Private Equity Funcast

Think Like a CTO with Alan Williamson

Feb 24, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
The Role of a CTO in a Startup
03:36 • 3min
3
The Importance of Taking Over From an Existing CTO
06:53 • 2min
4
The by Versus Build Mentality in the Open Source World
08:56 • 2min
5
How to Talk to a Business Without Using Technical Buzzwords
11:15 • 3min
6
How to Communicate Your Vision Statement to Non-Technical Audience
13:51 • 5min
7
The Failure of the CTO
18:24 • 3min
8
The Trap of Visionary CTOs
21:15 • 2min
9
The 5 Biggest Mistakes CTOs Make
23:03 • 2min
10
The Importance of Keeping a Handle
25:08 • 2min
11
The Single Point of Failure
27:03 • 2min
12
The Importance of Physical Attitude in Security
29:18 • 2min
13
The Pain of Not Thinking About It From a Framework Perspective
30:50 • 2min
14
The Fifth One: Not Communicating a Problem to the Executive Team
32:57 • 2min
15
The Importance of Honesty and Communication
35:16 • 2min
16
The Importance of Delivering Early and Delivering Small
37:37 • 2min
17
The Importance of Understanding the Life Cycle of Software Development
39:12 • 2min
18
The Different Types of Software Development
41:34 • 3min
19
Angular: A Framework for the Browser
44:41 • 2min
20
The Importance of Knowing Your CTO
46:48 • 2min
21
How to Think Like a CTO Out on Manning
48:59 • 2min