This week Joel interviews Andrew on the Modern CTO podcast. Based on the west coast of America, the podcast is a thought leader in the world of tech, interviewing chief technology officers for their insights into what it means to be effective in business.
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Topics covered in this episode
- The biggest challenges facing machine learning.
- Effective tech design, infrastructure and languages.
- Deciding between what’s right and what’s easy.
- Scorchsoft and MODL App.
- Thoughts on effective communication, and its importance for a CTO.
- How to be a great technology leader.
- Coping with real-world constraints when growing a business.
- The art of delegation.
- How experts are often consciously competent, and how novices aren’t!
- Problem-solving methods.
- Thoughts on non-disclosure agreements.
- The “ugly baby” feedback model.
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