Overview
Phil Calçado is the Founder and CEO at Outropy[1]. Calçado maintains a presence on X (formerly Twitter) at @pcalcado_ptbr[2].
Career history
- Founder & CEONov 2022 to PresentOutropy
- Member2024 to PresentNew York CTO Club
- Guest LecturerJan 2022 to Jan 2026Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
- Global Chief Technology Officer (CTO)Jan 2022 to Oct 2022PicPay
- Senior Director of EngineeringAug 2019 to Dec 2021SeatGeek
- Director, Platform EngineeringJun 2018 to Aug 2019Meetup
- Director, Platform EngineeringJun 2018 to Aug 2019WeWork
- Principal Software ArchitectAug 2017 to May 2018Buoyant, Inc
Education
- Information technology at Estácio2001 - 2003
- Escola Técnica Estadual Henrique Lage1998 - 2000
Insights & ideas
Phil Calçado's work centers on applying AI to the practical problems of leadership, particularly the challenges leaders face day to day, which he sees as substantial enough that "toda ajuda é muito bem vinda" from tools built for this purpose [1]. Through his startup Outropy, he frames AI not as a generic productivity add-on but as a targeted solution for leadership specifically, suggesting that leaders' problems are distinct enough to warrant purpose-built AI support [1].
His thinking is also shaped by his own experience moving back and forth between individual contributor and management roles in hypergrowth environments, which he discusses in terms of a "pendulum swing" between these positions [2]. This experience feeds into his interest in attention management for managers, a recurring theme tied to the pressures of leading teams during periods of rapid organizational growth [2].
Media & appearances
- Conversa ÁgilApple Podcasts#62: Inteligência artificial e suas aplicações c/ Phill CalçadoUltimamente os assuntos relacionados a Inteligência Artificial estão em foco e neste papo com o Phil falamos sobre a startup super promissora, Outropy que utiliza IA para soluções para liderança! Líderes enfrentam diversos desafios, e sem dúvida toda ajuda é muito bem vinda! Inclusive já nos cadastramos aqui para pilotarmos a solução assim que for lançada e aplicarmos no nosso dia a dia. Bóra pro episódio entender a visão do Phil sobre essa aplicação de IA? Linkedin do Phill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcalcado/ Outropy (faça seu cadastro): https://outropy.ai/ Veja todos os nossos episódios em: https://conversaagil.com.br/ Apoio PM3: https://www.cursospm3.com.br/
- Managing ManagersApple PodcastsEpisode 4: Hypergrowth leadership, the pendulum swing and attention management for managers with Phil CalçadoEpisode description In this episode, I chat to an engineer director who has done the pendulum swing (from manager to individual contributor to back to being a manager), working in hypergrowth environments and one of the earliest microservices architect
In the news
- Reposted Keit Ollé ➔ getsolu.ai
- Phil Calçado on X Polêmico: Eu não acho que o cara do vídeo esteja errado em reclamar dos processos de TI e hackear o processo pra conseguir que algo saia. Onde ele erra é não olhar a causa-raiz e achar que usar a ✨✨mágica da AI✨✨ vai resolver o problema. Precisa de menos AI e mais 5-whys
- Phil Calçado on X Não tô entendendo muito o que tá acontecendo no BBB (alguém tem um link pra um resumo?) mas me faz lembrar das muitas histórias de BBB que a gente viveu quando eu trabalhava na https://t.co/XpWdffslel 🧵
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