The Serious CTO

Subscribers 58.1K

Videos 562

Views 2.8M

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The Serious CTO covers software developer career guidance, leadership, and CTO mindset topics through tutorials, insights, and strategic career advice. Content centers on becoming a technical leader, avoiding burnout, and navigating the path from developer to CTO, with an emphasis on structured skill-building and mentorship. The channel publishes a steady stream of videos (recent videos listed) and averages around 86K views per video, reflecting frequent uploads since joining in 2017, with content designed for mid-to-senior developers seeking career growth.

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GOTO Conferences

85% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 3.4K

Views 73.4M

Appearances 25

SERP 100%

Similarity 76%

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High search match (cto mindset, engineering leadership, technical leadership) and strong content alignment (76%), showing a close focus on CTO-level leadership topics similar to The Serious CTO despite a larger, conference-oriented format.

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Exponent view on YouTube

63% relevance

Subscribers 481K

Videos 730

Views 27.0M

Appearances 13

SERP 48%

Similarity 73%

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Significant overlap in engineering and technical leadership queries (63% match overall) with content leaning toward leadership topics, indicating a similar audience and topic space though Exponent often emphasizes career and startup context.

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A Life Engineered view on YouTube

61% relevance

Subscribers 196K

Videos 222

Views 9.9M

Appearances 7

SERP 23%

Similarity 86%

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Shares emphasis on technical leadership and leadership skills (61% match) and a strong content focus (86%), though it delves more into personal experiences like imposter syndrome, attracting a related but somewhat different angle on CTO topics.

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Modern Software Engineering view on YouTube

60% relevance

Subscribers 259K

Videos 570

Views 17.2M

Appearances 9

SERP 28%

Similarity 82%

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Similar focus on engineering and technical leadership with practical tips (60% match; 82% content), aligning well with The Serious CTO’s guidance-oriented content on leading software teams.

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LeadDev

59% relevance

Subscribers 54.6K

Videos 1.2K

Views 7.9M

Appearances 7

SERP 28%

Similarity 79%

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Close overlap in engineering and technical leadership topics with an emphasis on building scalable teams (59% match; 79% content), mirroring The Serious CTO’s leadership guidance for growing engineering organizations.

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Web Developete view on YouTube

59% relevance

Subscribers 158K

Videos 181

Views 5.9M

Appearances 3

SERP 20%

Similarity 84%

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Moderate overall match (59%) driven by career-oriented developer content (84% content) and lower focus on CTO-level leadership topics, indicating an audience overlap but a lighter emphasis on leadership strategy.

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Top competitors by match strength are GOTO Conferences (85% match) and Exponent (63% match). They compete on overlapping queries such as cto mindset, engineering leadership, and technical leadership. A Life Engineered (61% match), Modern Software Engineering (60% match), and LeadDev (59% match) also align on engineering leadership topics and building scalable teams. The Serious CTO has 58.1K subscribers, which is smaller than GOTO Conferences (1.1M) and Exponent (481K), highlighting a difference in audience size while sharing similar search intent around CTO mindset, leadership, and engineering management.

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#18	53%	Becoming an Engineer	78%	71.7K	15%	2
#19	53%	Developer Summit	78%	12.6K	16%	3
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Serious CTO?

GOTO Conferences — 1.1M subscribers (top competitor) with an 85% match, Exponent — 481K subscribers (63% match), and A Life Engineered — 196K subscribers (61% match). All three channels focus on software engineering careers, leadership, and career guidance for developers, aligning with The Serious CTO’s focus on career growth, CTO mindset, and developer mentorship.

What type of content does The Serious CTO make?

The Serious CTO creates content about software developer careers, leadership, and CTO-path guidance, as evidenced by video titles like 'Developer → CTO Mindset: From Fixer to Strategic Leader' and 'From Burned-Out Junior Dev to CTO in 2 Years – The No-BS Guide They Don’t Teach You'. Uploads appear to be frequent with an average of about 86K views per video.

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