Fractional CTO
Executive-grade technical leadership on a deliberate fraction of your time.
Senior technical leadership without a full-time hire: strategy, architecture guardrails, hiring bar, and the judgment calls that keep engineering aligned with capital and revenue.
Engagement: Core engagement often lands around $10k–$20k per month for fractional CTO / command coverage.
The problem
- Founders and COOs are making architecture and hiring calls without a peer who has run engineering at scale. That shows up as expensive mis-hires, stalled initiatives, and vendors who smell the gap.
What is included
- Technical strategy aligned to product and GTM reality.
- Architecture review, non-negotiables, and build-vs-buy discipline.
- Hiring loop design, interview rubrics, and first-90-day plans for leaders.
- Board- and investor-ready framing of risk, runway, and engineering investment.
Outcomes
- A single accountable technical narrative inside the company.
- Better hires and faster “no” on the wrong ones.
- Reduced surprise outages and rework from under-specified bets.
Process
- Align on business constraints, product bets, and current technical debt.
- Establish decision rights, review cadence, and escalation paths.
- Embed with leadership and key ICs; taper as internal capability grows.
Who it is for
- CEOs and operators who want judgment and execution overlap—not a part-time ticket-taker.
FAQ
Most engagements start at a defined slice—often one to three days a week equivalent—and adjust as milestones land. We scope for outcomes, not vanity attendance.
Ready to move with precision?
Book a strategy call or start with an assessment—whichever matches how your team decides.