{"podcast":{"title":"Modern CTO","slug":"modern-cto-509977","podcast_index_feed_id":509977,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LDB8042666505","website_url":"https://moderncto.io","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2d6d7560-25d2-11eb-8539-bbfe78da0578/image/14c48ec2ce0612950bd6b725cd6ec1eb.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Joel Beasley | Modern CTO","episode_count":927,"summary":"Modern CTO is the #1 place where technology leaders and CTOs hang out. We live to bring tech leaders value. Listen in on our fun, intelligent and engaging podcast. We hang out with interesting and popular CTOs in Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics + Many more industries. All of this, right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast. What do you think of the show? Let us know here!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T22:17:33.248321+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-cto-509977"},"episode":{"title":"Tech Titans: How to Know You’re Not Really a CTO with Alan Williamson","slug":"tech-titans-how-to-know-you-re-not-really-a-cto-with-alan-williamson","published_at":"2026-03-26T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-cto-509977/tech-titans-how-to-know-you-re-not-really-a-cto-with-alan-williamson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-cto-509977","url":"https://chrt.fm/track/B4A277/traffic.megaphone.fm/LDB1962846764.mp3","audio_url":"https://chrt.fm/track/B4A277/traffic.megaphone.fm/LDB1962846764.mp3","summary":"THIS is how you know you’re not really ready for primetime. Today, we're bringing you our most timeless advice from our last conversation with Alan Williamson, Author of Think Like a CTO. We discuss why most first-time CTOs struggle to communicate with non-technical executives, how to think about budgeting and engineering costs like a true technology leader, and why the ability to articulate a clear vision is what separates a real CTO from a CTO in name only. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Alan Williamson, check out his website here.","meta_description":"THIS is how you know you’re not really ready for primetime. Today, we're bringing you our most timeless advice from our last conversation with Alan Willia…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1400,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/modern-cto-509977/episodes/tech-titans-how-to-know-you-re-not-really-a-cto-with-alan-williamson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-cto-509977/tech-titans-how-to-know-you-re-not-really-a-cto-with-alan-williamson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}