37. CEO vs. CTO a.k.a. Product vs. Engineering
Episode description
Today we're reflecting on our previous episode (ep. 36 with Melissa Kwan) and are talking about the collaboration between business and technical functions in a company - both in our startup as well as reminiscing about our days in AWS.
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Segments:
[00:33] Teaser of the next episode
[02:45] Update on the podcast
[10:38] Reflection on the latest episode with Melissa
[15:55] CEO vs. CTO role a.k.a. Product vs. Engineering
[27:16] Book and podcast recommendations
Show notes
- Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3ZvLnbc
- Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3Rw32xr
- Lex episode with Walter Isaacson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOV5R7M1Js
- Hard Fork episode about the Elon Musk book: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casey-v-kevin-on-us-v-google-walter-isaacson-on-two/id1528594034?i=1000627978267
- Dinosaur "rap" (reference to Howdytoons): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VML3OWyQ9a0