Fractional CTO
Your technology lead, without a full-time hire.
We act as your fractional CTO. No build required. From $4,800 a month.
We take the vendor calls, review the contracts, and tell you what to build, buy or leave alone.
- Price
- From $4,800/mo
- Build needed
- None
- Term
- 3 months, then monthly
- Notice
- 30 days
What it buys
A technology lead, on your side of the table.
Every technology decision, made with someone on your side
We take the vendor calls. We review contracts and quotes, flag renewals, and check new tools before you buy them. You stop making software decisions alone.
A plan for your technology and AI
What to build, what to buy, what to replace and what to leave alone. In order. AI included, only where it pays off.
Backup for your technology person
Maybe you named someone to lead technology or AI. We work with them, not around them. They keep the credit and set the direction.
A monthly review with you
Sixty minutes. What was decided, what is coming, what needs your call.
What you can count on
Service standards, in writing.
The same standards on every engagement. If we miss one, tell us: it is on us, not on you.
Every recommendation in writing.
The options, the cost, the risk, our pick and why.
A reply within one business day.
Ask a question, get an answer the next business day at the latest.
No renewal surprises.
A renewal calendar for your software. Every renewal flagged 90 days before its notice deadline.
A written summary within two business days
of every monthly review.
Everything stays in your name.
Documents, accounts, access and the decision log.
Your technology person keeps the credit.
We advise. They decide.
What it never includes
Advice and decisions. Not builds, not tasks.
Building, integrating or automating anything. Those are builds, with their own spec and price.
Task work. It is not a pair of hands for this week's list.
Marketing, content, design, SEO and advertising.
When you want something built
Your first build is a First Build.
One capability, $7,500, four to eight weeks. After it, the monthly takes over and carries the fractional CTO role. You never pay for both.
No stake in your software
We take zero commissions from any software vendor.
When we recommend a tool, it's because it's the right one.
Term
Three months minimum.
Then month to month, with thirty days' notice either way. The written scope sets the final price.
Next step
Tell us what you're deciding.
A 15-minute chat is enough to tell whether you need a technology lead, a build, or neither.