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Following an unusual career path: from dev to CEO

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From extreme programming to pairing with Ward Cunningham and the earliest days of .Net to building communities in a remote-first world, Thoughtworks’ CEO Guo Xiao has seen huge changes in the tech industry. We hear how he went from being a graduate developer to leading a company of more than 10,000 people — and what he’s learned about developing software along the way.

Neal: Hello. Welcome to the Thoughtworks Technology Podcast. I am one of your regular hosts, Neal Ford, and I'm joined today by another of our regular hosts, Prem.

Prem: Hi, Neal and Guo. I've been a long-term ThoughtWorker as well, being a developer. Now, these days, I lead our Western Canada markets. I play the role of tech director.

Neal: Today, we're joined by a special guest. We occasionally do a series of a podcast that we call Thoughtworker Journey Podcast where we take a Thoughtworker who has been on an interesting career trajectory before, and especially during Thoughtworks. Today, we have-- we always say this but we keep upping the ante. Today, we have perhaps, one of the most interesting career tales from Thoughtworks, which is Guo Xiao, who is currently the CEO of Thoughtworks, but started here as a developer. Welcome.

Xiao: Thank you, Neal. Thank you, Prem. It's a pleasure. It's a privilege to be on the Technology Podcast. [chuckles] I haven't been, I think, on any technology podcast for a while. Thank you for having me here.

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