The CTO Show With Mehmet Weekly Recap 30 July 2023

July 30, 2023

Welcome to the 26th edition of the CTO Show with Mehmet Weekly Summary Newsletter.

What is inside?

-     Weekly Insights & Updates

-     Recommended Resources

-     Episodes Recap

Hello everyone,

I'm thrilled to see our community growing, between LinkedIn and Substack – we're now at 1213 subscribers strong!

Each of you fuels my commitment and inspires my energy. Your support is making 'The CTO Show With Mehmet' a thriving hub for tech enthusiasts, startups, and entrepreneurs. Thank you for being a part of this incredible journey.

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Here's to an exciting week ahead filled with learning, innovation, and growth!

Now, let's dive into this week's updates…

Weekly Insights & Updates:

1- Exciting Guest Lineup: The current lineup of guests, both recorded and yet to be featured, is electrifying! I'm dedicated to bringing you the best stories to inspire you on a global scale. You might have noticed that we've changed the podcast category from “Business” to “Entrepreneurship.” This change reflects my belief that the integration of tech with all other subjects on "The CTO Show With Mehmet" will fuel our collective progress.

2- Commitment to Daily Shows: Let me be honest with you, every time I've considered reducing the show's frequency, I notice the dedication of our daily audience. Even if there were only one person watching or listening, I couldn't bear to disappoint. So rest assured, the show will continue on a daily basis.

3- A Shoutout to Our Saudi Audience: A heartfelt thank you to our audience in Saudi Arabia for helping us make the Top 200 list in the Business category once again!

4- Exciting New Ventures: As announced earlier this week, I've decided to join Ufuk Ferik in his venture, DataFabrika. Yassi Ventures will now focus solely on offering support to startups, ranging from the ideation phase to validation, MVP, business models (sales and marketing), fundraising, scaling, and exit. Meanwhile, DataFabrika will become our hub for tech and cybersecurity consultancy.

5- Masterclasses Reimagined: Due to popular demand, we'll be introducing the masterclasses in a fresh, new format very soon. Stay tuned for updates!

6- New Community Announcement: I'm excited to reveal that we'll soon be launching a community that aims to be a nexus of startups, entrepreneurship, and tech. The masterclasses will play an integral role in this as well. More details are on the way.

7- Startup News Spotlight: Despite the scorching summer heat, the past week has been bustling with startup news. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya have been particularly prominent in the spotlight.

8- Upcoming Resources for Startups: We're in the planning stages for a new resource tailored to the needs of startups. Stay tuned for more details on this exciting development.

Recommended Resources (Please note: Some of the resources linked in this section are affiliate links):

100DaysOfNoCode Max Haining 💯 has put an amazing new curriculum all together where now with all contributors in residence they are offering the famous NoCode bootcamp with a blend of AI. If you are interested to join the next cohort click the link here, if you want to have a discount coupon reach out directly to me.

Podium.page: I love AI as a great tool, and as a podcaster, I couldn’t find Podium more useful. These guys did a fantastic job creating a very cool tool for post-production of podcasts. Just upload your audio and watch the magic as your headlines, summaries, and even social media posts got generated.

PodMatch: If you are a podcaster you will love PodMatch. This is a very great service that matches podcasters with possible guests. I have been using it for 6 months now and the results are stunning as I was able to host prestigious guests on the show. If you are a podcaster looking for a quality guest, or if you want to appear on a Podcast show look no further.

Episodes Recap:

This week, we had 5 interviews on different topics. Let us review what was on the air:

At the beginning of the week, on episode 178:

I sit down with Corrie LoGiudice, a professional keynote speaker, coach, consultant, and fractional CMO/COO. Corrie walks us through her riveting journey from an art degree holder waiting tables to a senior vice president of her family's electronics distribution business, then to business coaching and consulting. She opens up about the personal challenges she faced, such as escaping an abusive relationship and the tragic suicide of her partner, which led to a significant turning point in her life.

Get ready to revolutionize your tech company's hiring process with invaluable insights from Kianosh Pourian, the founder of Higher Aspirations. We promise that by the end of this jam-packed episode, you'll have a solid grasp on how to streamline your hiring process, make it more empathetic and inclusive, and effectively manage hidden costs associated with recruitment.

What if adversity is not the end, but rather a stepping stone to unimaginable success? Today, we're talking to Beate Chelette, the growth architect who turned her immigrant journey full of hurdles into a thriving business, eventually selling it to the tech mogul himself - Bill Gates. Beate's triumphant story is a testament to resilience, demonstrating how technology can be a source of inspiration and change in human lives.

This engaging chat with Brian Childress, an expert fractional CTO, is not one to be missed. Listen to his journey from a wide-eyed enthusiast to a seasoned fractional CTO, offering a unique vantage point for startups and established organizations. Our conversation ventures into the complications non-technical founders typically encounter, underscoring the critical role of a CTO in aligning technology with business objectives.

Ever wondered how embracing neurodiversity could impact your organization in a positive way? Our conversation with Katherine McCord, a titan in HR and tech, unveils the transformative power of neurodiversity in the workplace. With rich insights and impressive anecdotes like Hewlett Packard's neurodiverse hiring program that amplified productivity by 33%, Katherine paints a vivid picture of neurodiversity as not just a moral imperative but a business one too. She shares how building an inclusive environment can turbocharge profitability by as much as 19%.

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Best, Mehmet