Sudo Make Me a CTO
Opinionated insights and tips for leaders in technology, from a former CTO turned consultant, author and luddite.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Sep 9, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 8, 2026
Latest issues
📚 Books I Read in July and August 2026 (opens the original)
Read excerpt
For those who might be wondering, yes, I'm still alive. I've taken a bit of a long break during the summer, combined with an unusually busy late-summer period. All this to say that I've been too busy to write anything during August.But here I am, back with the July/August edition of the books I read last month!This is a long list, so please bear with me.As a reminder, all links in this issue will point to t
Something Big Is Happening #4 (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Hello everyone, and welcome to another issue of our Something Big Is Happening series. As a reminder, these are premium posts reserved for paying subscribers. All articles in the Something Big Is Happening series1 are for supporting subscribers who have opted in for the paid tier. Thanks to all of you, I’m able
How to expand your horizons during this summer (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Hello everyone,We're in the middle of the summer holiday season for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. That means two things:We're all taking more time off, including me.We can use some of that time off to expand our horizons by discovering new sources of information and education.Th
How exactly is doing more AI going to make it better? (opens the original)
Read excerpt
I recently read a couple of very interesting articles by Charity Majors that struck a few chords and left me with a feeling of unease.Both articles are extremely well written. They sound convincing. The supporting arguments feel solid. Yet, I couldn't help but feel unconvinced. They reminded me of the familiar feeling I have when I read AI-generated text: it sounds correct, but something feels off.As I reread bot
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.