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EP 117: The hidden commitments that keep CTOs busy
NOVEMBER 03, 2026
Most CTOs already know what to do about their time. The hard part is doing it, week after week.Joel Chippindale, CTO coach and founder of Monkey's Thumb Coaching, joins Adam Horne...
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EP 116: Every CTO is a translator: getting understood by the CFO and the board
OCTOBER 27, 2026
A solid technical case rarely wins the decision if the CFO, the CEO and the board can't follow it.Jens Heitland, founder of Heitland Media Group and former Global Head of Innovati...
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Ep 115: Impostor syndrome is a strategy you are running
OCTOBER 20, 2026
Most leaders treat impostor syndrome as something they need to overcome. But what if the belief that you're not good enough is actually serving a purpose?Adrian Koehler is a leade...
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114: Building the builder: how CTOs fix the AI code review bottleneck
OCTOBER 13, 2026
AI has made building software dramatically faster. The problem is that the rest of the engineering system hasn’t caught up.
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113: Anyone with an API key can copy your AI strategy, with Ritavan
OCTOBER 06, 2026
AI adoption is getting easier for everyone. The harder question is whether you're using it to optimise the game you're already in, or to build a position that changes the game.
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112: Your best managers are the most replaceable, with Prof. Charles Wood
SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
AI isn't just changing how engineers work. It's forcing technology leaders to rethink what makes management valuable.Prof. Charles Wood is Senior Manager, Data Science & AI at...
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111: Every technology decision you make now is a post-quantum decision
SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
Quantum computing may not be breaking your security today, but the decisions you make now could determine how exposed your organization is when it does. Conor Deegan explains why CTOs need to start preparing before Q Day arrives.
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110: AI Compressed the Work That Built Your Judgment
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
Twenty years at one company should have made my guest predictable, and that is exactly the trap he built a method to escape.Build your own CTO Playbook at
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109: Your Agents Are Held to a Lower Standard Than Your Engineers
SEPTEMBER 08, 2026
Most CTOs think adopting AI means picking the right tools, but Sumeet argues the real work is closing the accountability gap between agents and engineers.Build your own CTO Pl...
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108: Your Most Valuable Executive Relationship Is the CFO
SEPTEMBER 01, 2026
Ask a CTO which executive relationship matters most, and they'll name the CEO, but my guest today would send you to the CFO instead.Build your own CTO Playbook at
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