This week, host Dan Lines welcomes back Zach Goldberg, CTO and author of the book 'The Startup CTO's Handbook: Essential Skills and Best Practices for High Performing Engineering Teams.’ Zach shares insights from his extensive career as a CTO and his journey in writing a book that condenses the wisdom of numerous other influential works into a single, comprehensive guide.
We explore the three core sections of his book:
- Management Fundamentals: Interviewing, Hiring, Performance Management, Budgeting, etc.
- Technical Leadership Concepts: Developer Experience, Tech Debt, etc.
- Hard Technology Decisions: Pragmatism, Tech Stack, etc.
Zach provides advice for not only CTOs but anyone in a technical leadership position, offering strategies to develop empathy and understanding within technical organizations.
Episode Highlights:
- 1:59 From Startup CTO to Author and Executive Coach
- 3:41 The Origin of Best Practices and Genesis of the Handbook
- 10:25 Why the Startup CTO’s Handbook isn’t just for CTOs
- 13:02 Part 1: Management Fundamentals Beyond Coding
- 24:50 Part 2: Technical Leadership Concepts & Developer Experience
- 30:57 Part 3: Technology Decisions from a Pragmatic Perspective
Show Notes:
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