1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Martin Van Aken has been a CTO for a couple of years and has make a very conscious decision to become an Individual Contributor again. I had a great chat with him about his career and his choices. These are some of the topics we discussed: * how does one become a CTO? * what are important skills for a CTO? * what are the challenges of being a CTO? * what are the challenges of becoming an IC after having been a CTO? * can you be happy by being an IC after you have been a CTO? * why is the job of CTO at a startup ephemeral? * why is it important to be part of a network of CTOs? Martin gives some very valuable insights if you're a CTO or consider becoming one. Make sure to listen to this episode! By the way, if you want to be part of a network of CTOs, you're welcome at https://ctoclub.be&amp;nbsp; SoftwareCaptains https://softwarecaptains.be <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/29034738/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/164941608