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Beyond the Stack

Technology. Business. Leadership. And everything in between.

30 September 2026

Hi All

We took a short break over the summer.

Anything exciting happened in the AI world while we were away?

The other reason for the pause was closer to home.

CTO Academy is evolving, and we want the newsletter to evolve with it.

We’re still working with technology leaders around the world.

But increasingly, we work with organisations and business leaders.

Because the traditional gap between technology and business has gone.

In 2026
Technology is business.
Business is technology.

Our newsletter will reflect that as we explore technology leadership from different perspectives across the organisation, and share the ideas, conversations and discoveries we think are worth your time.

And with that, the CTO Academy Newsletter becomes Beyond The Stack.

We hope you enjoy it.

Andrew Weaver
CEO, CTO Academy

Idea we’re thinking about

Strategies, roadmaps and transformation plans are built at an organisational level.

But change doesn’t happen to an organisation — it happens to people.

And the success of your strategy may depend less on how well it’s designed than on how well individuals understand, adopt and act on it.

Here’s what we mean → Strategy is Abstract. Change is Personal.

Something worth a few minutes of your time

Each week, we’ll share something that made us think…

This week, it’s from within the CTO Academy community.

Roadmaps, programmes and investment priorities can look a lot like strategy. Jamie Cohen argues that real strategy begins when you make choices—particularly about what you won’t do.

A good companion to something we’ve been thinking about ourselves this week.

Read on → Your Technology Strategy Is Probably Just a List of Projects via the Jamie Cohen blog.

Lecture of the Week (in the pipeline)

Each week, we’ll share one of our favourite leadership lectures from the hundreds currently live across our programmes.

Next time, we'll start with one of our favourite lectures - and lecturers.

How Software Delivery is Changing

Delivered in the wonderfully unique style of Mr Jof Walters

Quote we’re liking

“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency” - Arnold Glasow, Businessman and Comedian

Tunes I’m listening to

We all have our favourite tunes for working with…

This week

I’ve been loving this Anjunadeep set from Qrion

Digital MBA for Technology Leaders

The further you move into technology leadership, the further the job takes you beyond the stack.

Strategy. Finance. Product. People. Risk. AI. And a growing number of decisions that don’t fit neatly inside a technical remit.

That’s the territory our Digital MBA for Technology Leaders is built around — helping experienced technology leaders develop the judgement and business fluency the role now demands.

If that sounds familiar, take a look.

Explore the Digital MBA

Want to talk it through first? Request a private discovery call with our CEO.

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