Todd Kaufman

Portrait of Todd Kaufman
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Double Agent
Hash An icon of a hash sign Code Name
Agent 0001
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Westerville, OH

His mission

(he chose to accept it)
Solve business problems with software
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“Todd is great — sharp, honest, and somebody who immediately built trust. He’s aware of their capacities and limitations. Clearly you can tell he is selling a thing he can deliver on. The first reference he gives me is the VP of Engineering at GitHub. You can’t make up a reference stronger than that.” - Dan Carroll, CPO at Clever
Test Double

Recent Deployments

Money
ESOP
Line chart increasing
Growing Test Double
Journey
Leadership
Mail
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Tools & Tradecraft

Systems thinking

Spreadsheets

Unmuting on Zoom

Brewing beer

Finance

Noteworthy Achievements

Became one of the few people in the world to actually understand the Enterprise Java Beans 2.0 specification and use it to much success at a large scale product company
Attempted (and failed) to lead a team of 60+ software consultants through challenging downsizing in 2008 at a software consultancy run by an accountant
Coached numerous clients on adopting agile practices until coming to the realization that software development practices are far more important and impactful
Co-founded Test Double with a goal of improving how the world builds software and led the company’s steady growth to 100+ double agents
Converted Test Double to a 100% owned ESOP, aligned with the goal of making sure all employees who are creating value have an equity stake in the company’s outcome

Reports from the Field

  2. Seeking VP of Client Services

    Test Double is seeking a Vice President of Client Services to lead client delight as we continue to grow our impact in improving the way the world builds software.
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    January 24, 2022
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    Todd Kaufman
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    Our Company

  5. Policy update: We’re still remote

    Don’t waste time commuting to an office. Test Double will continue to be a 100% remote software development company that values autonomy and flexibility.
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    July 7, 2021
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    Todd Kaufman
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    Our Company

  6. Celebrating Agent 00100 milestone

    Test Double celebrates hiring Agent 00100—a big milestone and a reminder about why we do this: to fix what's broken in software.
    Time An icon of a clock Publish Date
    June 1, 2021
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    Todd Kaufman
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    Our Company

  8. Employee-owned since April 2020

    Today we’re excited to announce that Test Double is now a company that is 100% owned by our employees. Justin and I have always been employees and owners, so in a sense this has always been true, but the difference effective today is the company’s adoption of an ESOP plan.
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    May 12, 2020
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    Todd Kaufman
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    Our Company

  9. Growth

    Growth Test Double was recently recognized for the third year in a row as one of the Inc 5000 and for the fourth year in a row as one of Columbus’ Fast 50.
    Time An icon of a clock Publish Date
    September 11, 2018
    Person An icon of a human figure Authors
    Todd Kaufman
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    Interviews
    Our Company

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