Martin Van Aken: from CTO to IC
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Martin Van Aken has been a CTO for a couple of years and has make a very conscious decision to become an Individual Contributor again. I had a great chat with him about his career and his choices.
These are some of the topics we discussed:
* how does one become a CTO? * what are important skills for a CTO? * what are the challenges of being a CTO? * what are the challenges of becoming an IC after having been a CTO? * can you be happy by being an IC after you have been a CTO? * why is the job of CTO at a startup ephemeral? * why is it important to be part of a network of CTOs?
Martin gives some very valuable insights if you're a CTO or consider becoming one. Make sure to listen to this episode!
By the way, if you want to be part of a network of CTOs, you're welcome at https://ctoclub.be
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