Fractional CTO
Fractional CTO for mid-market and PE-backed companies
One accountable technology owner for a $30M to $500M company, on a monthly retainer instead of a full-time hire. Architecture, team, vendors, security and AI tied to the plan the board signed, with DevriX, the company I run, doing the build work.
- 500+ companies advised since 2010
- 40+ acquisitions as an operator
- 6 companies founded, 2 exited
When a fractional CTO is the right hire
The CTO left, or never existed
Engineering runs on a lead developer and an agency, and nobody owns the roadmap the board is asking about.
A PE-backed company between diligence and the 100-day plan
The diligence findings need an owner who can turn them into a sequenced plan and report against it.
A founder-led company outgrowing its first engineering lead
The product works; the platform, the costs and the hiring plan do not scale with the next stage.
A board that needs one technology voice
Vendors, security, AI and spend decisions arrive from five directions with no single view.
What the seat covers
A technology roadmap tied to the value plan
What to build, fix, buy or stop, in the order that moves revenue and margin.
Architecture and vendor review
Platform, integrations, hosting and licenses, with the cost of each and what to consolidate.
Security and key-person risk
Where the business depends on one person, one vendor or one unpatched system.
Team structure and hiring
Which roles to hire, which to outsource, and how to judge the people you have.
AI adoption that pays for itself
Where agents and automation remove cost or delay, with token cost forecast before deployment.
Board-level reporting
A monthly technology view the board and the sponsor can read in five minutes.
How it works
A 20-minute call
What the company runs today, what the board expects, and whether the seat fits.
The first 30 days
A written read of the platform, team, vendors and risks, with the plan that follows from it.
The monthly seat
I own the technology agenda against that plan, and DevriX does the build work your team cannot absorb.
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Questions
How is a fractional CTO different from a consultant?
A consultant hands over recommendations. A fractional CTO owns the technology agenda month to month and answers to the CEO and the board for it.
Do you only work with PE-backed companies?
No. Most engagements are $30M to $500M companies, PE-backed or founder-led. The common thread is a board that needs one accountable technology owner.
Who does the build work?
Your team where it can, and DevriX, the execution unit I lead, where it needs more hands. You get one plan and one owner either way.
How is it priced?
As a monthly retainer scoped to the seat. We agree the scope and the number on a 20-minute call.
Scope a fractional CTO seat
A 20-minute call: what the company runs today, what the plan needs, and whether I am the right fit.
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