From Coding Machines to Leading Humans ft. Leonid Igolnik | Ep. 21

About this episode

Viktor Gamov interviews Leonid Igolnik about his journey in B2B SaaS engineering leadership and the challenges he faced.

Viktor Gamov talks to Leonid Igolnik (Former CTO at Clari) about his career in B2B SaaS engineering leadership. Leonid’s first job: teaching kids Pascal. His challenge: changing buyer behavior and scale complex systems. Books mentioned: ► Influence without Authority: https://www.amazon.com/Influence-Without-Authority-Allan-Cohen/dp/0471463302 ► Drive: https://www.danpink.com/books/drive/ ► Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking: https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0...

People in this episode

Host: Viktor Gamov

Guest: Leonid Igolnik

Topics covered

• B2B SaaS
• engineering leadership
• buyer behavior
• complex systems

Keywords

• Pascal
• Influence without Authority
• Drive
• Blink

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Influence without Authority, Drive, Blink

Books & works: From Coding Machines

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