Modern CTO

Every product and piece of art you love is a ripoff…and that’s a good thing.

Today, we're talking to Michael Grinich, founder of WorkOS. We discuss why copying great work is a sign of maturity rather than weakness, how the best builders draw inspiration from wildly different industries, and why the most enduring motivation in tech is really just a form of suffering.

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

If you’re not arguing with your team, you might be making a big mistake.

Today, we're bringing you timeless advice from Brendan Wovchko, CTO at Ramsey Solutions. We discuss why most organizations have a shared urgency problem and what to do about it, how the "act or argue" principle can transform your team culture, and why the best technologists are still driven by mission instead of money or status.

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

To learn more about Ramsey Solutions, check out their website here.

Here's what decisive AI leadership ACTUALLY looks like in practice.

Today, we're talking to Dan Cardinal, CTO at Beghou, about how he's using tools like Blitzy to achieve 80% autonomous project completion at scale. We discuss how caution in sensitive industries like healthcare shapes AI adoption, why human-in-the-loop controls are non-negotiable for production AI at scale, and how one skeptic went all-in on AI-powered development and came out a believer.

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

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

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

How do we decide that a project is actually finished in the age of AI?

Today, we're talking to Iccha Sethi, SVP of Engineering at Vanta. We discuss why software is never truly done in the age of AI, how engineering leaders can manage model drift through evaluation frameworks, and why the top 1% of engineers all share one unexpected trait.

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

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

Employee experience is in shambles today. How can you put it back together?

Today, we're talking to Jacob Morgan, Author and Futurist at Future Ready Leadership. We discuss why organizations must return to the basics of employee experience in an AI-driven world, how leaders need to adopt five key archetypes to stay relevant, and why designing for flexibility inside your organization is the future of talent retention.

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

To connect with Jacob, check out his website here.