Entry
CTO Advisory
$4,000 / month
10 CTO hours included
Best for: a small company or founder-led team.
Strategic guidance without embedded management.
Fractional CTO
Executive technology leadership, without the full-time hire.
We decide what should be built and why: architecture, priorities, vendors, budgets and risk. Then we lead your AI workforce from roadmap to running system.
Packages
One monthly retainer. Executive time included.
Core offer
Fractional CTO
$7,500 / month
20 CTO hours included
Best for: a growing business in active transformation.
Your primary, ongoing executive technology leader.
Premium
Embedded CTO
$12,000 / month
35 CTO hours included
Best for: a larger organization with an active technical team.
Deeper operating involvement and team oversight.
Additional CTO time is $350/hr. Unused hours do not roll over.
What’s included
Ten areas of leadership in every retainer.
Choose an area
AI and automation
Find automation opportunities, decide when AI is appropriate and design where people stay in the loop.
Typical deliverables
AI roadmap, agent and workflow design, evaluation approach
Scoped separately
Leadership in the retainer. Build work on its own scope.
- + Software development: code, deployed software and custom integrations.
- + Data migration and cleanup: pipelines, transformation and validation.
- + Emergency and on-site work: major incidents, after-hours response and travel.
- + Third-party software and cloud: billed to your accounts directly.
Terms
Simple, predictable and monthly.
Initial term3 months
After thatMonth-to-month or quarterly
BillingMonthly, in advance
Unused hoursDo not roll over
Additional CTO time$350/hr
Questions founders ask
Do you write the code?
The retainer covers leadership: what to build, why, and how. Hands-on development is scoped separately, by us or by your team.
How long is the commitment?
Three months to start. After that, month-to-month or renewed quarterly.
What if I need more hours?
Additional CTO time is $350/hr. Included hours reset each month and do not roll over.
Which package should I start with?
Most growing businesses start with Fractional CTO. Book a call and we will recommend the right fit.
Let’s move your business forward.
Book a call and we’ll tell you which package fits, or whether you need one at all.
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Let’s move your business forward.
Book a call and we’ll tell you which package fits, or whether you need one at all.