CTO Chats

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Over the past year, we’ve spoken to many Australian tech leaders as part of our CTO Chats Series. We’ve covered the nuances of retail AI with Christopher Sampson, CTO at Tiliter. We’ve discussed scaling empowered engineering teams with Doug Rathbone, CTO at Airtasker. And more recently we talked about the need to balance business and engineering needs with Stephanie Sherriff, VP of Engineering at Spaceship. In this series, you’ll hear the insights, processes, and musings of some of Australia’s most innovative and successful tech leaders.

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Episodes

Unlocking Connected Value for Customers at PetCircle

Today’s episode features Denis Hoctor, the CTO of fast growing Pet Circle. Scott and Denis speak about the differences between tech at eCommerce companies and tech at pure software plays. They cover how to effectively work across digital and physical buckets, alongside warehousing technology and logistics. Denis also shares Pet Circle’s unique approach and how he thinks about unlocking connected value for customers. -- Connect with Terem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2710677/admi...

Dec 05, 2022•48 min•Ep. 9

Developing and Scaling Financial APIs at BASIQ

In this episode, Scott speaks to Jim Basey, CTO at financial API company BASIQ. As the CTO of a business that lives and dies by its API products, Jim offers some very interesting insights into security, speed of development, flexibility, and product management. -- Visit terem.tech/podcast for more podcast content. Access the 2022 State of API report here: get.terem.tech/state-of-api-australia-2022

Nov 27, 2022•54 min•Ep. 8

Building High Quality Features That Solve Customer Problems at SiteMate

In this episode, Scott speaks to SiteMate CTO Tim Bray about mountaineering, addressing needs of the customer, and development processes. -- Connect with Terem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2710677/admin/ Visit our website: Terem.tech

Nov 20, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Balancing Engineering and Business Requirements at Spaceship

Today’s conversation is with Stephanie Sheriff, who is the VP of Engineering at Spaceship. In this conversation, Scott and Stephanie discuss how to bridge the gap between engineering and business requirements, as well as how her team adopts new technologies quickly. -- Connect with Terem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2710677/admin/ Visit our website: Terem.tech

Aug 29, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Managing People Whilst Managing Yourself at Eucalyptus

Today’s conversation is with Davina Adisusila, who is the Head of Engineering at Eucalyptus. In this conversation, Scott and Davina speak about the transition from individual contributor to team leadership, and discuss strategies for new CTOs to embrace management opportunities and quickly set their teams up for success. -- Connect with Terem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2710677/admin/ Visit our website: Terem.tech...

Aug 29, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Building the Artificial Intelligence of Things at Tiliter

Today’s conversation is with Chris Sampson who is the CTO of AI Retail business Tiliter. In this episode, (guest host) Angus and Chris discuss the importance of edge computing in bridging the gap between AI tech and exceptional user experiences. -- Connect with Terem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2710677/admin/ Visit our website: Terem.tech

Aug 28, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Scaling 120% in 7 Months at Octopus Deply

Today’s conversation is with Michael Noonan, who is the VP of Engineering at Octopus Deploy. In this episode, Scott and Michael discuss setting and meeting ambitious growth targets, and how to manage scaling quickly with building a cohesive team. -- Connect with Terem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2710677/admin/ Visit our website: Terem.tech

Aug 15, 2022•58 min•Ep. 3

Scaling Empowered Engineering Teams at Airtasker

Today’s conversation is with Doug Rathbone, who is the CTO at Airtasker. In this episode, Scott and Doug discuss how to define a culture of accountability and build expectations around outcomes, not outputs, in order to empower product teams. -- Connect with Terem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2710677/admin/ Visit our website: Terem.tech

Aug 01, 2022•57 min•Ep. 2

The First 90 days in a Private Equity-Backed Firm at Linkly

This CTO Series Episode features Tony Young, CTO of Linkly. -- Connect with Terem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2710677/admin/ Visit our website: Terem.tech

Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 1