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Aug 8, 2023 • 52min
#32 Jason Silver: Clear Communication for Better Decisions - The Power of the 'Brief Back' Technique
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 Warcholinski, co-founder of software development agency @Brainhub, talks with Jason Silver, Startup Advisor, ex-Airbnb about:
- Importance of people-first mentality in problem-solving
- Understanding individuals for better solutions
- Challenges of managing people in a growing company
- Emphasizing clear communication and the "brief back" technique
- Effective decision-making strategies and book recommendations
Every Tuesday Jason shares a new article, always readable in under 2 minutes, that includes a true story, terrible joke and tangible tactic you can use to help you do or feel better at work each week. Subscribe for free here.
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Aug 1, 2023 • 28min
#31 Silvan Krähenbühl: Startup Insights - Navigating Success, Innovation, and Opportunities in the Swiss Ecosystem
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 Warcholinski, co-founder of software development agency @brainhubeu talks with
Silvan Krähenbühl about:
- Silvan's entrepreneurial journey and experience with Swisspreneur and Rentouch startups.
- The significance of defining values, mission, and vision to create a strong company operating system.
- Effective hiring strategies, such as using a "hell yes or hell no" approach, to build a successful team.
- Tips for expanding a business to the US, including leveraging personal networks and providing clear onboarding plans.
- The importance of incentivizing employees and aligning personal goals with the company's vision for successful M&A processes and post-acquisition achievements.
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Jul 26, 2023 • 41min
#30 Yannick Misteli: D for Disruption - Data, Cloud and Banking
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 Leszek Knoll, co-founder of the software development agency Brainhub talks with Yannick Misteli, CTO at Roche about:
- The state of cloud adoption
- Building tech strategi with innovation
-Upskilling and leading tech teams
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Jul 20, 2023 • 33min
#29 Marcus Köhnlein: Digital transformation, OKRs versus KPIs, culture
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 Warcholinski, co-founder of software development agency @brainhubeu talks with
Marcus Köhnlein, Chairman at Quarero AG about:
- Difference in OKRs versus KPIs
- Digital Transformation how to do it right?
- Company culture
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Jul 10, 2023 • 40min
#28 Romano Roth: D for DevOps - The Philosophy of Software Engineering
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 Warcholinski, co-founder of software development agency @brainhubeu talks with Romano Roth about:
- DevOps culture
- Implementing DevOps
- Using DevOps philosophy
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Jul 10, 2023 • 41min
#27 John Bojang: N for New - Scaling the business with a new team

Jul 10, 2023 • 37min
#26 Lana Khimka: I for Improvement - Leadership in Product Development
Leszek Knoll talks with Lana Khimka from No Blah Blah Leadership

Jul 4, 2023 • 37min
#25 Hal Taylor: S for Scalability - Growth, tech debt and managing expectations
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 Warcholinski, co-founder of software development agency @brainhubeu talks with Hal Taylor, Head of Publishing Technology at TX Group about:
- How to manage tech debt
- Managing expectations of stakeholders
- Processes to scale a team
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Jul 4, 2023 • 43min
#24 Bart Den Haak: L for Lean - The OKR Encyclopedia
Leszek Knoll talks with Bart Den Haak, author of Lean OKRs. They discuss the origins and different approaches to Lean OKRs, strategies for reviewing OKRs, overcoming measurement challenges, implementing OKRs in tech teams, and the limitations of the old-fashioned project approach.

Jun 26, 2023 • 28min
#23 Sagar Chandna: D for Dreamer - The CEO and the CTO
Leszek Knoll, CEO and co-founder of Brainhub talks with Sagar Chandna, CTO at RunwayFBU