Senior Technical Leadership, Without the Full-Time Hire.
A fractional CTO gives your company an experienced technical leader for a few days a month or a couple of days a week: setting direction, managing risk, and making the calls your team shouldn't have to guess at.
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Technical Decisions Are Business Decisions
Which platform to build on, when to hire engineers, how to pass a security review, which vendor to sign with. Get them right and the business moves faster. Get them wrong and you pay for years.
Most growing companies need that judgment long before they can justify a full-time CTO salary. A fractional CTO closes that gap.
What a Fractional CTO Does
Direction
Technology Strategy & Roadmap
A clear plan tied to business goals, so engineering effort goes where it moves the company forward.
Risk
Security & Compliance
Security posture, customer security reviews, and readiness for SOC 2, FedRAMP, or FISMA when your market requires it.
Architecture
Build, Buy, and Platform Decisions
Right-sized architecture choices that fit your budget and team, not a platform built for a company ten times larger.
Vendors
Vendor Selection & Oversight
Evaluate tools and agencies, review contracts, and hold outside vendors accountable for what they deliver.
Team
Hiring & Engineering Leadership
Hiring plans, technical interviews, and mentoring, so your first engineering hires are the right ones.
Stakeholders
Board & Investor Communication
Clear technical updates for your board, and a credible voice in investor due diligence.
Engagement Levels
Choose the level of involvement that fits your stage. Move up or down as your needs change.
Advisory
A Senior Sounding Board
$5,000 / month
2 days per month
- Monthly strategy session
- Architecture and vendor reviews
- Async access by email
- Available for key meetings and decisions
Ideal for early teams that need experienced judgment on major decisions.
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Your Technical Leader
$9,500 / month
1 day per week
- Everything in Advisory
- A weekly working day with your team
- Owns the roadmap and hiring plan
- Security and compliance oversight
- Board and investor updates
Ideal for growing companies with a small team and no senior technical leader.
Embedded
Interim CTO
$17,000 / month
2 days per week
- Everything in Core
- Hands-on leadership of your engineering team
- Vendor management and negotiation
- Leadership through a transition or before a full-time hire
Ideal for companies facing a major build, migration, or leadership gap.
Initial 3-month term, then month-to-month with 30 days' notice. Every engagement starts with a 30-day onboarding that produces a written 90-day plan.