From CTO to CEO

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Dmytro Hryn from Jooble describes how perceptions of the company, colleagues and oneself change when moving from CTO to CEO, drawing only on personal experience and reflection. He discusses team relationships, the illusion of executive power, goals for a CEO, and the loneliness of the CEO role, and includes a Q&A.

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1. 0:00About me and the Jooble company
2. 3:47CEO
3. 5:53Team relationships
4. 14:24Executive power - an illusion
5. 16:02Personal observations
6. 24:17Goals for the CEO
7. 25:10CEO - a very lonely role
8. 27:42What changed for me when I transitioned from CTO to CEO?
9. 28:07Q&A

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