The Fractional CTO in the AI Era: A Strategic Advantage for Mid-Market and Private Equity Portfolios

I’ve worked with brilliant full-time and fractional CTOs, and less memorable ones, over the past 25 years.

An incredible leader will 10x the organizational efficiency, camaraderie, culture, leadership, and innovation – regardless of their time commitment.

FTEs in-house have a leading edge in working closely with the team and understanding the intimate details of the product (and organizational politics).

Fractional CTOs lead in cross-functional org, deeper focus on output (limited time constraint and fewer meetings), and applying market principles adopted across multiple organizations.

A deeper dive on the fractional ecosystem in the era of AI in mid-market and private equity portfolios.

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The Tech Leadership Gap Opens Right After The Deal, and Fractional CTOs Fill It

Mario Peshev


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Mario Peshev is a 5x CEO and operator, founder of DevriX and Growth Shuttle, global value creation advisor, angel investor, and author of “MBA Disrupted.”

His original background in engineering rode the wave of IT entrepreneurship in the last 25 years, from product and service entrepreneurship through acquiring and selling businesses, to investing in global startups like beehiiv, doola, the Stacked Marketer, Alcatraz, SeedBlink.

Peshev spent over 10,000 hours in consulting and training contracts for mid-market and enterprise organizations like VMware, SAP, Software AG, CERN, Saudi Aramco since 2006. His books and guides are referenced in over 50 universities in North America, Europe, and Asia.


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