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EP_9318.01.2024

Allan Leinwand // CTO @ Webflow

Allan Leinwand · CTO, Webflow
Allan Leinwand // CTO @ Webflow

Embrace the technical side 🔧 of the CTO role with Allan Leinwand, CTO of Webflow 🖱️ who has combined technical know-how with great products on every layer of the OSI Model: from setting up HP’s first ethernet, CISCO’s early networks, building the world’s first CDN  at Digital Island, and continuing up the stack to enterprise cloud ☁️  (ServiceNow), social gaming​​ 🎮 (zynga), communications 💬 (Slack), eCommerce 🛒 (Shopify) and now webdesign 🎨(Webflow). 

Listen to find out;

  • Why deep technical knowledge 🧠 allows better products 
  • How a monolith can combine individual code ownership and great deploy times 🤔
  • How to attract 🧲 talent with a ‘boring’ stack (+ Innovation Lab 101)
  • How to embrace the role of a pre-IPO CTO 🧑‍🚀🚀
  • How to stay technical as a CTO 🧑‍💻
  • Why he ships small fixes from their #UX-Papercut channel

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