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Inspiration for this article arrived via feedback from one of our CTO mentees, who is grappling with the CEO relationship and what he described as a ‘volcanic chief executive’. Most Sunday nights he receives an email from the CEO delivering a barrage of expletive-led criticisms of the senior management team. An extract below [expletives removed […]

These are some of the reasons why some very talented developers, don't always make good CTOs and the skill set they need to acquire to bridge the gap

Some combinations just don’t work …. Mango and Peanut Butter; AOL and Time Warner; And historically, technologists and customers. But how times have changed. Mango will never go with peanut butter but modern tech leaders do now play a central role in the customer engagement process and helping convert potential clients. This article unpacks what […]

Mostafa Khattab is a CTO based in Dubai. This is the 2nd part of his blog about being an 'Accidental CTO'

What's it like being a Start Up CTO? What's it like being an Accidental CTO?

To become a truly effective leader there is a crucial 1st step you need to take. You need to first understand yourself.

With constant pressure around innovation and product development, you're grateful to the innovators and early adopters who will tolerate more the minimum feature set. But be cautious about what they're telling you.

In April 2020, in the midst of this global lockdown of ours, we decided to reach out to our network of global tech leaders and to conduct a series of interviews