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Episode 82: Lessons from a Successful Scale-up With Chris Clarke

Nov 18, 2021

50:07

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What's Your Key Takeaway for Men and Women Tech Leaders?

01:41

How UX Integrates With Agile Process?

02:18

People Judge You as a CTO

02:29

Introduction

2min

CTO Consulting - What I've Learned Over the Years?

3min

Talisten - What's Your Takeaway From Talisten?

4min

How Do You Communicate Your Intention to Be That Superhero Leader?

3min

How Do You Attract People to Your Organization?

4min

People Judge You as a CTO

2min

Agile Development - What's the Wisdom That You'd Like to Impart?

6min

Agile - What Didn't Work?

4min

How UX Integrates With Agile Process?

2min

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What's the Biggest Thing in Technology?

4min

11.

Scale Up CTO?

3min

12.

What's the Common Thing That Keeps CEOs Up at Night?

5min

13.

What Tips Would You Give to Aspiring Leaders?

3min

14.

What's Your Key Takeaway for Men and Women Tech Leaders?

2min

15.

What Are Your Key Takeaways From Your Leadership Development?

3min

In this episode, we talk to Chris Clarke about his journey as the CTO and founder of EdTech company Talis. Having successfully scaled and sold the business, Chris now operates under the umbrella The Scale Up CTO - using his experience, success and mistakes to advise other businesses and startups on their scale up journey. Chris’s journey is one that’s rooted in the essence of technical leadership, and the turn from an individual contributor to becoming a catalyst for others. Key takeaways from the podcast are: - How to build trust and respect by demonstrating it - Why it's important to own the process of hiring, and the role of genuine employee experience in doing so - Delivery success based on the perfect tension between Engineering, Product and User Experience - and how to integrate this successfully with Agile