{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Martin Van Aken: from CTO to IC","description":"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; ","author_name":"SoftwareCaptains","author_url":"https:\/\/softwarecaptains.be","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/164941608"}