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Hosted by Henry Suryawirawan · technology · EN
Great technical leadership requires more than just great coding skills. It requires a variety of other skills that are not well-defined, and they are not something that we can fully learn in any school or book. Hear from experienced technical leaders sharing their journey and philosophy for building great technical teams and achieving technical excellence. Find out what makes them great and how to apply those lessons to your work and team.
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Signup to Generate a PitchGreat technical leadership requires more than just great coding skills. It requires a variety of other skills that are not well-defined, and they are not something that we can fully learn in any school or book. Hear from experienced technical leaders sharing their journey and philosophy for building great technical teams and achieving technical excellence.
Tech Lead Journal is hosted by Henry Suryawirawan. The show has published 283 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How to Build a Successful Product: Stop Chasing Pain Points, Start Finding PULL - Rob Snyder" (26 October 2026, 53 minutes), "Stop Being the Hero: How Developers Become Great Software Architects - Lee Atchison" (12 October 2026, 62 minutes), and "The IT/OT Handbook: From Silos to Sustainable Digitalization - David Ariens & Willem van Lammeren" (28 September 2026, 67 minutes).
Tech Lead Journal publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 68 minutes across 283 episodes.
Booking probability for Tech Lead Journal is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Tech Lead Journal requires a Pod Score of 85 or higher. Tech Lead Journal's contact route on record: verified email.
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Henry Suryawirawan hosts Tech Lead Journal, a technology podcast with 283 episodes published.
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Episode #271
Why do startups with great customer research, design partners and real traction still fail to sell? Rob did everything the playbook says, then spent two years unable to close a sale. He explains what the playbook gets...
Why do the best developers often make the worst software architects? The skills that make someone a hero developer can become the habits that hold their team back once they move into architecture. In this episode, Lee...
Episode #269
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If expertise is becoming almost free, why is judgment becoming the most expensive skill in tech? Ajey Gore, former Gojek CTO, explains why the age of AI agents rewards builders over typists. In this episode, Ajey Gore...
Why do 70% of change efforts fail — even when leadership is fully committed? The answer isn’t strategy or resources; it’s the hidden stories people unknowingly carry that silently block every initiative. In this...
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What if faster coding is actually slowing your software delivery down? Most teams are pouring AI into the coding phase, but the real bottleneck is everywhere else. In this episode, Andrew Haschka, Field CTO at GitLab...
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Why do 80-95% of AI initiatives fail — and why is your organization’s structure to blame? Most companies are treating AI like a software upgrade, when it actually demands a complete rewiring of how work gets done. In...
Episode #253
What does it take to build a world-class engineering culture when you start with five engineers on minimum wage? Tommy Sullivan did exactly that at Vidio — and the team’s average tenure of seven years tells you...
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In a world where AI can build your MVP overnight, what actually gives you a lasting competitive edge? Andrew Stevens argues it’s not the software — it’s the data, the trust, and the systems you build around them. In...
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