CTO Therapy: Managing Urgency, Expectations, and Trust
In this episode of "How Many CTOs Does It Take?" podcast, hosts Scott Porad and Brad Hefta-Gaub delve into the critical issue of building a sense of urgency and trust within engineering teams. They di...
19 Aug 202556min
From Coldplay to Code: AI Wins, Data Lakes, and the Age-Old Centralized vs. Distributed Debate
In this "Summer Catch-Up" episode of "How Many CTOs Does It Take?" podcast, hosts Scott Porad and Brad Hefta-Gaub swap stories from the field, covering everything from data pipeline migrations to the ...
12 Aug 202554min
Design in the Age of AI: Craft, Tools, and the Future of Creativity
In this episode of "How Many CTOs Does It Take?" podcast, hosts Scott Porad and Brad Hefta-Gaub welcome design veteran Vince Dean for a deep dive into the shifting world of product design in the AI er...
5 Aug 202555min
Storytelling, Not Spin: Founder-Led Marketing with Dan Woods
In this episode of "How Many CTOs Does It Take?" podcast, hosts Scott Porad and Brad Hefta-Gaub are joined by Dan Woods, an expert in founder-led marketing. Dan shares his extensive experience in help...
29 Jul 202551min
The Outsourcing Playbook Gets an AI Rewrite: Engineering in the Age of AI and Global Teams
In this episode of "How Many CTOs Does It Take?" podcast, hosts Scott Porad and Brad Hefta-Gaub dig deep into the real-world lessons of managing outsourced and distributed engineering teams. Drawing o...
22 Jul 202524min
From Code to Careers: AI's Disruption of Software and Work Itself
In this episode of "How Many CTOs Does It Take?" podcast, hosts Scott Porad and Brad Hefta-Gaub dive into the fast-evolving world of generative AI—and what it means for the future of software developm...
15 Jul 202553min
How GenAI Is Changing the Two Guys in a Garage Founder Story
In this episode of "How Many CTOs Does It Take?" podcast, hosts Scott Porad and Brad Hefta-Gaub welcome tech entrepreneurs and avid scuba divers Justin Wolf and Joe Malek to share the story behind the...
8 Jul 202552min
Autonomous Engineering Teams: What Works, What Breaks
In this episode of "How Many CTOs Does It Take?" podcast, hosts Scott Porad and Brad Hefta-Gaub unpack one of the most debated questions in engineering leadership: Should engineering managers also ser...
1 Jul 202550min
