A Senior Technical Partner
Without the Full-Time Hire.
I've been on both sides — building products and raising money for them. I embed with your team as a fractional technical lead, bringing product thinking, architecture decisions, and hands-on building.
What you get
Strategic leadership
and hands-on execution.
Zero-to-one ideation, market positioning, and feature prioritization. I think about your product the way investors and users do — then build the roadmap to get there.
System design, stack decisions, and scalability planning. I make sure your technical foundation can support where you're going — not just where you are today.
Systematic code review, best practices enforcement, and technical debt management. I keep your codebase clean so it doesn't slow you down later.
Developer coaching, hiring guidance, and engineering culture. I help your team level up — the same way 42 School levelled me up through peer-driven learning.
Translating tech to business and back. I speak both languages fluently — whether it's a board meeting, an investor conversation, or a sprint retro.
Not just advisory — I write code alongside your team. Architecture decisions are better when the person making them also ships the code.
Who this is for
Built for teams that
need senior leadership now.
Early-stage startups
You don't have a technical co-founder but you need someone who can own the technical vision, make architecture decisions, and build the first version of your product.
Growing teams
Your dev team is scaling and you need senior technical leadership to set standards, review architecture, and mentor junior developers — without a full-time executive hire.
Web3 & crypto projects
You're building in DeFi, NFTs, or on-chain infrastructure and need someone who understands the space deeply — tokenomics, smart contracts, and strategic architecture.
AI-forward companies
You're integrating LLMs, agentic workflows, or AI-driven features into your product and need a technical lead who has built production AI systems.
How it works
Simple process,
serious results.
Discovery call
We talk about your product, team, and challenges. I ask hard questions to understand where you are and where you want to go. No pitch — just an honest conversation.
2-week trial
A focused trial engagement so we both see if the fit is right. I dive into your codebase, meet the team, and start delivering value from day one.
Ongoing partnership
If it works, we lock in a recurring cadence. I become part of your team — attending standups, reviewing PRs, shaping the roadmap, and writing code.
FAQ
Common questions
about fractional CTO work.
What is a fractional CTO?
A fractional CTO is a senior technical leader who works with your company on a part-time or contract basis. You get the strategic thinking, architecture decisions, and leadership of an experienced CTO without the full-time salary and equity commitment. I embed with your team, attend key meetings, review code, and drive technical strategy — typically 10 to 20 hours per week.
How is a fractional CTO different from a full-time CTO?
A full-time CTO is embedded in your company five days a week and typically holds equity. A fractional CTO gives you the same calibre of technical leadership on a flexible schedule. This is ideal for early-stage startups that need senior guidance but cannot justify or afford a full-time executive hire. You get strategic direction without the overhead.
How many hours per week do you dedicate?
Engagements typically range from 10 to 20 hours per week depending on the stage and needs of your project. During critical phases — launches, fundraising, or architecture overhauls — I can increase availability. We define the cadence together during the discovery call so it fits your team and budget.
What industries do you work with?
I work primarily with web3 and crypto projects, AI-forward startups, SaaS products, and community-driven platforms. My background spans DeFi, tokenomics, agentic AI workflows, and consumer products. If you are building something ambitious at the intersection of technology and real-world impact, we are likely a good fit.
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What this replaces
Senior tech leadership without the salary.
Two engagement shapes — embedded CTO or advisory retainer. Both start with a conversation. Scope and terms on a call.
Instead of
A full-time CTO hire
3 months to source, risky at early stage, equity-heavy. You get an architect now, for a fraction of the commitment.
Instead of
Agency fees
Agencies bill for meetings and middlemen. You get direct senior work from the person actually making the decisions.
Instead of
A wrong early hire
The cost of a bad technical hire in a seed-stage startup is the startup. Test the shape before committing.
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The first 90 days of a Fractional CTO.
What gets audited, decided, and shipped in the first three months of an embedded engagement. Week by week, including the uncomfortable conversations most founders avoid.
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