The Horizontal Specialist: How to Escape the Vertical Career Ladder
Tech Talks16 Feb

The Horizontal Specialist: How to Escape the Vertical Career Ladder

We are taught to be vertical specialists: stay in your lane, climb the ladder, and fit into a box. But Casey Woo, founder of the Operators Guild, argues that in high-growth tech, the "lane" is actually a trap.

On today's show David and Casey decode the DNA of the "Horizontal Specialist", the executive who thrives by moving left and right, not just up. They discuss why a CFO is often a COO in disguise, why you cannot "force a bird to swim," and how to stop chasing titles to become a true business artist.


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