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alphalist.CTO Podcast - For CTOs and Technical Leaders

Tobias Schlottke - alphalist CTO Podcast
Technical Leadership
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This podcast features interviews of CTOs and other technical leadership figures and topics range from technology (AI, blockchain, cyber, DevOps, Web Architecture, etc.) to management (e.g. scaling, structuring teams, mentoring, technical recruiting, product etc.). Guests from leading tech companies share their best practices and knowledge. The goal is to support other CTOs on their journey through... more

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Anurag Goel was Stripe's fifth engineer before he built Render into a platform millions of developers deploy on. Here's his contrarian read on agents, security, and why "the AI cloud" is the wrong thing to be.

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Anurag Goel joined Stripe as... more

Max Deichmann built Langfuse — the open-source LLM engineering platform acquired by ClickHouse — and explains why the engineer of the future isn't writing code, they're reviewing what agents did overnight.

Max Deichmann didn't set out to build the ob... more

How a browser-based fix for an enterprise auth problem became a W3C web standard and what it means for how AI agents will interact with the web.

Alex Nahas, founder of MCP-B and initiator of the WebMCP web standard, joins Tobias to explore one of the... more

Thirty years building search infrastructure — and why the AI industry quietly depends on it.

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Jean-Paul Schmetz has been close to search infrastructure for nearly three decades — as founder of Clix, the European search engine that eventual... more

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Recent Guests

Alex Nahas
Engineer and founder of WebMCP, former Amazon backend engineer
WebMCP / Amazon
Episode: #138 From Hacker News to W3C: How One Amazon Engineer Accidentally Shaped the Future of AI Browsers // Alex Nahas, MCP-B
Jean-Paul Schmetz
Chief of Ads at Brave; Chief Scientist at Burda
Brave; Burda
Episode: #137 - Only Three Search Engines Left Standing: One of Them Powers Your AI with JP Schmetz // Chief of Ads @ Brave
Neal Ford
Software architect, author, speaker
ThoughtWorks (former) / Independent consultant
Episode: #136 - AI Writes Code: Who Architects the Consequences? with Neal Ford // Software Architect & Author
Lee Zen
CTO of Yahoo
Yahoo
Episode: #135 - From Legacy to Innovation: Yahoo's Modernization & AI with Lee Zen // CTO @ Yahoo
Greg Foster
Founding CTO of Graphite
Graphite
Episode: #134 - From Inner to Outer Loop: Agentic Coding, Stacking PRs, and the Cursor Merger with Greg Foster // CTO @ Graphite
Loïc Houssier
CTO of Superhuman Mail
Superhuman
Episode: #132 - Clarity Over Tooling: Velocity & Building Teams Without Drama with Loïc Houssier // CTO @ Superhuman Mail
Matthias Keller
Chief Product Officer at Kayak
Kayak
Episode: #131 - AI Product Strategy: When to Build and When to Wait with Matthias Keller // CPO @ Kayak
Mark Raasveldt
Creator of DuckDB
DuckDB
Episode: #130 - From PhD Research to DuckDB: Building the Next Generation of Analytical DBs with Mark Raasveldt // CTO @ DuckDB
Solal Raveh
CTO Product Infrastructure at Wiz, with a background in customer-facing roles and technology leadership.
Wiz
Episode: #129 - $32B Lessons: Building CTO Teams, Rapid Innovation, and Staying Customer-Connected with Solal Raveh

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 140 ratings
  • Valuable guests, hard to enjoy interviews

    Tobi has formalized a valuable brand as podcast which draws the attention of very interesting guests. Yet, I wish that Tobi would professionalize himself by listening with attention and curiosity. The awkward silence and the unconnected questions out of the blue makes it really hard to enjoy hearing it (although the quality is superb!). Its like listening to a small talk of two very distanced individuals.

    Thanks to the guests though to agree being interviewed!

