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CTO on Demand

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.

Talk to a senior CTO this week

30 minutes · direct with a senior partner, not a salesperson
Not ready? Start with a $750 Reality Check →

What you get

  • Fractional CTO.

    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.

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.

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 →

Talk to a senior CTO this week.

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