Archive - The CTO Substack

April 2025

The CTO's Guide To MCP

How Anthropic's Model Context Protocol Is Transforming AI Integration and Why Every Technical Leader Should Care

Apr 30 •

Etienne de Bruin

The CTO's AI Workbench

Hands-On with Hugging Face: Why Understanding AI Tools Transforms Strategic Leadership

Apr 23 •

Etienne de Bruin

The CTO's Translation Table

Turn Business Objectives into Technical Initiatives

Apr 16 •

Etienne de Bruin

The CTO's Trust Deficit

Why even the most brilliant technologists fail without this crucial asset

Apr 9 •

Etienne de Bruin

The CTO's Timeline Tightrope

The Hidden Cost of Forcing Software into Quarterly Boxes or EOS Rocks

Apr 2 •

Etienne de Bruin

March 2025

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