Archive - CTO Insights

How DevEx and AI Shape Team Performance—with Laura Tacho, CTO at DX

Explore how DevEx, real metrics, and AI tools impact engineering team performance, with insights from Laura Tacho, CTO at DX.

Aug 20 •

Katerina Trajchevska

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July 2025

How Zapier Makes Learning the Key to Performance—with Mojtaba Hosseini, VP of Engineering at Zapier

Listen now | With insights on customer feedback loops, team-driven metrics, and practical AI adoption.

Jul 22 •

Katerina Trajchevska

May 2025

From 0 to 9-Figures ARR: Julien Lavigne du Cadet on Scaling Tech Without Losing Focus

Listen now | Julien Lavigne du Cadet shares lessons from scaling Zoe to 9-figure ARR—covering team growth, lean processes, and hiring vs internal…

May 15 •

Katerina Trajchevska

April 2025

The CPTO Advantage: How Unified Leadership Accelerates Engineering Teams with Alex Kroman

Listen now (38 mins) | In this episode of CTO Insights, I had the pleasure of hosting Alex Kroman, Chief Product and Technology Officer at AssemblyAI…

Apr 9 •

Katerina Trajchevska

March 2025

How to Build a High-Performing Neurodiverse Team with Georgina Shute

Listen now | In this episode of CTO Insights, I had the pleasure of hosting Georgina Shute, Founder of KindTwo, to discuss why diverse teams outperform…

Mar 12 •

Katerina Trajchevska

February 2025

Prioritizing Communication to Scale Successfully with Allison McMillan

I had the pleasure of hosting Allison McMillan, Founder of Tavlin Consulting and Fractional VP of Engineering, to discuss strategies for building…

Feb 12 •

Katerina Trajchevska

November 2024

Tracking Developer Joy to Drive Team Performance - with Sven Peters from Atlassian

I had the pleasure of hosting Sven Peters, Developer Advocate at Atlassian to discuss Developer Experience, a topic that increasingly catches the…

Nov 21, 2024 •

Katerina Trajchevska

Creating a Culture of Flow to Boost Team Performance-with DHH, CTO at 37 Signals

I had the pleasure of hosting David Heinemeier Hansson, co-owner and CTO at 37signals.

Nov 7, 2024 •

Katerina Trajchevska

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David Heinemeier Hansson

October 2024

Intentional Team Organization to Enhance Performance with Manuel Pais, co-author of Team Topologies

Listen now | I had the pleasure of hosting Manuel Pais, co-author of Team Topologies - the book that reshaped how companies structure their teams for…

Oct 25, 2024 •

Katerina Trajchevska

September 2024

The Real 10x Developer: Multiplying Impact by Empowering Others with Gregor Ojstersek

Listen now | How much of the team performance is the individual genius and how much the empathy and team work that empower the whole organisation…

Sep 26, 2024 •

Katerina Trajchevska

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Gregor Ojstersek

Mastering the CTO Role with Drew Falkman

Insights on being a successful CTO, from the creator of the LinkedIn Course watched by over quarter million engineering leaders.

Sep 13, 2024 •

Katerina Trajchevska

July 2024

Programming is The Easy Part, with J. B. Rainsberger

J. B. Rainsberger is Business and Software Coach, helping companies profit sooner from delivering software while empowering individuals to navigate the…

Jul 19, 2024 •

Katerina Trajchevska

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