distributed organization, and how to amplify your culture by aligning praise with company values.
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01:10:2228/08/2019
#124 Hans Buwalda - CTO at LogiGear
Today we are talking to Hans, the CTO of LogiGear. And we discuss the benefits of testing and getting people excited for it, becoming a change agent to drive innovation, and listening to the market to provide value to the customer.
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37:3628/08/2019
#123 Mads Mihailescu - CTO & Partner at Georgian Partners
Today we are talking to Mads, the CTO at Georgian Partners. And we discuss ways to build trust with your customers and partners, what it means to focus on high leverage activities, and two key ways to supercharge the productivity of your team.
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50:2621/08/2019
Unlocking Reddit's Secrets of Successful Hiring with Chris Slowe, the CTO at Reddit
Today we are talking to Chris Slowe, the CTO at Reddit. And we discuss ways to ensure you always hire the right person, empowering your brightest minds to make decisions, and important tips for getting the most out of your one - on - ones All of this, right here, right now on the Modern CTO Podcast!
50:2114/08/2019
#121 Kevin Goldsmith- CTO at Onfido
Today we are talking to Kevin Goldsmith, the CTO at Onfido. And we discuss how to coach people as your company scales, building accountability through a continuum of understanding and the most important thing you must do to get focused work done.
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53:2207/08/2019
#120 Harry Moseley - CIO at Zoom Video Communications
Today we are talking to Harry Moseley, the CIO at Zoom Communications. And we discuss the number 1 most important thing you can do as a leader, the advantages of having an entrepreneurial culture, and what you can gain by taking time to reflect at the end of each day.
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55:1031/07/2019
#119 Sri Viswanath - CTO at Atlassian
Today we are talking to Sri, the CTO at Atlassian. And we discuss Atlassian’s open company no nonsense culture, How to unleash massive potential within your team, and why you can only be successful if the people you lead are successful.
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49:0024/07/2019
#118 Bryson Koehler - CTO at Equifax
Today we are talking to Bryson Koehler, the CTO at Equifax. And we discuss how you can become more valuable professionally, the unique advantage of inquisitive engineers, the culture of security being built in versus bolted on.
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42:2617/07/2019
#117 Michael Smith - CIO at Estée Lauder
Today we are talking to Michael Smith, the CIO of Estée Lauder. And we discuss innovation within your brand, How to get the most out of your executive team, and what you can learn from a reverse mentor relationship.
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41:3410/07/2019
#116 Ankit Kumar - CTO at Ubiquity6
Today we are talking to Ankit Kumar, the CTO at Ubiquity6 and we discuss the advancements made in augmented reality, how the CTO role changes at various stages of growth, and tips to create a more productive working environment.
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45:1903/07/2019
#115 Brad Sousa - CTO at AVI Systems
Today we are talking to Brad Sousa, the CTO at AVI systems. And we discuss how different generations consume technology, the most important factor in selling your team on change, and the promise and perils of early adopters.
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56:0026/06/2019
#114 Archana Rao - CIO at Atlassian
Today we are talking to Archana Rao, the CIO at Atlassian. And we discuss why tension can make healthy teams, 3 tips to up your communication skills, and we keep it classy by drinking our own champagne instead of eating our own dog food.
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50:0719/06/2019
#113 Mike Anderson - Founder & CTO at Tealium
Today we are talking to Mike Anderson, the CTO and Founder at Tealium. And we discuss how tribal knowledge is vital in engineering, tips for having candid conversations with your team members, and how to achieve bigger goals than you ever thought possible.
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59:3112/06/2019
#112 Jeff Haynie - CEO & Co-Founder at Pinpoint
Today we are talking to Jeff Haynie, the Co-Founder and CEO at Pinpoint. And we discuss how to communicate the value of engineering inside of your company, the most important aspect of a co-founder relationship, and how engineering performance management will change everything.
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54:0307/06/2019
#111 Darin Grant - CTO at Animal Logic
Today we are talking to Darin Grant, the CTO at Animal Logic. And we discuss what it took to bring The Matrix, Happy Feet and The Lego Movie to the big screen, the difference between partners and vendors, and we even get a few unexpected tips that will make you a better problem solver.
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01:01:4405/06/2019
#110 Anand Thaker - CTO & Co-Founder at Pulse Q&A
Today we are talking to Anand Thaker, the CTO and Co-Founder at Pulse Q&A. And we discuss the keys to a great relationship with your co-founder, benefits of passionate problem solvers, and how you can leverage the compounding nature of time to propel your career forward.
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55:2731/05/2019
#109 Frank DeGeorge - CTO at Impact Networking
Today we are talking to Frank DeGeorge, the CTO of Impact Networking. And we discuss providing support to your first time leaders, solving business challenges by partnering with the customer, and leveraging targets to get everyone pushing in the same direction.
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47:1529/05/2019
#108 Nitay Joffe - CTO and Co-Founder at ActionIQ
Today we are talking to Nitay, the Co-founder and CTO of ActionIQ. And we discuss activating the next generation of data, the binary nature of most decisions, and how making small incremental improvements over time is the key to long term success.
