Keir aka Bob buzzard needs no introduction. I follow his blog since pretty much the first day I started in the ecosystem. He was beta-tester of the Salesforce CTA certification and is a well respected technology leader in the ecosystem.

So when I thought of doing a CTO series, it was obvious that Keir was going to be a part of it. In this episode we discuss his beginnings as a consultant and then climbing up the ladder. Continuing on that, we discuss what are his job-responsibilities as a CTO and is it important for a Salesforce CTO to be a CTA?

The episode is long coz I can just talk for hours with Keir. Later we discussed our main common love Salesforce Functions and how that can be a game-changer (i.e., if Salesforce gives it the right price). Lastly, he shared how he leads the team and nurtures upcoming talents at BrightGen.

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