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# From the Dining Table to the IPO

CTO Academy bring you the tech podcast with a difference and a quiz!

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## In This Episode

May 18, 2023

The first episode of the CTO Academy’s podcast, “Me, My CTO & I”. Hosts Andrew Weaver and Sanjay Mistry take a high-energy look at the role of the Chief Technology Officer with Episode 1 anchored by a fireside chat with David Kavanagh, former Global CTO at Purple Bricks, who gives us some very personal insight about his journey as Global CTO with a company that went from the kitchen table to a $1.5 bn IPO.

We launched the world’s first-ever CTO quiz, “You Need To Get Out More” and cast a spotlight on the Manchester tech community with “Around The Tech World in 80 Seconds”.

An action-packed 45 minutes that explores and celebrates the CTO role.

Note of thanks for our wonderful first guests:

David Kavanagh, ex-Global CTO at Purple Bricks

- Beata Green, CTO at InHealth Intelligence

- Steve van Niekerk, CTO at ProQuo AI

- Amy Newton, Festival Director, Manchester Tech Festival

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