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aliases: ["Clara Dupont"]
Is A: Person
Tier: "3rd 🥉"
Tags: ["Podcast Guest"]
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# Clara Dupont

CTO of a French SaaS startup in the HR-tech space, based in Paris. Clara appeared on the podcast to discuss the transition from senior engineer to technical leadership, covering topics like architecture ownership, hiring your first engineers, and maintaining technical credibility while taking on management responsibilities. She has a background in distributed systems and spent several years at a large French tech company before co-founding her current venture.

## Notes

- Thoughtful and precise communicator; every answer felt like it had been carefully considered
- Shared a practical framework for "CTO time allocation" across quarters that resonated with the audience
- Her perspective on being a female CTO in the European startup scene added important nuance to the conversation
- Followed up after the episode with a detailed blog post expanding on one of the topics, which drove additional traffic

## Collaborations

- [[24q3-podcast-season-2]] — recorded episode on technical leadership and the CTO role
- [[topic-team-leadership]] — discussed engineering management and leadership transitions
- [[procedure-podcast-guest-outreach]] — connected through European CTO network on Twitter
