Tech for Non-Techies24 Nov 2021

74. How I got to the top in tech

Jennifer Byrne studied Psychology at university and went on to become the Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft US. Listen to this episode to learn how this liberal arts graduate transitioned into tech and became one of the most senior people in the industry.

Learning notes from this episode:

"You have to understand the difference between acquiring digital context versus digital fluency. Context means seeing the bigger picture of how things connect together, but not necessarily understanding the detail," says Jennifer.
Jennifer says that it is impossible to know everything about technology, even when you are at the top. Instead, she says understand the broad context of how tech products get made and do deep dives into areas that interest you.
As a CTO you have to think strategically: what problem are we solving? How can technology be applied to this problem?
Good CTOs must connect technology strategy to drive business decisions.

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