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The Socratic Leadership

Petros Bountis

Essays on engineering leadership. Better questions, clearer thinking.

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A convincing path can still be missing its foundations.

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    Director of Product Engineering with 15+ years of experience building and scaling systems and teams in high-stakes, regulated environments. Writing about engineering leadership, AI strategy and gaming platforms.

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