A Day in the Life of a Startup CTO
What does a day in the life of a startup CTO really look like? Mo El Mahallawy, CTO and co-founder of Shepherd, shares the unfiltered journey from being engineer number one to leading a 50-person Series A company. He opens up about the hardest phases of building, what shifts as your company scales, and how he manages energy, priorities, and mental health along the way. This episode is a practical playbook for any founder, CTO, or tech leader navigating growth.
Key Takeaways
• The early days as a startup CTO are often the hardest—you're coding, recruiting, managing, and wearing every hat at…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.