Chris Taudien
Fractional CTO | AI-Era Tech Leadership | Ex-Volvo, Apple, Polestar
Great to talk with Chris. He gave me concrete advice and to do's and even proposed to follow up. Very very helpfull.
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I had a great call with Chris! He gave me a lot of meaningful feedback in terms of my GTM and product validation strategy. Looking forward to our next meeting!
Had a great session with Chris. Chris is very personable and offered practical, experience-based insights that directly addressed my challenges.
Bio
WHAT I'VE SHIPPED π― Built the world's first industrial Apple Watch app at Volvo β mentioned by Tim Cook, featured on Apple.com π― Rolled out enterprise mobility to 7,000+ users across 32 markets from scratch π― Created Google Automotive Services compliance process at Polestar β cut release cycles from months to weeks π― Currently building WealthLens (investment portfolio app) β Supabase, TypeScript, Vercel. I write the code myself. HOW I WORK I'm hands-on. I debug production issues, review PRs, architect systems, and unblock engineers. No decks, no handoffs, no juniors. I run Tech & AI Diagnostics, Vision-to-Roadmap Sprints, and Embedded CTO engagements for companies who need senior technical leadership without a full-time hire. ASK ME ABOUT β Getting featured in Apple Enterprise case studies (I've been in two β ~20% of all ever produced) β Building AI automation into real workflows (I use Claude, MCP, and custom tooling daily) β Scaling innovation teams from 3 to 20+
Expertise
Building a team
I have built and coached teams of different sizes at multinationals and my startups. Volvo Cars, Polestar, MΓΆlnlycke, SKF, eConnectivity, Faye.io. Recommended by Apple Business Transformation in Sweden.
Idea validation
Idea validation has been part of every digital journey I have done, it is a necessity to get stakeholder buy in, understanding user needs and validating assumptions.
Mindset coaching
Being your own CEO requires a different mindset, and you are responsible for the result you choose to create. Carefully and consciously selecting input, people for bits of advice, etc., have a 100% impact on you.
Remote work
I was onboarded into a new team during Covid at Volvo Cars and Apple, required me to find new ways of working to create team spirit and energy. This journey resultated in goals archived and Apple made a movie about the worlds first industrial use-case for an Apple Watch.
Technology and tools
Bachelor Degree in Software Engineering and Management, many years of being software developer, many years of leading teams and suppliers of software.
Toolkit
JIRA
15 years of experienceAtlassian suite are the preferred choice at many digital teams, understanding capabilities is key to streamline work processes and create happy teams.