Most engagements start with a discovery call. From there, choose the entry point that fits where the business is. Exit at the end of any phase, no lock-in, no notice periods, no awkward conversations. Audit fees are credited against a retainer if you upgrade.
Each tier is a distinct entry point. Most clients start with the audit and choose between retainer or interim from there.
An honest conversation about your situation, what's on your radar, and whether and how I can help. No pitch, no deck, no follow-up sequence.
Best for: founders testing fit before committing.
Book a callA structured one-month diagnostic across codebase, infrastructure, team, culture, and business context. You get a written report, prioritised quick wins, and a 90-day roadmap.
Fee credited against a retainer if you proceed within 60 days.
Best for: founders who want a clear independent picture before a bigger commitment.
Ongoing strategic and operational engagement embedded with your leadership team. Attend planning and board sessions, lead the engineering function, available between sessions for decisions that can't wait.
Best for: funded startups and scale-ups needing ongoing senior tech leadership.
A defined, time-boxed engagement (typically 3 to 12 months) where I step in as your acting CTO. Full ownership of the technology function, day-to-day team leadership, clean handover to a permanent hire when the time is right.
Best for: companies covering a CTO gap or leading a defined transformation.
Day rates, retainer tiers, audit scope, and what's included at each level. Drop your email and I'll send it across, no newsletter, no follow-up sequence.
Engagements aren't open-ended. Each tier produces specific deliverables, written documents, working systems, and decisions you can act on.
Starting with how the business actually operates (the commercial model, the growth levers, the constraints) then defining a technology direction that genuinely supports it. The board sees a roadmap they can trust because it's anchored in the business, not in the tech.
Assessing your current architecture, identifying risk and debt, and mapping an evolutionary path, whether that's moving from monolith to microservices, a cloud migration, or scaling for 10× load.
Building, mentoring, and where necessary restructuring your engineering function, instilling the practices, delivery culture, and hiring pipelines that compound over time.
Introducing pragmatic delivery frameworks (sprint discipline, CI/CD pipelines, incident management) that remove friction and help teams ship with genuine confidence.
Rigorous, independent assessment of codebases, infrastructure, security posture, and engineering process, delivered in a format that works for founders and investors alike.
Translating complex technical realities into clear, commercial narratives that founders, boards, investors, and potential acquirers can actually act on, and making sure the right things are being measured. No jargon, no theatre.
The whole point of fractional engagement is flexibility. The principles that govern every contract:
Book a 30-minute discovery call. We'll talk through your situation and I'll be honest about whether and how this approach fits.