Martin Van Aken: from CTO to IC

Martin Van Aken has been a CTO for a couple of years and has make a very conscious decision to become an Individual Contributor again. I had a great chat with him about his career and his choices. These are some of the topics we discussed: * how does one become a CTO? * what are important skills for a CTO? * what are the challenges of being a CTO? * what are the challenges of becoming an IC after having been a CTO? * can you be happy by being an IC after you have been a CTO? * why is the job of CTO at a startup ephemeral? * why is it important to be part of a network of CTOs? Martin gives some very valuable insights if you're a CTO or consider becoming one. Make sure to listen to this episode! By the way, if you want to be part of a network of CTOs, you're welcome at

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Martin Van Aken: from CTO to IC is an episode from SoftwareCaptains by Tom Klaasen.

This episode is 45:45 long.

This episode was published on Dec 12, 2023.

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