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Rising Through the Ranks to CTO
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Rising Through the Ranks to CTO

Matt Zacks, CTO & VPE, ex-Community Brands

Matt Zacks started as a software developer and made it to CTO of a $100M plus business — not an easy path for anyone.

In this episode of Technocratic we talk to Matt about what he’s learned along the way and his guidance for those that want to rise to the top.

Btw, I first met Matt when we did a rollup of 10 different companies & he came to work with me leading a couple of engineering teams.

What impressed me the most about Matt was his ability to deeply connect with those on his team and to form relationships “across the aisle” to product, sales, etc.

In our conversation Matt shares how to navigate the trenches of a B2B SaaS company & typical challenges faced by technology leaders.

After 20 years in the business Matt has some great advice so please take a bit of time before the holidays 🎄 and check it out!

In Today’s Podcast We Discuss:

  • Cultivating chemistry in engineering teams

  • Org charts & database schemas 😃

  • How best to use metrics in engineering organizations

  • Business cases & when / how to use them

  • Creating business value as CTO

  • And much more!

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