CTO Insights Podcast

CTO Insights is a podcast on engineering leadership that brings you insights from senior engineering leaders and experts on creating a culture of high performance. ctoinsights.adevait.com

CTO Insights Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Katerina Trajchevska, with 21 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Katerina Trajchevska hosts CTO Insights Podcast, a business show with 21 episodes published.

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  Unpacking Continuous Delivery: Bryan Finster on Transforming Legacy Systems

  Dec 23, 202534 minS0

  <p>In this episode of CTO Insights, Katerina is joined by Bryan Finster, co-creator of Minimum Viable Continuous Delivery (CD), to discuss implementing CD in legacy and enterprise environments. </p><p>Bryan shares practical steps, the benefits of CD, and how to overcome challenges such as getting buy-in, improving test coverage, and dealing with legacy code. </p><p>Learn how to drive progress without needing a complete rewrite and improve team morale and operational efficiency. </p><p>Brought to you by Adeva, this episode is a must-watch for anyone struggling with slow manual releases. Subscribe for more insights on creating...

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  The Roadmap as a Financial Plan: How to Drive Profitability as a CTO—with Farah Chabchoub, CTO at Worklife

  Oct 29, 202536 minS0

  <p>In this episode of CTO Insights, Katerina is joined by Farah Chabchoub, CTO at Worklife, to discuss the strategies for transitioning from a growth-driven model to a profitable and sustainable tech company. </p><p>Farah shares her experiences aiding late-stage startups in building resilient organizations by transforming the development focus towards financial planning. They delve into topics such as budgeting, aligning with board members, and balancing quick feature delivery with long-term company health. </p><p>The conversation also touches on how to manage team dynamics during significant transitions like acquisitions, laying off underperforming projects, and building ambitious yet budget-conscious...

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  From 6-month Releases to Release Whenever—with Egil Osthus, CEO at Unleash

  Sep 18, 202536 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Egil Osthus, CEO and co-founder of Unleash, joins Katerina to talk about how enterprise teams can move away from rigid, high-risk release cycles to safer, faster, and more iterative delivery. Egil shares how he led a 500-person engineering org from quarterly (and even yearly) releases to a deploy-whenever model—despite legal constraints, stakeholder objections, and legacy systems.</p><p>They talk through the real-world playbook: how to manage stakeholder expectations, start small, build trust, and keep momentum with early wins. From feature flags to feedback loops, this episode is packed with practical strategies for engineering leaders wh...

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

  Aug 20, 202522 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Laura Tacho joins Katerina to explore what really drives developer team performance. </p><p>They dig into how to use self-reported and system data effectively, why metrics should never be used for individual performance, and how AI is changing developer workflows (and what it’s not doing yet). From scrappy startup practices to company-wide DevEx strategies, this episode is packed with practical ways to build healthier, higher-performing engineering teams.</p><p>What You’ll Learn</p><p>- How DX helps teams boost performance through developer intelligence</p><p>- Why self-reported data can surface quick, acti...

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

  Jul 22, 202534 minS0

  <p>Brought to you by: Adeva — Global network of top developers connecting businesses with world-class talent.</p><p>In this episode of CTO Insights, Katerina Trajchevska is joined by Mojtaba Hosseini, VP of Engineering at Zapier, to explore how Zapier built a culture of strong customer focus, meaningful metrics, and long-term performance — and how they're using AI to drive real impact across the organization.</p><p>What You’ll Learn</p><p>- Why engineering is applied science in service of the customer</p><p>- How customer focus shapes culture and drives engineering decisions</p><p>- What “high performa...

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