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The Tech Leader's Playbook
by Avetis Antaplyan
Welcome to your weekly playbook for tech leadership - where founders, executives, and innovators share real strategies for scaling smarter and leading stronger. Hosted by Avetis Antaplyan, Founder and CEO of HIRECLOUT, a global leader in technology and go-to-market recruiting and consulting.
Episodes
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Why Every AI Agent Needs an Owner, Budget, and Off Switch
In this solo episode of The Tech Leaders Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan explores the rise of “invisible headcount” and why businesses should begin managing AI agents much like employees. He breaks down agent ownership, governance, offboarding, vendor lock-in, performance measurement, and the changing...
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Why Most Companies Have Too Many Priorities and No Strategy
In this solo episode of The Tech Leaders Playbook, Avetis breaks down how executives can make bigger strategic bets without becoming reckless. He explores resource dilution, leadership accountability, transformation strategy, talent allocation, and the difference between conviction and...
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Why Tech Leaders Should Hire Great People or Leave the Seat Empty
In this solo episode of the Tech Leaders Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan shares how HIRECLOUT navigated rapid growth, a tightening technology market, organizational complexity, and the consequences of settling for “good enough.” He breaks down why great people create momentum, how poor hiring…
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How Scaling Companies Should Hire for the Next Stage, Not Today’s Vacancy
In this solo episode of the Tech Leaders Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan explains why the right person in the wrong environment can still become the wrong hire. Avetis breaks down how leaders can evaluate candidates based on the problems they have actually solved, the environments where they perform...
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How AI Agents Are Forcing a Rethink of Enterprise Identity Security
In this episode of The Tech Leader’s Playbook, Jason Martin shares the founder decisions behind building Permiso, from interviewing 100 enterprise security leaders before writing code to creating a new cybersecurity market before most buyers understood the problem. He breaks down product-market...
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Why Founders Regret Selling Within the First Year | Peter Goldstein
In this episode of The Tech Leader’s Playbook, Peter Goldstein, entrepreneur, investor, CEO, and founder of Integrated CEO, shares lessons from nearly four decades of building, exiting, and advising companies. He explains why transferability matters more than short-term performance, how founders...
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If AI Replaces the Career Ladder, How Will Leaders Be Developed?
In this solo episode of The Tech Leader’s Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan examines how artificial intelligence, workforce efficiency, and headcount reduction affect talent development and succession planning. He explains why repetitive work can be automated without eliminating career pathways, how...
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Why Most Executives Are Implementing AI All Wrong | Harry Glorikian
In this episode of The Tech Leader’s Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan speaks with technology executive, investor, author, and MIT Media Lab affiliate researcher Harry Glorikian about how AI is changing business at the operating-model level. Drawing from his book The Invisible Interface, Harry explains...
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The AI Layoff Mistake Costing Scaling Companies More Than It Saves
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this solo episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan challenges one of the most common questions surrounding artificial...
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The AI Adoption Pattern Tech Leaders Are Missing in Their Teams
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Ariel Jalali, an AI entrepreneur, advisor, operator…
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Why Scaling Companies Need Process Discipline More Than Heroic Employees
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this solo episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan records from Tokyo, Japan on the final day of a trip that sparked a...
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Why the Best Startup Founders Prioritize Action Over Certainty
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this solo episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan explores one of the most overlooked yet critical leadership skills:...
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Why Startup Founders Must Build Teams That Thrive Without Them | Mike Krupit
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Mike Krupit, a former CTO, COO, CEO, founder, executive coach,...
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Why Tech Leaders Must Eliminate Repetitive Work to Elevate Their People
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this solo episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan explores why AI may create more career opportunities than job losses, even...
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Why Tech Leaders Should Build Categories Instead of Chasing Competitors
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Bruce Cleveland, a venture capitalist, former CMO, Chief Executive...
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Why Scaling Companies Need Storytelling More as AI Content Explodes
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with David J. Ebner, founder of Content Workshop, a brand storytelling...
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6x CEO Reveals the Brutal Reality of Scaling a Company
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Mike Grossman, a six-time venture-backed CEO, longtime Silicon Valley...
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Why Scaling Companies Expect Every Employee to Elevate the Team
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this solo episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan breaks down what he calls “The Great White Collar Compression”, the growing...
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Why AI Requires Tech Leaders to Rethink Team Structure Completely
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this solo episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan breaks down what he calls the “new leadership stack” and challenges leaders to ask a...
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Breaking the Bottleneck: How CEOs Can Avoid Being the Problem
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Laurie Maddalena, a leadership consultant, keynote speaker, author, and…
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Why Most Startups Misunderstand Go-To-Market in Complex AI Ecosystems
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Chaitra Vedullapalli, President of Women in Cloud and a global go-to-market...
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Tech Leaders Need to Know AI Accelerates Execution But Cannot Rescue Weak Foundations
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan delivers a solo recap of the last five conversations on the show, connecting themes across AI,...
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The Mistake Leaders Make When Assuming Pay Equals Motivation
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Dr. Paul White, a researcher, leadership advisor, and co-author of The 5 Languages...
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Why Companies Are Masking Hiring Mistakes With The AI Narrative
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan tackles one of the most common narratives in today’s hiring market and argues that most people are...
