How to avoid pitfalls and make scaling a success
The burning question on every CTO’s lips: How do you scale successfully? And who better to answer that question than an expert panel? So at our November CTOZone event we did just that. Leading the charge was Ed Conolly, Group CTO at Ovo Energy, Jon Mullen, Associate Director, Product Engineering Director at Comparethemarket.com and our very own CEO, Kelly Waters. With a room full of experienced...
HOP Together – A new Product Management Leadership Group
Leadership roles within Product can be quite isolating. Often, you’re expected to have all the answers to every problem thrown at you. Senior product leaders may also find themselves reporting into non-Product-focused people, such as CMOs, CTOs and CEOs So...
WTF are the 10 best ways to make career changing a success?
At our last event, we talked about the obstacles faced by people looking to move into a career in tech. And my were they extensive (you can read about them here)! But that’s the great thing about the Women’s Tech Focus (WTF) community: we were able to put our...
101 Ways Event: cto zone talks ‘Exit Strategies’
Following cto zone’s successful kick off in April, we’re back with our new identity, great talks, food and opportunities to network. Join us at The Driver in Kings Cross on Wednesday 18 July 2018 from 6pm onwards for this month's edition where we’ll be...
Ready to recap? Highlights from Codemotion Amsterdam 2018
Did we mention we went to Codemotion Amsterdam 2018? Oh, we did? Well, we're going to wax lyrical about it again because not only was it a fantastic event, it was a great success for 101 Ways on all fronts and ensured our Netherlands' launch got off to an impressive...
BREAKING NEWS – Saccade becomes part of 101 Ways!
Saccade - the network of freelance consultant CTOs - is becoming part of 101 Ways. For those that aren't in the know, Saccade has a history of helping digital businesses succeed in engineering and product endeavours by providing independent, experienced C-level...
Emma Hopkinson-Spark rocks in the SR2 spotlight
Our awesome Delivery Director and part-time coach Emma Hopkinson-Spark spoke to SR2 Co-Founder Alicia Teagle for their Women Rock blog last week about her contracting career path, supporting women in tech with our new WTF community and how to stand...
WTF? 7 things you need to know about contracting
The statistics illustrating the gender gap in tech makes for grim reading: after peaking in 1991 at 36 percent, the rate of women in IT roles has been in steady decline. As of 2016, they held only 25 percent of such jobs. Against this backdrop, 41 percent of women...
Announcing the 101 Ways Amsterdam Launch at Codemotion 2018
Codemotion - the leading tech conference in EMEA for software developers and IT professionals - is back and bigger than ever. Taking place on 8th and 9th May 2018, some of the 101 Ways’ team will be heading to Amsterdam to join a fantastic line-up of international...
101 Care in the Community
Today I am feeling very happy and proud of the growing community contribution from 101, as it's very important to me that we keep giving back to the tech community. Apart from all the meet-ups and talks we contribute to, we also have a growing list of our own...
Interview with CASS business school
Here is an interview I did with CASS business school who run a series of interviews called Digital Moguls:
10 Tips for Startup Founders
It's been an incredible couple of years for 101 Ways, growing from just me to a consultancy business with over 70 people in 18 months - soon to be 100 people and expanding internationally! So I thought it would be helpful to share some tips on what I think it...
