CTO consulting services from people who have run engineering, not just advised on it.
Independent, senior CTO consulting: we assess your architecture, team, and roadmap, then hand you decisions you can act on. And when advice is not enough, the same people can own the execution.
Where the product needs to go technically, and the sequence to get there without betting the company on one rewrite.
Architecture & scalability review.
An honest read of whether what you have built can carry where you are going, and what to fix first.
Engineering org & team assessment.
Who is effective, where ownership has been lost, and which processes help versus quietly cause harm.
AI strategy.
Where AI earns real ROI in your workflows and codebase, and where it is expensive noise.
Due diligence.
Buy-side and sell-side technical diligence on deal timelines, in language deal-makers use.
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Consulting vs a fractional CTO: which do you need?
The practical test is accountability. If you need someone to tell you what is wrong and what to do, that is consulting: bounded, independent, priced as advice. If you need someone to own the fix week after week, that is a fractional or interim CTO. We do both, and we will tell you which one your situation actually calls for instead of selling you the bigger engagement.
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Independent by design
We do not resell platforms or earn referral margin on tools we recommend, and we will argue the case for staying on what you have when that is the right call. The advice is the product. A consultancy that cannot argue both sides is selling a platform, not counsel.
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How engagements are scoped
Fixed scope, fixed fee, quoted before we start. Engagements range from a $750 Reality Check, one senior read of your situation, up to a full four-week engineering audit with a 30/60/90-day plan. You always know what you are buying before you buy it.
“Their level of technical fluency, paired with business alignment, was rare.”
A CTO consultant gives senior, independent technical guidance: strategy, architecture, team, security, and AI decisions, without taking a permanent seat. The value is an expert read you can act on and take to your board.
How is CTO consulting different from a fractional CTO?
A consultant recommends; a fractional or interim CTO owns. Consulting is bounded and advisory. A fractional CTO stays and is accountable for delivery week after week. Many companies start with consulting, then step up to ownership if the situation needs it. Fractional vs interim vs full-time →
How much do CTO consulting services cost?
Consulting is scoped as fixed-fee work, from a $750 Reality Check up to a four-week audit quoted before it begins. You get a number, not an open-ended hourly meter. Start with a Reality Check →
Do you offer CTO advisory retainers?
Yes. Beyond one-off engagements, we run ongoing CTO advisory retainers for founders who want a senior technical sounding board on call, sized to how often you actually need one.