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The CTOx Podcast — 50 episodes

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How to Stop Waiting to Feel Ready and Start Taking Action

2

How Long Does It Really Take to Build a Fractional CTO Practice?

3

How to Know If You’re Actually Ready to Go Fractional CTO

4

Tech-Enabled vs Tech Businesses: Where the Real Fractional CTO Opportunity Lives

5

Which Fractional Tech Leadership Role Is Right for You: CTO, CIO, CISO, CPO, or CDO?

6

How to Talk to Your Spouse About Going Fractional Before You Talk to a Single Client

7

How Your Language Signals Whether You Are a Leader or a Doer

8

When a CEO Wants a Player-Coach, Here Is What They Actually Mean

9

How to Go Fractional From Strength, Not Desperation

10

Your Clients Are Buying Your Bias: How to Use It Without Letting It Blind You

11

Will Leaving Your Full-Time Job Hurt Your Credibility as a Fractional CTO?

12

Think About How You Think: Philosophical Tools for CTOs

13

Fail Spectacularly: Why Owning Your Screw-Ups Builds Trust

14

Habitats for Inspiration: How to Stay Inspired as an Entrepreneur

15

More Than a Retainer: How to Confidently Negotiate Upside Into Your Fractional Deals

16

Between You and What You Want: A Pile of No’s

17

Good Enough to Start: The Truth About Confidence, Credentials, and Client Impact

18

Policy, Preference, or Regulation? Why Fractional CTOs Must Ask Better Questions

19

Can't AI Eat My Vegetables for Me?

20

The Hard Way vs. The Easy Way: Why Going Solo Isn’t a Badge of Honor

21

Mindset Matters Part 1: The Fear of Selling (And How to Make It Disappear)

22

Mindset Matters Part 2: Why Imposter Syndrome Is the Enemy of Impact (And How to Beat It)

23

Breaking the Tech Corporate Mold: A Day in the Life of a Fractional CTO

24

From Employee to Fractional: Making the Leap with Intention

25

AI Agents Are Drivers, Not Robots Designing Tech That Thinks for Itself

26

Core Functions of a Business That Are Fractional by Nature (But Not by Name)

27

Consultant vs. Fractional CTO: Sit-Ups, Six-Packs, and True Ownership

28

Building Your Olympic Gold Medalist Leadership Team as a Fractional CTO

29

Money Matters | Managing Finances, Taxes, and Cash Flow as a Fractional CTO

30

Build A Magnetic Personal Brand As A Fractional CTO

31

Scaling Yourself: Managing Multiple Clients Without Losing Your Freedom

32

Functional Technology Framework, Unclogging, De-risking, and Scaling Tech Teams

33

From Pitch to Close Practical Sales Tactics for Fractional CTOs

34

Why Most Fractional CTOs Don’t Make Real Money

35

War Stories from the CTO Trenches — Security Breaches, Startups, and Scaling.

36

Firefighters vs. Sprinkler Systems — A Better Way to Lead Tech Teams

37

The Future is Fractional - Why the Best Leaders Go Fractional First

38

The Business Model of a Fractional CTO

39

How CTOs Build Trust with CEOs (Without Speaking Tech)

40

The Million-Dollar Value of Community Why the Right Room Changes

41

Network Magic Activating Connections for Fractional CTO Success

42

Crafting Your Menu Essential Offerings for Fractional CTOs

43

Niche Down to Scale Up How Choosing a Specific Focus Can Boost Your CTO Practice

44

Defining The Fractional CTO Beyond The Basics With Lior Weinstein