Hire a CTO without the search, the salary, or the six-month wait.
Fractional, interim, or advisory: a veteran CTO takes ownership of your technical decisions in days, not months. No equity, no $300K salary, no long-term lock-in. Tell us what's going on and talk to a senior partner this week.
Ongoing senior leadership, 10–40 hours a week: the strategy, hiring, and architecture calls a full-time CTO makes, at a fraction of the cost.
Interim CTO.
Your CTO left and the roadmap can't wait. We step in within days, steady the team, and brief your board while you run the permanent search.
Advisory / Reality Check.
Not sure what you need? A fixed-price independent read of your engineering, credited toward any engagement.
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Why on-demand beats a full-time hire (right now)
A CTO search averages 5–6 months and $300K+ once you land one. Meanwhile deadlines drift and your best engineers start interviewing elsewhere. On-demand gives you senior technical ownership this week, sized to what the business actually needs, with no lock-in.
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Built to hand off
This isn't a land-and-expand consultancy. We stabilize the team, make the technical decisions, and, when you're ready, help you scope and hire the permanent CTO. We've done this 20+ times.
FAQ
Questions, answered
How fast can you start?
Days. First call this week, on the ground next week.
Fractional, interim, or full-time, which do I need?
Tell us your situation on the intro call and we'll recommend the lightest option that solves it. Most companies start fractional or interim.
What does it cost vs a full-time CTO?
A flexible retainer sized to hours you actually need, a fraction of a $300K+ salary, with no equity and no long-term lock-in.
Not ready to commit?
Start with a fixed-price Reality Check, an independent read of your engineering, credited toward any engagement. Learn about the Reality Check →