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// fractional_ctoACTIVE

TECHNICAL

LEADERSHIP_

You don't need another developer. You need someone who can see the whole board — architecture, hiring, roadmap, vendor decisions — and make the calls that save you six months of wrong turns. I embed in your team as a fractional CTO and bring the technical clarity that lets you move fast without breaking things.

lead_spec.log
[INIT] service: fractional_cto
[CONF] mode: embedded_partner
[CONF] scope: arch + roadmap + hiring
[CONF] engagement: retainer | project
[STAT] teams_advised: 4
[STAT] retention_rate: 100%
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WHAT I DO.

01ARCHITECTURE REVIEW

I audit your current system — code, infra, CI/CD, database — and give you a clear, prioritized list of what's sound, what's fragile, and what will break at scale. No fluff, no 40-page PDFs. Actionable decisions.

02TECHNICAL ROADMAP

I translate your business goals into a sequenced technical plan. What to build now, what to defer, what to kill. Every decision tied to a business outcome, not an engineering preference.

03HIRING & TEAM DESIGN

I help you define roles, write job specs, screen candidates, and design the team structure that matches your stage. I've built teams from zero — I know what a good first hire looks like.

04STRATEGIC DECISIONS

Build vs buy. Monolith vs microservices. When to raise technical debt and when to pay it down. I sit in the room for the decisions that matter and bring the engineering context your leadership team needs.

// deliverables

OUTPUT.

Architecture assessment & recommendations
Prioritized technical roadmap
Hiring rubrics & candidate evaluations
Weekly strategy syncs with leadership
Async availability for urgent technical decisions
// ideal_for

BUILT FOR.

NON-TECHNICAL FOUNDERS

You have domain expertise and business instinct, but you need a technical co-pilot who speaks both languages — engineering and business — and can translate between your team and your tech.

PRE-SEED & SEED STARTUPS

You're too early for a full-time CTO but too far along to wing it. You need someone who's done this before to set the foundations right — before bad decisions compound.

COMPANIES PREPARING TO SCALE

Your product works, users are growing, and the codebase is starting to creak. You need a senior technical voice to plan the next phase — without the 12-month commitment of a C-suite hire.

ENGAGEMENTRETAINER / PROJECT

Ongoing monthly retainer or scoped project engagement. Typical retainer starts at 2 days/week. Scales up or down as you need.

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READY TO START?

Book a free 15-minute call. No commitment, no pitch deck — just a clear conversation about what you need and how fast we can ship it.

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