Fractional CTO Services

Get expert technical leadership for your startup. I bring 10+ years of experience building and scaling tech stacks and teams from scratch, combined with the multiplied capacity of modern AI-assisted development.

Fractional CTO for FinTech, Bitcoin, & Food Startups

Technical leadership without the full-time burn

I help Seed and Pre-Series-A founders in FinTech, Bitcoin, and Food turn fragile systems into calm, scalable infrastructure — so you can raise, ship, and grow with confidence.

For founders doing $500k–$5M ARR who need clarity, not more code.

Who This Is For

This is for you if:

    You are a non-technical or semi-technical founder
    Your product works, but the system feels fragile
    Shipping features is slowing down
    You are preparing for fundraising, compliance, or scale
    You are unsure if your current architecture will survive growth
If your tech decisions feel heavy — you're in the right place.

What I Actually Do

I step in as your fractional CTO, not a consultant.

That means I take ownership of:

System architecture and technical direction

Engineering priorities and tradeoffs

Hiring and managing developers when needed

Infrastructure, security, and scalability decisions

Translating business goals into technical execution

My job is to make technical decisions boring, explainable, and correct.

Why FinTech, Bitcoin, & Food

These industries share the same hard problems:

Money, custody, and payments

Compliance and regulation

Supply chains, logistics, and real-world constraints

High cost of technical mistakes

Whether you're moving value, funds, or food, the systems must be reliable, auditable, and boring in the best way.

I specialize in building and stabilizing complex, real-world systems where software directly affects trust, safety, and revenue — not just dashboards and growth metrics.

This isn't generic SaaS.

These are systems that have to work in the real world.

The Problems I Fix

Most founders come to me with some version of:

Our MVP worked, but now everything feels brittle

We keep patching instead of fixing

We're afraid to touch core systems

We don't know what to refactor vs keep

Investors are asking technical questions we can't answer cleanly

These are solvable problems — with the right leadership.

How We Work

90-Day Arc

1

Diagnose

Weeks 1–2

  • Full system and architecture review
  • Risk, bottleneck, and dependency mapping
  • Clear explanation of what matters and what doesn't

You get clarity fast.

2

Stabilize

Weeks 3–8

  • Fix high-risk architectural issues
  • Establish clean technical direction
  • Introduce structure to shipping and decision-making

This is where chaos drops.

3

Scale

Weeks 9–12

  • Prepare systems for growth and fundraising
  • Hiring guidance or dev team restructuring
  • Roadmap aligned with business reality

You leave with confidence and momentum.

What Changes After

Founders tell me:

I finally understand our tech

We stopped rewriting the same things

Engineering feels calm again

Investor conversations are easier

We're shipping with confidence

That's the outcome.

Engagement Models

Monthly Fractional CTO Retainer

90-Day Stabilization Engagement

Technical Audit + Fundraising Readiness Review

All engagements are structured, scoped, and outcome-driven.
No hourly chaos.

About Me

I'm a technologist working at the intersection of Bitcoin, FinTech, and real-world systems.

I've worked with founders building regulated, security-sensitive platforms where architectural decisions matter years later — not just next sprint.

I don't sell hype. I sell calm execution.

Ready to Get Started?

If your startup is growing and your tech feels heavier than it should:

We'll map where you are, what's risky, and what to do next — clearly and honestly.

Skills & Expertise

Rated on a scale of 1-5, here's my competency across key technology and leadership domains. These skills have been honed over 10+ years of building and scaling tech teams from scratch.

Frontend

6 skills
React5/5
Next.js5/5
TypeScript5/5
Framer Motion5/5
Tailwind CSS5/5

Backend

6 skills
Node.js5/5
Firebase5/5
Supabase5/5
PostgreSQL4/5
GraphQL4/5

Blockchain

14 skills
Bitcoin5/5
Tokenomics5/5
Bitcoin Mining4.8/5
Gold4.8/5
Wallets4.8/5

DevOps

6 skills
Vercel5/5
GitHub5/5
Docker4/5
CI/CD4/5
Monitoring4/5

Leadership

9 skills
Systems Thinking5/5
Strategic Planning5/5
Mentorship4.7/5
Public Speaking4.5/5
Stakeholder Management4.5/5

Organization

9 skills
Project Management5/5
Agile Development5/5
Risk Management4.8/5
Prompt Engineering4.7/5
Stakeholder Communication4.5/5

I use all of these things to build my stack

A curated selection of tools and technologies that power my development workflow

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