The MCTO Awards: Who is THE Modern CTO of 2025?

Today we’re talking to Albert Fox Cahn, Founder and Executive Director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P); and we discuss S.T.O.P.’s mission to push back against surveillance and avoid having a dystopian surveillance state in the future, evaluating the effectiveness of surveillance for stopping crimes vs. the invasion of privacy, and why it takes organizing on a local level to curtail state surveillance.  All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out more about Albert and S.T.O.P at https://www.stopspying.org/post-act

25 Jul 202244min

Today we’re talking to Derek Lyons, Co-Founder and CTO of Actual; and we discuss how Actual helps large organizations meet their sustainability goals through an ESG platform, the work they’re doing to make the wool industry in New Zealand carbon neutral, and why environmental sustainability reporting doesn’t mean much without a solid plan. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out more of Derek and Actual at https://www.actualhq.com/

22 Jul 202246min

Today we’re talking to Emiliano Delucia, CTO of PLACE; and we discuss how PLACE provides the end-to-end tech stack for realtors to run their business, what it has been like scaling the business as demand has exploded in the housing market, and how Emiliano is constantly working to identify and raise up talented leaders in his organization.  All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out more of Emiliano and PLACE at https://place.com/

20 Jul 202240min

Today we’re talking to Rob Zuber, CTO of CircleCI; and we discuss how to uplevel your software teams, why teaching and mentoring others is beneficial to your own skills, and how the best way to have quality software is to move quickly and deploy often. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  Check out more of Rob and CircleCI at https://circleci.com/

18 Jul 202246min

Today we’re talking to Karthik Kannan, Founder of Envision; and we discuss how Envision is combining deep learning software with Google Glass to help blind people see, their strategy for getting this technology into the hands of as many people as possible, and how Karthik is motivated to build technology by the impact he can have on people’s lives.  All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out more of Karthik and Envision at https://www.letsenvision.com/

15 Jul 202234min

Today we’re talking to Eriona Hysolli, Head of Biological Sciences at Colossal Biosciences; and we discuss how Colossal is working on bringing wooly mammoths back from extinction, the role de-extinction will play in conservation in the future, and the DNA editing and printing technology that’s being used for de-extinction efforts. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out more of Eriona and Colossal at https://colossal.com/

13 Jul 202243min

Today we’re talking to Charles Beadnall, CTO of GoDaddy; and we discuss how Charles uses experimentation in his teams to further agile development, the challenges of running simultaneous experiments across many development teams, and how aligning your motivation with company needs is the key to success. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

11 Jul 202232min

Today we’re talking to Manish Sood, Founder, and CTO of Reltio; and we discuss how Reltio helps companies accelerate the value of their data, how cleaner data can have an immediate impact on the bottom line of your business, and why every company needs a solid cultural foundation to scale successfully.  All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  Check out more of Manish and Reltio at https://www.reltio.com/

8 Jul 202238min