Fractional CTO and technical leadership
Technical direction for a team without a CTO. Architecture, hiring, and vendor decisions.
What it costs
- Hourly.
- No retainer, no minimum.
What you get
- Architecture and build-versus-buy decisions, written down with the reasoning.
- Technical interviews run, and an honest read on each candidate.
- Vendor and platform contracts reviewed before you sign them.
Common questions
How many hours does this usually take?
Less than people expect. Most of the value is in a handful of decisions a month, not in attendance. Busy stretches happen around hiring, fundraising and platform changes.
Do you write code as well?
Sometimes, when it is absolutely necessary. But this is the direction-setting engagement. If you need the product built, that is product ownership or a fixed-price project.
What happens when we hire a full-time CTO?
We hand over and leave. Ideally we spend some time debriefing with the new CTO, which makes the handover a conversation rather than an archaeology project.
Need someone to own the technical calls?
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Legacy migration & modernization
Migrate legacy systems, pay down technical debt, clean up AI-generated code.
Fixed cost. Starts with an audit.Emergency support & rescue
Someone to take it over when a company is already in trouble.
Monthly retainer. No fixed end date.Codebase & infrastructure audit
Find out what you actually own before you commit to changing it.
8,500 CAD / 6,200 USD / 5,300 EUR per week. One to two weeks.Fixed-price projects
Migration, modernization, or a clean build. One number, agreed up front.
Fixed price, fixed cost. Send an RFP.Maintenance contract
Someone on the hook for the system after launch.
Hourly. Three month minimum. No end date.Full product ownership
One team accountable for the product end to end.
Fixed cost per phase, or hourly.Agentic workflow adoption
Get coding agents into the team without losing the review process.
Hourly.