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What Tech Leaders Get Wrong About AI Replacing Jobs in the Near Term
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Dr. Craig Kaplan, an AI pioneer, founder of iQ Company, and a four-decade veteran in...
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Why Most Engineering-Led Startups Misread Market Demand and Stall Growth
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Kevin Maney, veteran journalist, bestselling author, and co-author of Play Bigger and…
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Why AI Will Accelerate Drug Discovery, Not Replace Biotech Teams
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Alok Tayi, a Harvard-trained scientist, repeat tech founder, and the founder of Vibe Bio....
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Scaling from 500 to 5,000 Employees: Why Shipping Fast Stops Working
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Pranav Lal, Head of Business Technology at Gusto and former Enterprise Systems Leader at...
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You’re Not Ready for an AI Team Member (Here’s Why)
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan and Daria Rudnik discuss the transformative impact of AI on leadership and team dynamics. They explore how AI...
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Real Servant Leadership Isn't Soft. Here's Why.
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan delivers a powerful solo deep-dive into one of the most misunderstood concepts in modern leadership…
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Your Boardroom Is Full of People Who Think Exactly Like You
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Kylee Ingram, a decision science expert and co-founder of Wizer, a platform built to help...
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Think Your Startup Needs Venture Capital? Think Again
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Alex Shartsis, serial founder, former corporate development lead, and current CEO of Skyp.ai—to...
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Why Great Talent Gets Ignored and Fakes Get Interviews
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan dives headfirst into the trust crisis disrupting hiring across tech and go-to-market roles. Drawing from...
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If You’re Not a Top 3 Brand, You’ve Already Lost 70% of Deals
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Kurt Uhlir, seasoned CMO, operator, and advisor to private equity-backed growth companies, for a...
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Your Startup's Real Problem Isn't Tech, It's This
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Marcus East—Tech Executive and Author of Working with Dinosaurs—for a candid and thought-provoking...
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The Real Reason Your Team Isn’t Performing, And It’s Not What You Think
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this compilation episode of the Tech Leaders Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan brings together three powerhouse voices from the world of elite sports and leadership: Rex Kalamian,...
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Your Network Is Your Real Moat in an AI World
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Drew Sechrist, an early Salesforce leader who helped scale the company from its earliest days into…
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The Most Expensive Mistake Founders Make Before Series A
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Isabelle Tashima, a growth equity investor at Volition Capital, to cut through the AI hype and…
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The One Question Every Founder Gets Wrong About Their Market
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Vijay Rajendran, investor and venture builder at gAI Ventures, UC Berkeley instructor, and author…
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Will AI Make Us Less Human? This Leader Thinks Not
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Allison Shapira, a Harvard faculty member, global keynote speaker, former opera singer turned...
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The Most Overlooked Skill Every Founder Needs in the AI Era
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Tamara Laine, investigative journalist turned two-time tech founder and the CEO and co-founder of...
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The New Growth Metrics That Matter Most to Investors
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Melanie Nabar, Vice President at Volition Capital, to uncover what truly makes a company...
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Cut 30% of Your Meetings with This Simple 3-Word Framework
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan welcomes back bestselling author and communication expert Chris Fenning, whose latest book Effective Meetings...
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What Makes Leadership Human in an Age of AI?
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Valerie Jackson — Harvard College and Georgetown Law alum, former securities lawyer turned…
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How to Make Your Brand Stand Out in a Sea of Sameness
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Erik Huberman, founder and CEO of Hawke Media, to unpack why the old marketing playbook is...
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Is Your Business Stuck? Here’s Why You Might Be the Bottleneck
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Sam Goodner, the serial entrepreneur and former CEO of Catapult Systems — Microsoft’s top-ranked...
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How AI Can Unlock New Opportunities in Your Business
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan is joined by Christian Ulstrup, founder of Powerline, to explore how AI is transforming business practices....
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Why Playing It Safe in a Recession Could Kill Your Business
For more thoughts, clips, and updates, follow Avetis Antaplyan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avetisantaplyan In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan lays out a wartime CEO playbook for thriving in downturns, drawing on the same strategies his team used to scale...
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Why Inclusion is the Secret to High-Performance Teams
In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Jossie Haines—executive coach, fractional engineering leader, and former engineering leader at Apple, Zynga, Tile, and Life360—to unpack how great leaders build inclusive, high-performing teams and adopt AI with...
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Why Your OKRs Aren’t Working, and What to Do Instead
In this episode of The Tech Leader's Playbook, Avetis Antaplyan sits down with Radhika Dutt—MIT-trained engineer, entrepreneur, and author of Radical Product Thinking, to rethink how high-growth companies set direction and measure progress. Radhika explains why traditional goal systems…
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Welcome to your weekly playbook for tech leadership - where founders, executives, and innovators share real strategies for scaling smarter and leading stronger. Hosted by Avetis Antaplyan, Founder and CEO of HIRECLOUT, a global leader in technology and go-to-market recruiting and consulting.
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Welcome to your weekly playbook for tech leadership - where founders, executives, and innovators share real strategies for scaling smarter and leading stronger. Hosted by Avetis Antaplyan, Founder and CEO of HIRECLOUT, a global leader in technology and go-to-market recruiting and consulting.
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