2025-02-03
When to hire a fractional CTO
A practical decision lens for founders and COOs: what fractional leadership solves, what it does not, and how to scope the role so it compounds.
You need technical judgment in the room—architecture calls, vendor scrutiny, hiring bar—but you may not need a full-time executive yet, or you may not know what “great” looks like for your stage.
Use this as a checklist for when fractional CTO coverage beats an expensive full-time gamble—or an endless string of senior IC contractors without accountability.