Episode notes
In this conversation Ben speaks to the Founder and Chief CTO Coach at CTO Craft, Andy Skipper. Andy was previously the CTO at MADE.com, Lumitrix and Comic Relief before founding CTO Craft.
After finding himself in a CTO role at a pre-product startup almost by accident, Andy had his first experience of burnout. Experiences like this early on in his career seem to have fuelled Andy to look for opportunities that save people from similar circumstances, highlighting red flags to people early so they don’t have to learn through experience.
They discuss self-awareness, Andy’s early influences and the value of professional coaching, as well as Andy’s own experience with chronic illness and how that’s affected how he uses his energy effectively.
Andy has a deep care for individuals, ...