Better Tech Leadership #123 Sonny Patel: From Developer to Leader - A Journey in Product Management
Welcome to the Better Tech Leadership podcast, where we connect with tech leaders from all over the world to share their know-how on bridging the gap between business and tech.
In this episode, host Matt Warcholiński, CEO of software development agency Brainhub talks with Sonny Patel, about their role as Chief Product & Technology Officer at Socotra.
During the conversation they cover:
- Career Path Insights: The journey from developer to product manager, including pivotal moments at companies like Microsoft and Amazon, and the unique experiences that shaped the speaker's leadership style.
- Balancing Product and Engineering: Strategies for fostering collaboration between product management and engineering teams, and how to navigate the challenges of hybrid roles like CPTO (Chief Product and Technology Officer).
- Avoiding Burnout: Personal reflections on experiencing burnout, recognizing its signs, and learning how to manage personal and professional challenges.
- Customer-Centric Problem Solving: The importance of starting with customer needs (Amazon's "working backward" methodology) to design impactful, resource-efficient solutions.
- Innovation in Insurance Tech: How Socotra is transforming the insurance industry with a cloud-native approach and the challenges of gaining customer trust and scaling adoption.
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