CTO as a Service

CTO as a Service gives your company on-demand access to senior technical leadership — without hiring a full-time CTO before you need one. Whether you're validating a roadmap, scaling a team, planning a build, or preparing for a raise, we step in to help make the right decisions with the right depth, at the right time.

We don't just advise from the sidelines. We embed alongside founders, product leads, and engineering teams to drive outcomes: architecture decisions, hiring, delivery strategy, tooling, and cross-functional alignment. You get all the value of experienced technical leadership — without the long-term cost or misalignment risk of rushing a hire.

Who It's Best For

This service is ideal for:

• Founders without a technical co-founder or a trusted senior engineer
• Companies between product-market fit and scale, needing short-term guidance to de-risk growth
• Startups preparing for a fundraise and needing technical diligence support or roadmap validation
• Teams navigating major architecture shifts, vendor transitions, or platform builds
• CEOs or boards seeking an external perspective on engineering team structure, delivery health, or hiring

If you're making high-impact decisions about your product and platform — and want someone who's done it before — this is for you.

Approach We Take

We act like a true executive team member, not a consultant. That means:

• We ask tough questions and offer even tougher clarity
• We shape strategy, not just tech stacks
• We operate hands-on with your teams, investors, and product partners to help you move

Our focus areas often include:

• Roadmap Validation — Does your tech strategy support the outcomes you're targeting?
• Team & Hiring Strategy — What roles are missing? What structure will scale?
• Architecture & Stack Review — Are your foundations aligned with velocity, flexibility, and budget?
• Delivery Health Checks — Where is your product team stalling or over-investing?
• Fundraising & Diligence Support — Can your stack and story hold up to investor scrutiny?

Our engagement flexes based on what you need. We can run point on a specific initiative, advise part-time across the org, or help hire and onboard your long-term technical leader.

How It Works

1. Scoping & Alignment — We clarify your needs, goals, and current org state
2. Immersion — We embed with founders, product, and engineering to understand workflows, blockers, and decisions
3. Ongoing Strategic Support — We lead or advise on key initiatives — roadmap reviews, team planning, tech audits, hiring
4. Operational Integration — We attend leadership meetings, work with PMs and devs, and help you execute, not just plan
5. Transition & Upleveling — When ready, we help you define and hire the long-term CTO or VPE your business will need next

What to Expect Working With Us

By the end of an engagement, you'll have:

• A clear tech strategy that aligns with your product, business model, and growth targets
• A team structure and hiring plan that fits what you're building — and where you're headed
• Confidence in architectural decisions, vendor choices, and long-term investments
• Materials and insights ready for investors, boards, or M&A due diligence
• A steady technical hand during high-stakes conversations and inflection points

We're not just technical translators. We're partners in the work of building strong, durable product companies — from the inside out.

Schedule a quick phone consult with us today to learn more about whether these or our other services are right for you.