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24 alternatives to The CTO Show - #6 - Patrick McKenzie

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The CTO Show - #6 - Patrick McKenzie launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Hello Tech Pros: Patrick Vlaskovits▲55

   How to overcome the cycle of suck and mediocrity of meh

   2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   StartupCTO.io - Julia Austin▲90

   CTO of DigitalOcean talks scaling your dev team

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Product People ▲239

   Podcast focused on great products and their makers

   2014 · productpeople.tv · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Software Engineering Daily: Twilio Engineering with Pat Malatack▲58

   The world through the lens of software.

   2017 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tech In Boston Podcast▲73

   Learnings from people building companies in Boston

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Hello Tech Pros: Why Tech Lead Positions are So Lonely▲60

   Patrick Kua of ThoughtWorks on Leadership

   2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

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   Full Stack Radio▲128

   A podcast for devs interested in building great products.

   2015 · fullstackradio.com · its alternatives →

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   The Cynical Developer Podcast: EP 10 - Test Driven Development▲51

   Talking with Daniele Pozzobon about TDD.

   2017 · cynicaldeveloper.com · its alternatives →

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   ExecPodcast - Interview with Kevin Owocki▲55

   The role of CTO/VP Engineering

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CodeBunk▲75

    Online Interviewing of Developers Done Right

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Test & Code : Lessons about testing and TDD from Kent Beck▲60

    Episode #23

    2016 · pythontesting.net · its alternatives →

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    Immutable Podcast▲150

    A short, weekly show about design and development

    2015 · spec.fm · its alternatives →

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    Pointer▲95

    A reading club for developers

    2015 · pointer.io · its alternatives →

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    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Britstrapped▲87

    A podcast about bootstrapping

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Hello Tech Pros: Why Great Dev Managers are Like Pirate Ship Captains▲55

    Because they AAAAARRRRRRHHHHHHH

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Growth Hacker TV▲91

    Interviews with leading growth people

    2014 · growthhacker.tv · its alternatives →

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    This is Product Management▲59

    The podcast for product managers.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Hello Tech Pros: How to Grow From Uber-Geek to Self-Aware to Geek-Leader▲62

    Tom Cooper on Technical Leaders

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

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    Product People▲63

    podcast focused on great products +the people who make them

    2014 · productpeople.tv · its alternatives →

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    Know Your Audience Podcast - 8: Tech In The Newsroom▲61

    Kai Teoh: Developer at Journal News

    2016 · getkya.com · its alternatives →

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    Developer Tea▲100

    10 minute podcast for devs on a tea/coffee break

    2015 · developertea.com · its alternatives →

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    Tech.eu Podcast▲97

    A weekly show about the European technology scene

    2015 · tech.eu · its alternatives →

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    Reinventing the Organization w. Dan Kador, CTO of Keen.io▲61

    Startup CTO Podcast

    2017 · its alternatives →

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