The hands-on CTO partnership

Your technical
department.
Now with an owner.

I help decide what your business needs, build or fix the systems, and stay responsible for the work we agree on. Software, websites, integrations, hosting, automation, and AI. Especially useful when your technical department is one busy person—or you.

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Paper sketches becoming a useful digital tool, connected by a blue ribbon
Big idea → small first move → something real.
01

Find the move worth making.

We look at your business, existing systems, unfinished projects, and what is getting in the way. I challenge the assumptions and help decide what to fix, build, buy, or leave alone.

  • A business outcome and clear technical priorities
  • The smallest useful way to test it
  • A clear scope and fee before work begins
02

Make the idea tangible.

For an agreed demo brief, I can put something in your hands within 24 hours of kickoff. We use it to learn before committing to a larger build.

  • An app flow, website, integration, automation, or marketing direction
  • Agreed inputs and a defined kickoff
  • A review of what to keep, change, or stop
03

Build it properly. Keep making it better.

For a new build or an existing system, I own the agreed technical work through production and beyond. You work directly with the person making the decisions, writing the code, and solving the problems.

  • Production scope, milestones, and acceptance criteria
  • Architecture, integrations, hosting, testing, and security
  • Ongoing maintenance, fixes, and a clear improvement plan

Fast demonstrations. Thoughtful production. The 24-hour offer covers a focused demo from an agreed brief and kickoff. A live business system has separate requirements and a delivery plan. We agree those together.

What you’re actually buying

Judgment.
Execution.
Someone who stays.

I care about what helps your company. Sometimes that means building something ambitious. Sometimes it means buying a tool and moving on.

Clear work. Clear expectations.

Ongoing partnerships typically run $10K–$20K per month. A focused first engagement is scoped separately.

We agree the priorities, what success means, and how we’ll work together. You get direct access to me and regular progress—not an unlimited task queue or a promise to be available every minute.

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Good fit looks like this

Ambitious.
Established.
Ready to decide.

YES

You know the business.

You’re an owner or leader who can commit budget and wants a technical partner to turn opportunities into useful work.

YES

You want an opinion.

We can challenge each other, change our minds when the evidence changes, and look for a win that makes sense for both of us.

NO

You only want a yes-person.

If the job is to build every requested feature without asking why, we’re probably not the right match.

Let’s find the first useful move

Tell me where you want to win.

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The first call is free. We’ll decide what makes sense from there.