Fractional CTO Services
Fractional CTO support for founders who need answers before they need a team
Before you build•Before you raise•Before you spend
Know before you build
Most founders don’t need a full-time CTO. They need a few important questions answered before they spend serious money.
- Can this product actually be built, and what will it cost?
- How long before we can put something tangible in front of users?
- What are we likely to get wrong?
- What will an investor ask that we can’t answer yet?
- Are we about to make an expensive mistake?
Where are you now?
What you need to answer and address will vary according to which stage of the process you’re in.
You’re about to build
- Can this product be built, and what will it cost?
- How long will it be until a first release?
- What should you build first, and what should you leave out?
- What are the risks, and how can we mitigate them?
- What skills do you need, and when?
You’re about to raise
- What an investor’s reviewer will ask
- Where code ownership is undocumented
- Your security and data protection position
- The technical debt that matters
- The evidence pack, and what you cannot produce
You need it built
- MVPs & prototypes
- Technical architecture
- Product delivery
- Vendor selection & management
- Hiring your first developers
Your product is gaining traction
- Technology reviews
- Platform modernisation
- Technical debt reduction
- Getting a stalled team moving
- Scalability & growth planning
Worth a conversation?First one’s free, no obligation.
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