Services

CTO-on-Call Retainer

Stay on track with weekly cadences, accountable leadership, and a partner who blends AI automation with pragmatic transformation. Ideal for founders and operators who need strategic execution without committing to a full-time CTO.

Monthly retainer From $5,000/mo Book an intro call

What's included

  • Weekly exec and delivery cadence with clear agendas
  • Roadmap ownership across product, data, and automation
  • Vendor and budget stewardship with monthly reporting
  • Operational guardrails, tooling integration, and procurement support
  • Team enablement: hiring, training, and playbooks
  • Access to build pods when you need extra velocity

Signals you're ready

  • You have AI or automation pilots in-flight and need ownership to scale what works.
  • Your GTM, RevOps, or operations teams rely on manual workarounds that are hurting efficiency.
  • You need executive-level perspective for boards, customers, or risk reviews (and we collaborate with your legal/compliance leads when required).

Retainer tiers

CTO-on-Call

$5,000/mo

Pre-seed to Series A teams that need senior guidance without a full-time hire

  • Weekly exec standups
  • Roadmap and backlog ownership
  • Vendor oversight and budget stewardship
  • Operational guardrails and tooling reviews

Embedded CTO

$10,000/mo

Series A+ companies needing full fractional CTO leadership across product, data, and ops

  • Everything in CTO-on-Call
  • Budget management and OKR reporting
  • Hiring strategy and interview support
  • Build pod access and cross-functional program leadership

Drop-in leadership when you need it most

Use the retainer to augment your existing leaders or as a bridge hire while you recruit full-time. We plug into Slack, Notion, ClickUp/Jira, and executive meetings from day one to keep initiatives moving.

Start your AI & automation roadmap

Map your next 90 days with a fractional CTO focused on automation, security, and measurable ROI.