The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

Cosmin Nicolaescu, Chief Technology Officer at Brex: How to Become a CTO of a Multibillion-dollar Startup in Only 10 Years

Mar 15, 2023

43:09

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How to Get a Job as a Software Engineer?

01:52

Is It Easy to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone?

03:51

Is There a Difference Between Exceptional Founders and Common People?

03:31

Introduction

2min

Offices to Five and Windows Azure - What I Learned

6min

Is There a Difference Between Exceptional Founders and Common People?

4min

How to Get a Job as a Software Engineer?

2min

The Network Aspect of Going to College, Right?

4min

The Cost of Education

2min

Is It Easy to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone?

4min

Breast Networking

3min

Are You a Great Recruiter at a Fintech Startup?

4min

10.

Is Brexit Your Top Choice?

4min

11.

I'm Not a Manager, I Don't Want to Be a Manager

3min

12.

The Last Bite of Advice I'd Give You

4min

Cosmin Nicolaescu, Chief Technology Officer at Brex

Cosmin has enjoyed a meteoric rise as a software engineer. In less than 10 years, he's led global engineering teams at two multibillion-dollar startups. We explore his career trajectory and how a Microsoft software engineer intern becomes the CTO of a more than $12-billion valuation financial-technology juggernaut. Finally, in an exclusive for the Blind community, Cosmin shares how someone can impress him in a job interview at Brex.

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