Don't Hire the Brilliant Jerk: A CTO’s Playbook for Building Real Teams

Don't Hire the Brilliant Jerk: A CTO’s Playbook for Building Real Teams

Released Thursday, 10th July 2025
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Don't Hire the Brilliant Jerk: A CTO’s Playbook for Building Real Teams

Don't Hire the Brilliant Jerk: A CTO’s Playbook for Building Real Teams

Don't Hire the Brilliant Jerk: A CTO’s Playbook for Building Real Teams

Don't Hire the Brilliant Jerk: A CTO’s Playbook for Building Real Teams

Thursday, 10th July 2025
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Most software sucks. Most performance reviews are broken. And most new CTOs are flying blind.In this episode of Commit & Push, Damien sits down with Zach Goldberg—CTO of Gruntwork and author of The Startup CTO’s Handbook—to unpack the real challenges of building and scaling a dev team. From metrics that actually matter to avoiding productivity traps, Zach shares pragmatic strategies every tech leader should know.Whether you're running a growing team or just trying to avoid the usual mistakes, this episode cuts through the fluff and gives you the straight-up roadmap to doing it better.

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