Fractional CTO Services#
Strategic Technology Leadership Without the Full-Time Commitment#
A Fractional CTO provides senior-level technology leadership on a part-time basis — typically 10 hours per week. You get executive-level strategic thinking and hands-on technical judgment without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Engagement: $15,000/month
When You Need This#
The right time for a Fractional CTO is a strategic inflection point — a moment when the decisions being made about technology will shape the business for the next several years.
That includes:
- Repositioning your software business. If you're working through how vibe coding and zero-cost development change what you're actually selling, you need someone who has thought hard about this and can apply it directly to your situation.
- Building something new. Early-stage companies that need architectural decisions made correctly the first time, without the cost or commitment of a full-time executive.
- Scaling what's working. Systems and teams that have outgrown the technical leadership they have, and need someone to bridge strategy and execution.
- Evaluating a technical investment. M&A due diligence, platform selection, build-vs-buy decisions, or major infrastructure changes that require objective senior judgment.
What's Included#
Strategic direction. Technology roadmap, architecture decisions, build-vs-buy analysis, investment prioritization. The kind of thinking that determines whether you're building the right thing, not just building things right.
Hands-on collaboration. Unlike traditional consulting, this engagement includes direct work alongside your team — not just advice. Code reviews, architecture sessions, implementation guidance. Knowledge stays with your team.
Ongoing access. Not just scheduled sessions. Async access for time-sensitive decisions that can't wait for the next calendar slot.
Case Study: Taxonomy Company → AI Platform#
A professional services company was operating as a taxonomy and data organization provider. The competitive landscape was shifting — AI was changing what their customers needed and what competitors could offer.
The Fractional CTO engagement covered the full strategic and technical scope: assessing what was actually defensible in the business, redesigning the platform architecture around AI-native workflows, implementing multi-agent orchestration, and developing the internal team's capabilities to operate the new system.
Eight months later: complete business model transformation. The company repositioned from a taxonomy provider to an AI platform company, with working multi-agent systems and the internal capability to continue advancing independently.
Why Fractional vs. Full-Time?#
Access without overhead. CTO-level thinking without executive salary, benefits, and recruiting timeline. Engagement starts within days of agreement.
Cross-company perspective. Experience across multiple organizations and industries. Pattern recognition that a single-company hire doesn't have.
Right-sized commitment. Scale the engagement up or down based on what's actually needed. Not every phase of a business requires the same level of technical leadership.
Getting Started#
A free 1-hour discovery session to assess your situation and determine fit. If there's a match, we move to a custom engagement plan and start immediately.