Becoming a Tech leader of a fast-growing startup — Ole Dallerup // Dreamdata.io

The path to becoming a tech leader at a fast-growing startup is multifaceted, so you have to be hands-on from the onset: from coding your product to raising and developing a team. As a CTO, you have your work laid out for you. How do you handle it all and become the CTO of your dreams? Listen to Ole Dallerup, CTO and Co-founder of Dreamdata.io, as he discusses becoming a tech leader at a fast-growing startup.
About the speaker

Ole Dallerup

Dreamdata.io

- Dreamdata.io

Ole Dallerup is CTO and Co-founder at Dreamdata.io

Show Notes

  • 01:51
    The backstory of how Dreamdata came to be
    From trying to solve a problem inside Trustpilot to starting Dreamdata and growing the team into three founders.
  • 05:53
    Being a hands on CTO
    It's about sitting next to each other and being able to talk about the problems, join customer calls, understand the customer problems, and drill into that and solve the right problems
  • 09:13
    Growing a technical team
    The ability to develop people under you inside a startup is critical
  • 14:26
    Do you need a chief of staff?
    You need an efficient Chief of Stagg to scale
  • 15:56
    Lessons to scale as a CTO in a fast growing startup
    As a CTO, you often have to fix a practical problem. But make sure you can hand over that problem to someone else

Quotes

  • "It's about sitting next to each other and being able to talk about the problems, join customer calls, understand the customer problems, and drill into that and solve the right problems." - Ole Dallerup

  • "We had a unique atmosphere and unique culture for competing at that point in time. If you really wanted to move with, like modern technology, and move very fast, it was one of the few places where you could join." - Ole Dallerup

  • "As a CTO, you often have to fix a practical problem. But make sure you can hand over that problem to someone else. So, fix it well enough so that someone more you can take it over." - Ole Dallerup

About the speaker

Ole Dallerup

Dreamdata.io

- Dreamdata.io

Ole Dallerup is CTO and Co-founder at Dreamdata.io

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