Puppies, Flowers, Rainbows and Kittens

MAY 17, 2021

Today, I am a Chief Technology Officer, leading software development organizations. If I am writing code on the product, it is probably a bad thing. When I speak to engineering leads or managers working to grow into more senior engineering leadership levels, the question of ‘How much do you code?â€

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

APRIL 2, 2020

In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Ron Lichty, discuss what makes high-performance teams versus what makes low-performance teams. Drawing on 20 years of Agile experience, Ron narrows down the three root causes of low-performing teams as well as solutions that managers can implement to improve them.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I seem to encounter a lot of people who want to attach a CTO label to me as I'm the only programmer on the founding team of three. While I do fill that role at the moment, I'm a little hesitant to refer to myself as a CTO as we still haven't launched a product, acquired a single user, or turned or a penny in profit. Accounting?

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UruIT

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Find out 8 insightful conferences for CTOs that you should attend in 2019. As a CTO of UruIT, a nearshore development agency , I’ve seen first-hand how being a lifelong learner can lead to exciting opportunities for me and for my company. If you’re a CTO, I highly recommend attending a conference for all of the above reasons.

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The Programmer's Paradox

JUNE 11, 2011

Software Architect As the number of people necessary to get the work done increases, the need for leadership and communication also increases. Software Developer Building the software is still a significant problem, but it sits within a larger one. Like the CIO, this role is necessary to perform long-term strategy.

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Gitprime

APRIL 13, 2019

He was the VP of Engineering at Stitch Fix, Director of Engineering for the Google App Engine, the CTO and cofounder of Shoplilly, and the Chief Engineer at eBay, among other leadership positions. Incorporate product managers into the team. Build cross-functional teams that own their work from end to end.

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James Shore

AUGUST 19, 2020

So, what allows me to do this—what allows me to do this show, this software development show every week, and what allows me to write this book—is the people who hire me for training and consulting. In the 1990s, software development was believed to be in crisis. They actually called it that: “The Software Crisis.”

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