FRACTIONAL CTO
We sit in the weekly exec sync and the hard one-offs: the architecture call you can't un-pick, the senior hire you're about to sign, the MiCA or HIPAA question your lawyer can't answer on their own. Engagements run two to three weeks for one decision, or a quarter of standing coverage.
WHY FOUNDERS REACH OUT
Most first calls start with one of the four below. If yours is on the list, we've probably run it before — with footnotes.
Pre-series, no CTO, and the next engineer you hire shapes the next two years. You want a senior second opinion before you sign.
Your co-founder dev held architecture, product, and ops this far. The job grew; the hours didn't.
Non-technical CEO, and the questions are getting sharper. You want someone who can stand behind the answers.
The team is shipping, but the hard calls stack up. Bridging to a new CTO takes two quarters you don't want to run blind.
WHAT YOU GET
What to build, what to kill, how to sequence. We join board prep and founder 1:1s when you want us in the room.
Review what's built, bet on what's next. Pressure-test the stack against scale, cost, and the team you can actually hire.
Who to hire first, at what level, in what sequence. Interview panels and offer calibration when it earns its keep.
MiCA, HIPAA, GDPR, NHS. We translate regulation into engineering shape, not a compliance doc nobody reads.
HOW IT SCOPES
Pick the shape that matches what's actually pressing — two weeks for one call, a quarter if the hiring plan and the architecture both need a hand, or daily coverage while you're searching for a full-time CTO.
2-3 weeks
One decision, scoped. Architecture review, stack audit, or compliance sign-off. Output: a decision doc you can hand to your board.
one quarter, renewable
A standing seat while you scale, hire, or navigate regulation. Weekly check-ins, monthly architecture reviews, board-prep on request.
standing availability
Full technical leadership coverage during a CTO search or a regulated launch. In daily standups and Slack, on call for the hard moves.
WHO GETS THE MOST OUT OF IT
Your co-founder dev carried architecture, product, and hiring this far. The stakes just got bigger than gut feel. A standing seat de-risks the next three quarters: the hire, the bet, the burn.
Your last CTO left, or you never had one. Architecture bets, hiring plans, and regulatory calls are stacking up. We hold the seat while you recruit.