Modern CTO

What if green technology was actually just more profitable?

Today, we're talking to Tom Chi, Google X Co-Founder and Founding Partner at At One Ventures, about his new bestselling book, Climate Capital. We discuss why the physical world is a more predictable investment than software, how his firm identifies the 30 industries responsible for over 90% of planetary damage, and why making clean technology the most profitable technology is the only climate strategy that actually scales.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

To learn more about At One Ventures, check out their website here.

From chip design at Bell Laboratories to…the world's #1 Venn diagram comedian??

Today, we're talking to Don McMillan, comedian and former chip designer at Bell Laboratories. We discuss how burning out in Silicon Valley led him to pursue stand-up comedy full time, why having an engineering mindset made him a better comedian, and how a random radio caller unknowingly changed the entire trajectory of his life.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

To learn more about Don and his tour schedule, check out his website here

The best managers are the ones who never wanted the job.

Today, we're talking to Rajeev Rajan, CTO at Atlassian. We discuss why developer joy outperforms productivity as an engineering goal, how the best managers are the ones who never wanted the job, and why every leadership playbook you've built stops working the moment your team grows.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

To learn more about Atlassian, check out their website here.

The biggest lie we were ever sold: hard work alone gets you the promotion.

Today, we're talking to Rob Kalwarowsky, bestselling author and leadership coach. We discuss why writing down your goal increases the probability of achieving it to 43%, how the people above you can't promote you for a job you've never told them you want, and why working hard and letting the results speak for themselves is the biggest lie you've ever been taught.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

To learn more about Rob's work, check out his website here.

Before you open another Google Docs, you need to hear this episode.

Today, we're talking to Anand Narasimhan, CTO at S Docs. We discuss why organizations pay $94,000 in compliance penalties due to documentation errors, how 57% of employees bypass official tools when under deadline pressure, and why automation must come before autonomous AI in enterprise workflows.



All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

Thank you to S-Docs for sponsoring this episode. To learn more, check out their website here.