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Episode 73 · 30 March 2023

Will Larson // Thought Leader @ Irrational Exuberance (lethain)

Will Larson · CTO

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Will Larson // Thought Leader @ Irrational Exuberance (lethain)

Focus on your CTO career in this podcast with Will Larson about leaving a CTO role, finding a new CTO role and negotiating your compensation.  Will is the thought leader behind the popular blog "Irrational Exuberance" and the book "An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management" and "Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track".  Additionally, he is the former CTO of Calm  who has also led teams at  Uber, Digg, and Yahoo. Listen to find out:

  • How to find 🔍 the ideal CTO Role in 2023: Location 🌍, Stage, Domain, Culture 🤝 and Red Flags 🚩
  • Moving on from you Current CTO role 👋: When, Why and How (succession, exit options etc.)
  • What to look out for in CTO💸 compensation and options
  • Why he predicts tech compensation will decrease in the 10 years

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