Episode 33

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Published on:

4th Mar 2025

Every CTO Faces This Problem

The #1 Challenge Facing Startup CTOs: Leadership Evolution 🚀

A deep dive into every technical founder's critical transition: evolving from brilliant architect to scalable leader. Matt Watson unpacks why even the most technically gifted CTOs can become organizational bottlenecks, and presents a revolutionary framework for engineering leadership success. 🔍

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📝 Key Insights:

Why technical brilliance alone isn't enough

The three pillars of engineering leadership

Strategic solutions for scaling your engineering team

Real-world case study of leadership transformation


⏱️ Episode Breakdown:

00:00 - The Core Challenge

00:34 - Defining the CTO Role

01:30 - The Bottleneck Problem

02:55 - Solutions & Leadership Types

03:45 - Scaling Strategies


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About the Podcast

Product Driven
How to build better software and software teams
Building software products requires caring more about the product than it does the technology used to build the product. On this podcast, we discuss bringing a product driven mindset to every step of the product development process.

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