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Fractional CTO.
A senior partner in the room every week.
Weekly involvement — the decisions that matter, the hires that matter, the vendors that matter. Stays as long as you need.
Ongoing · 1 day/week
● Service 03№ 03 — At the table
Seniorpartnerat the table.
Most small businesses don't need a full-time CTO yet — they need someone senior in the room when the decisions get made.
Senior, by the day
Live, taking projects
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● How we plug in
Four ways a senior partner shows up.
Most engagements start in one mode and evolve into another.
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Strategic advisor.
A trusted ear, on call when it counts.
Periodic involvement — a sounding board for the big calls without becoming part of the team. Right when you already have a tech lead who needs a senior peer.
Monthly · 2–4 sessions
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Interim CTO.
Bridging the gap until the right hire arrives.
Stepping into the seat for a defined period — when your CTO has just left, or you're not yet ready to commit to a permanent hire.
3–6 months · 3–4 days/week
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CTO hiring coach.
Find the right CTO. Hire them well.
We map the role, source candidates, run technical interviews, and help onboard them. The handover is built into the engagement from day one.
2–3 months · until hired
● What you actually buy
Six things a senior partner brings to the table.
- 01
Decisive speed.
The right call, made in days instead of weeks of debate. Velocity comes from having someone senior who's seen the trade-off before.
- 02
False starts averted.
The wrong stack chosen at year one becomes a six-figure rewrite at year three. Senior eyes catch the mistakes that cost real money.
- 03
The right priorities.
Not just what to build, but what to build *first*. A roadmap that maps to the business plan, in order of payback.
- 04
Engineers who'll stay.
The right hires, not the most available. Scorecards, structured interviews, references called — the basics, done properly.
- 05
Vendor wisdom.
We've sat on the buyer side of enough vendor pitches to know what's worth the money and what isn't. You save the cost of finding out the hard way.
- 06
A team that knows the way.
Juniors stop guessing. Mids stop arguing. The whole team gains confidence because the technical direction is clear and defensible.
● How the work moves
Four phases. One exit.
Phase 01
Assess.
Two weeks understanding the business, the team, and where technology helps or holds back.
What this looks like
● What you walk away with
Five named outcomes.
- 01
Faster, more confident technology decisions.
- 02
Fewer expensive mistakes and false starts.
- 03
A team that knows what to build, in what order, and why.
- 04
Hiring help — the right engineers, not the most available.
- 05
A clean path to a full-time CTO when the business is ready.
● Common questions
The things people actually ask.
How much time per week is realistic?
A typical fractional engagement is one day per week — split across weekly stand-up, ad-hoc decisions, 1:1s with key engineers, and async review. Strategic advisor engagements are typically two to four sessions per month. Interim CTO is more — three to four days per week — but for a defined period.
How much does it cost?
Fixed monthly retainer based on the engagement type, agreed before we start. Fractional engagements typically run in the mid-five-figure range per quarter; advisor and hiring-coach engagements are less. We agree on the price up front — no hourly billing, no surprise invoices.
Will this make it harder to hire a full-time CTO later?
The opposite — most of our engagements end with helping the client hire their full-time CTO. The handover phase is built in. We're a stepping stone, not a substitute.
Do you sign NDAs and non-competes?
Mutual NDAs are standard, signed at the start. Non-competes are case-by-case — we don't take on direct competitors during the engagement or for a defined period after, but we won't agree to terms that would shut us out of an entire sector.
What stacks and domains do you have experience in?
Heavier on B2B SaaS, internal tools, marketplaces, and complex web applications. TypeScript, Python, AWS, modern frontend frameworks. We're explicit about where we don't have depth (high-frequency trading, AAA gaming, deep-learning research) and won't pretend otherwise.
What if we decide it's not working?
Either side can end the engagement with 30 days' notice. No exit fees, no lock-in. We'd rather walk away cleanly than stay in a relationship that's stopped working for either of us.
Tell us about your project
Let's talk.
We reply within one business day — usually the same morning.