Welcome to Tony's CTO Blog
Welcome to Tony's CTO Blog
After years of watching the tech industry swing between hype cycles and reality checks, I figured it was time to start writing down some thoughts. This blog isn't going to be another "10 Ways AI Will Transform Your Business" clickbait factory.
What You Can Expect
Real talk about tech trends. I've been building systems and leading teams long enough to spot the difference between genuine innovation and marketing theater. When everyone's shouting about the next big thing, I'll be the one asking "but does it actually work?"
CTO insights from the trenches. The job of a CTO isn't just about choosing tech stacks—it's about building teams, managing technical debt, and making architecture decisions that won't blow up at 3 AM. I'll share what I've learned, including the mistakes.
Infrastructure over innovation theater. The most successful companies aren't the ones with the flashiest demos. They're the ones that built boring, reliable systems that scale when they need to. Let's talk about that.
Why Now?
The tech industry is going through another one of its reality adjustments. The AI hype is cooling off, interest rates have reminded everyone that growth at any cost isn't sustainable, and companies are finally asking "what's our actual unit economics?"
This is exactly when the interesting conversations happen. When the tourists go home and the people building real things get back to work.
What This Isn't
This isn't a personal brand exercise or a lead generation funnel for my consulting practice. I'm not selling courses or trying to grow a Twitter following. I'm just a CTO who's seen enough cycles to have some opinions worth sharing.
Let's Talk
I'll be posting regularly about whatever's on my mind—tech trends, team building, architecture decisions, industry nonsense that needs calling out. If something resonates (or if you think I'm completely wrong), let me know.
The comment section is open, my DMs are open, and I actually read my email.
Let's see where this goes.
Got thoughts on what topics I should cover? Drop me a line at tony@example.com or find me on Twitter.