01
Fractional CTO.
A senior partner in the room every week.
We're involved every week on the calls that count: the big decisions, the key hires, the vendor choices. We stay as long as you need us.
Ongoing · 1 day/week
● Service 03№ 03 / At the table
Seniorpartnerat the table.
Most small businesses don't need a full-time CTO yet. What they need is someone senior in the room when the big 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.
02
Strategic advisor.
A trusted ear, on call when it counts.
We're a sounding board for the big calls without joining the team day to day. A good fit when you already have a tech lead who just needs a senior peer to check their thinking.
Monthly · 2-4 sessions
03
Interim CTO.
Filling the seat until the right hire arrives.
We step into the role for a set period: when your CTO has just left, or you're not ready to commit to a permanent hire yet.
3-6 months · 3-4 days/week
04
CTO hiring coach.
Find the right CTO. Hire them well.
We define the role, find candidates, run the technical interviews, and help you bring them on board. The handover is part of the plan 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, not weeks of back-and-forth. It comes from having someone senior who has faced the same trade-off before.
- 02
Fewer false starts.
The wrong choice in year one can become a six-figure rebuild by year three. Senior eyes catch the expensive mistakes early.
- 03
The right priorities.
Not just what to build, but what to build first. A plan that follows the business, in order of payback.
- 04
Engineers who stay.
The right hires, not just the available ones. Clear criteria, proper interviews, references actually called: the basics, done well.
- 05
Vendor wisdom.
We've sat on the buying side of enough vendor pitches to know what's worth paying for and what isn't. You skip the cost of learning it the hard way.
- 06
A team that knows the way.
Junior engineers stop guessing and the rest stop arguing. The whole team feels steadier because the technical direction is clear and easy to defend.
● 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
● Common questions
The things people actually ask.
How much time per week is realistic?
A typical fractional engagement is one day a week, spread across the weekly stand-up, quick decisions as they come up, one-on-ones with key engineers, and reviewing work. Strategic advisor engagements are usually two to four sessions a month. Interim CTO is more, three to four days a week, but only for a set period.
How much does it cost?
A fixed monthly fee based on the type of engagement, agreed before we start. Fractional engagements usually run in the mid-five-figure range per quarter; advisor and hiring-coach work costs less. The price is fixed up front: no hourly billing, no surprise invoices.
Will this make it harder to hire a full-time CTO later?
It's the opposite. Most of our engagements end with us helping you hire your full-time CTO. The handover is built in. We're a stepping stone, not a replacement.
Do you sign NDAs and non-competes?
Mutual NDAs are standard and signed at the start. Non-competes are case by case: we won't work with your direct competitors during the engagement or for a set period after, but we won't agree to terms that lock us out of a whole industry.
What kinds of work do you have experience in?
Mostly business software, internal tools, marketplaces, and complex web apps. TypeScript, Python, AWS, and modern frontend frameworks. We're upfront about where we don't have depth (things like high-frequency trading, big-budget gaming, or 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 part ways cleanly than stay in something that has stopped working for either of us.
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