In this episode of the OSL Podcast, Rob speaks with Nick Sales, a consulting technology and business success leader who helps growth stage companies build strong products, high performing teams, and scalable technology foundations.
Nick shares his non linear career journey from early AI research and investment banking to Big Four consulting and startup advisory. They unpack what the fractional CTO role actually looks like in practice, how retainers and outcome driven engagements work, and where founders often misunderstand the value of senior technical leadership.
The conversation also explores the realities of GenAI in modern product development, why it is powerful for rapid prototyping, and why it can be risky to rely on in production environments if you do not yet know what good looks like.
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In this podcast, Rob shares how we successfully built a world-class development team overseas, breaking down the process we followed and the mindset that guided us. He also dives into the challenges we faced, how we overcame them, and what’s made the remote collaboration so effective.
Old St Labs has graduated from the AWS Accelerated Development Program, achieving Select Tier Partner status. This milestone unlocks enhanced funding, technical support, and cloud expertise to better support clients building and scaling on AWS.
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Real stories from the people building tech, founders, designers, consultants & creators. Honest convos. No fluff. Just the human side of innovation.