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45:4722/05/2019
#107 Parker Harris - CTO & Co-Founder at Salesforce
Today we are talking to Parker Harris, the CTO and Co-Founder of Salesforce. And we discuss the value of real relationships with your customers, key indicators of a successful acquisition, and how to scale your culture as the company grows.
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01:01:4515/05/2019
#106 Don Schuerman - CTO at Pegasystems
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Today we are talking to Don, the CTO of Pegasystems. And we discuss the different aspects of Digital Transformation, finding employees who are relentlessly curious about the customer, and how doing improv may be the secret weapon to progressing in your career.
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58:0814/05/2019
#105 Eric Schrock - CTO at Delphix
Today we are talking to Eric Schrock, the CTO at Delphix. And we discuss challenging yourself by exploring new dimensions of a business, how managing people is much different than managing a system and how Eric might just be the David Hasselhoff of technology writers.
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45:4008/05/2019
#104 Mok Oh - CTO at Mercari
Today we are talking to Mok Oh, the CTO at Mercari. And we discuss going beyond engineering to understand the “Why”, optimizing your relationship with your Venture Capital partners and the differences between a good engineer and a great engineer.
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53:2101/05/2019
#103 Craig Kaes - SVP of Engineering at SendGrid
Today we are talking to Craig, the SVP of Engineering at SendGrid. And we discuss advice to CTOs going through a merger or acquisition, winning over the team by solving the problems that really matter, and why as a leader, the most important thing you can do is bring in the next generation of leaders.
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50:2724/04/2019
#102 Travis Kimmel - CEO and Founder at GitPrime
Today we are talking to Travis Kimmel, the Founder and CEO of GitPrime. And we discuss the difference in leadership for sales and engineering, recognizing patterns of success, and the importance of having an established culture as you begin to scale the company.
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01:06:0217/04/2019
#101 John Callahan - CTO at Veridium
Today we are talking to John Callahan, the CTO of Veridium. And we discuss ubiquitous computing and what that means for personal devices, why biometrics are the bridge to making the computer invisible and the efforts to put control of data back in the hands of the individual.
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58:4110/04/2019
#100 Jason Warner - SVP of Technology at GitHub
Today we are talking to Jason Warner, the SVP of Technology for GitHub. And we discuss The different flavors of Mergers and Acquisitions, stepping out of your comfort zone in order to grow, and why it’s so important to take ownership over the things you can control.
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49:3703/04/2019
#99 Raghavendra Prabhu - VP of Engineering at Thumbtack
Today we are talking to RVP, the VP of engineering at Thumbtack. And we discus advice to CTOs experiencing hyper growth, tips on delivering critical feedback and the importance of setting goals and having a vision for the future.
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52:5827/03/2019
#98 Matt Walker - CTO & Co-Founder at Simon Data
Today we are talking to Matt Walker, the CTO and Co-Founder of Simon Data. And we discuss connecting the engineering team back to the customer, building a strong remote culture and removing emotion from mistakes to grow and learn from them.
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54:5220/03/2019
#97 Bill Tingle - CTO at PODS
Today we are talking to Bill Tingle, the CTO at PODS. And we discuss the importance of communicating your value, When to lead and when to follow and why holding on to certainties is limiting and dangerous
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01:19:1913/03/2019
#96 Jeremy King - CTO at Walmart
Today we are talking to Jeremy King, the CTO at Walmart. And we discuss building trust with your stakeholders by being open and transparent, their approach to hiring over 4000 technologists in under two years and what metrics Jeremy finds most useful to keep track of.
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51:4306/03/2019
#95 Dave Wagstaff - CTO at Bsquare
Today we are talking to Dave Wagstaff, the CTO at Bsquare. And we discuss innovation in the IoT and machine to machine space, the importance of effective team communication, and solving a business problem before getting enamoured with the technology.
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58:4827/02/2019
#94 Joe Kinsella - CTO of CloudHealth at VMware
Today we are talking to Joe Kinsella, the CTO of CloudHealth by VMware, and we discuss key takeaways from scaling a company, the entrepreneurial mindset of having the will to make it happen, and establishing a culture of goal setting to get everyone rowing in the same direction.
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46:1020/02/2019
#93 Ed Kuzemchak - CTO at Software Design Solutions
Today we are talking to Ed Kuzemchak, the CTO of Software Design Solutions. And we discuss finding people strong enough to tell you to step away, lessons learned going through the acquisitions process and creating an inviting culture where people want to come to work.
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42:5513/02/2019
#92 Doug Brent - VP Technology Innovation at Trimble
Today we are talking to Doug Brent, the VP of Technology Innovation at Trimble. And we discuss deploying a strategy throughout the organization, Insight on where to apply yourself as a CTO and the importance of setting a culture of technical excellence.
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01:00:4706/02/2019
#91 Mary Beth Westmoreland - CTO at Blackbaud
Today we are talking to Mary Beth, the CTO of Blackbaud. And we discuss gaining respect as a new leader, managing quality by hiring A players, and why you should never shop hungry for engineers
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01:00:5530/01/2019
#90 Guillaume Clement CTO at Dailymotion
Today we are talking to Guillaume Clement, the CTO of Daily Motion. And we discuss creating a vision for your team to follow, the concept of autonomous leadership, and hiring A players to create an atmosphere of trust
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41:2023/01/2019