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    ux.chris
    Germany2 years ago
  • Great listen for Engineering Leaders

    Thank you very much for this podcast! I heard almost every episode and it helped me a lot to survive my first year as head of engineering. It is a valuable source to get an comprehensive perspective on common concepts and trends.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    biiincheeen
    Germany2 years ago
  • Hey can we get your credit union credit for your card and your

    I’m ready ready and we are done ready to be back at home and then will go home from the beach next time to see what the next one will have done to go

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    UFC IBM
    Germany3 years ago
  • Entertaining, insightful, and actionable! 🔥

    If you’re currently a CTO or want to be one in the future, then this podcast should be part of your content lineup. Engaging conversations, actionable tips, and relevant insights abound, and there is truly an episode that will benefit everyone. Huge thanks to the alphalist team for putting together such a valuable resource!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ASobering
    United States3 years ago
  • Very interesting content, great inspiration

    This podcast is a really nice mix of getting to know further technologies, interesting personalities and leadership styles.

    From time to time, I appreciate the entertaining and educative interviews.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    _Sebastian _Ber
    Germany4 years ago

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Some listeners note pacing and interview dynamics could improve, but content quality remains high.
Listeners praise the depth and practicality of the discussions for CTOs and engineering leaders.
Guests consistently bring industry-leading insights and actionable takeaways for technical leadership.
Overall the show is valued as a top resource for CTOs and tech leaders seeking high-level strategy and real-world lessons.
The host curates world-class guests with strong technical and leadership insights.

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#138 From Hacker News to W3C: How One Amazon Engineer Accidentally Shaped the Future of AI Browsers // Alex Nahas, MCP-B
Q: Where do you see WebMCP in two years and how will it change how we interact with browsers and AI agents?
WebMCP is expected to enable plan-based, browser-oriented workflows where agents call tools across pages and apps, surfacing information succinctly for users rather than relying on manual, multi-step searches, with a focus on token efficiency and progressive discovery of capabilities.
#138 From Hacker News to W3C: How One Amazon Engineer Accidentally Shaped the Future of AI Browsers // Alex Nahas, MCP-B
Q: What is your view on agent identity and authentication for agents like OpenClaw or similar systems?
The current stance is that existing identity and authorization models (OAuth, SAML) are sufficient and preferable to creating new, separate agent identities, as this could complicate adoption and widen gaps between older enterprises and new implementations.
#138 From Hacker News to W3C: How One Amazon Engineer Accidentally Shaped the Future of AI Browsers // Alex Nahas, MCP-B
Q: Why did you decide to open-source MCP and how did collaboration evolve with bigger players like Google and Edge?
Opening it up on Hacker News allowed external contributors and companies to see the value, which led to conversations with Google and Edge about integrating similar ideas, ultimately coalescing around WebMCP as a standard.
#138 From Hacker News to W3C: How One Amazon Engineer Accidentally Shaped the Future of AI Browsers // Alex Nahas, MCP-B
Q: What happened after you posted the Hacker News article and how did it influence the project?
The post sparked widespread interest, with early adopters from major tech companies reaching out, discussions about browser automation, and validation that the idea had real potential, which helped transition the project from internal tooling to a broader, standard-setting effort.
#136 - AI Writes Code: Who Architects the Consequences? with Neal Ford // Software Architect & Author
Q: How do you view the impact of AI on the lifecycle of software projects and legacy systems?
AI acts as a magnifier and accelerant; experienced engineers will define guardrails, tests, and modular architectures to harness AI productively, while legacy systems can be progressively modernized using fidelity and architectural fitness functions.

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The show centers on conversations with senior tech leaders, especially CTOs, covering a mix of technology trends (AI, DevOps, software architecture, cloud, data) and management topics (scaling teams, org structure, product strategy). Episodes frequently explore how leading companies adopt new tools, govern engineering practices, and navigate AI-driven shifts, often with practical takeaways for engineering leadership. A standout pattern is the guest roster: high-profile tech executives and practitioners who share concrete experiences, strategies, and lessons learned from building and leading technical organizations. This makes the series especially valuable for listeners aiming to level up as technical leaders, understand strategic tech deci... more

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