Modern CTO

AI tools are more powerful than ever, but you still can’t operate like THIS.

Today, we're talking to Stephen Poletto, Field CTO at Span. We discuss why engineering teams are making decisions based on hype instead of data, how AI is reshaping software development through emerging practices like harness engineering, and why measuring actual productivity versus perceived productivity is more critical than ever.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

To learn more about Span, check out their website here.

Things are changing faster than ever, but don’t let it affect your team.

Today, we're talking to Ashley Goodall, leadership expert and bestselling author. We discuss why the management obsession with change is harming the people it's meant to help, how constant reorganization leads to learned helplessness and quiet quitting, and why the real goal should never be just change.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

What if green technology was actually just more profitable?

Today, we're talking to Tom Chi, Google X Co-Founder and Founding Partner at At One Ventures, about his new bestselling book, Climate Capital. We discuss why the physical world is a more predictable investment than software, how his firm identifies the 30 industries responsible for over 90% of planetary damage, and why making clean technology the most profitable technology is the only climate strategy that actually scales.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

To learn more about At One Ventures, check out their website here.

From chip design at Bell Laboratories to…the world's #1 Venn diagram comedian??

Today, we're talking to Don McMillan, comedian and former chip designer at Bell Laboratories. We discuss how burning out in Silicon Valley led him to pursue stand-up comedy full time, why having an engineering mindset made him a better comedian, and how a random radio caller unknowingly changed the entire trajectory of his life.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

To learn more about Don and his tour schedule, check out his website here

The best managers are the ones who never wanted the job.

Today, we're talking to Rajeev Rajan, CTO at Atlassian. We discuss why developer joy outperforms productivity as an engineering goal, how the best managers are the ones who never wanted the job, and why every leadership playbook you've built stops working the moment your team grows.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

To learn more about Atlassian, check out their website here.