5 December 2019
Rich Romano: Building a Connecting Tissue Between Carriers and Platforms
Having a strong connection with a team helps companies to combat real challenges. In this episode, we’re having a talk with Rich Romano, CTO at Fiduciary Exchange, LLC (or simply FIDx), a technology-empowered network that seamlessly integrates the brokerage, insurance, and advisory ecosystems. If you want to know how to integrate two huge and complicated areas in one product seamlessly, this podcast is for you.
Navigation
| 1:50 | Rich’s bio. From a passion for technology to CTO |
| 4:43 | Putting together a seamless lifecycle is a challenge |
| 6:58 | CTO is a hands-on leader |
| 9:30 | FIDx and its role explained |
| 15:50 | API strategy. Consistency and singularity |
| 19:56 | Actual experience in structuring teams |
| 25:26 | Don’t structure teams for the sake of the structure |
| 30:21 | Choosing stack, tech debt, and “violent collisions” |
| 35:42 | Best architecture practices by Rich |
| 40:00 | “I am my own assistant.” Hacks to help to make things done |
| 43:57 | About the CTO’s contribution to knowledge transfer |
| 48:45 | Communicate at the conceptual level |
| 50:52 | Being a CTO is wicked fun! |
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